What is Acacia?
Acacia is an international Greek-system fraternity founded on its motto, human service. Acacia is comprised of the highest quality men on each campus, hoping to instill its values of Brotherhood, Scholarship, and Service into hearts of the college community.
Acacia is not your typical college fraternity. It isn’t the oldest, the largest, or the most famous, but its heritage is distinct and record distinguished. Members of Acacia strive to be extraordinary and dispel the stereotypes that are often associated with fraternities. Every member, from pledge to active brother, is treated with the utmost respect. Our pledge program focuses on learning your way into the fraternity, not earning it by participating in degrading acts. Illegal activities and irresponsible behavior have no place in Acacia.
The history of Acacia Fraternity is a rich one—and one you will learn much about in the pledge program. The fraternity was founded in 1904 at the University of Michigan by 14 men hoping to establish a new type of fraternity experience. Just three years later, the Purdue chapter was chartered in 1907 and has been in West Lafayette ever since. The Purdue chapter has continually occupied their current chapter house at 608 Waldron St. for over 60 years, but the house is constantly added to by the chapter, with wall art and painted doors common throughout the house. The chapter lives among the history left by generations of proud Acacians, but also continues to add to that tradition.
