TKE

Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) is a college fraternity founded in 1899 at Illinois Wesleyan University. In their first constitution, the purpose of the organization was to be an aid to the college men in mental, moral and social development. The fraternity has chapters in the United States and Canada. According to the organization, the fraternity has never had an exclusionary or discriminatory clause to prevent individuals from joining and has admitted members based on their personal worth and character. Famous members include Willie Nelson and Ronald Reagan. The organization provides support for philanthropies and charitable services such as St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 

The fraternity has a storied past, despite their overwhelmingly positive rhetoric. Documented controversies include the hazing death of Samuel Harris Mason, an attack on members of Delta Kappa Epsilon, and an infamous “MLK Black Party.”