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Delta Kappa Epsilon Carved Lion's Paw Mallet

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:12.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 100.00 USD
Delta Kappa Epsilon Carved Lion's Paw Mallet
<B>Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) Carved Lion's Paw Mallet, 12".</B></I> Delta Kappa Epsilon is the oldest secret college men's fraternity of New England origin. It was founded at Yale College in 1844 by 15 men of the sophomore class elected to form their own fraternity. These men sought to establish a fellowship "where the candidate most favored was he who combined in the most equal proportions the gentleman, the scholar, and the jolly good fellow." <BR><BR>The first Chapter was denoted Phi chapter and is the only fraternity at Yale that has never gone inactive. It also holds the distinction of being the longest uninterrupted chapter of DKE. Reportedly, the past president of Yale's DKE chapter is guaranteed to be one of the 15 juniors tapped to form the Yale's Skull and Bones senior secret society.<BR><BR> DKE is linked to the history of the United States of America, as its members have included five of forty-three Presidents of the United States: Rutherford B. Hayes, Theodore Roosevelt, Gerald Ford, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush. <BR><BR> A central figure on the fraternity's seal and flag is a rampant lion, hence the lion's paw mallet. Very fine. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Hollowware/Pottery/Glass, Large (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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