Kappa Kappa Kappa

Kappa Kappa Kappa, known informally as Tri-Kap, is a local men's fraternity at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The fraternity was founded in 1842 and is the second-oldest fraternity at Dartmouth College.[1]Tri-Kap is the oldest local fraternity in the United States. It is located at 1 Webster Avenue, Hanover, New Hampshire.

Kappa Kappa Kappa Society
ΚΚΚ
Founded	July 13, 1842 (1842-07-13) Dartmouth College
Type	Social
Motto	Tui Filii Dartmuthensi Tuoque Honori Fidelis
Colors	Dartmouth Green
Chapters	1
Headquarters	1 Webster Avenue Hanover, New Hampshire USA
Website	http://www.tri-kap.com/

Tri-Kap, view from front lawn looking west.

Tri-Kap was founded on July 13, 1842, by Harrison Carroll Hobart and two of his closest companions, Stephen Gordon Nash, and John Dudley Philbrick, all Class of 1842.[2] The society was based on the principles of democracy, loyalty to Dartmouth, and equality of opportunity. Originally a literary and debate society, Tri-Kap officially became a social society in 1905 and has remained so ever since.

Tri-Kap was the first student society at Dartmouth with its own meeting place, a building called The Hall, which was originally where the Hopkins Center for the Arts is today. Opened on July 28, 1860, the Hall served as Tri-Kap's home until the society moved into the Parker House in 1894. Parker House was where the modern-day Silsby Hall is. In 1923, the society moved into 1 Webster Avenue, where it resides to this day.

Tri-Kap became an official social society in 1905.