Hobart Order Celebration
Chicago, Illinois
November 22-24, 2024
Join us on this special weekend as we celebrate the legendary Hobart Order of 1860.
Friday, November 22
Kick off the weekend with a Brotherhood event. Details and logistics for this event will be available soon.
Saturday, November 23
We are hosting a cocktail reception at the historic Union League Club of Chicago that will include heavy hors d’oeuvres. There will be a history presentation, archival display, commemorative program, and remarks by the Grand Alpha. Each guest will receive a special gift as well as a limited edition Bicentennial lapel pin.
For those traveling to Chicago for this historic event, a hotel room block will be available at the Chicago Hotel Downtown, Autograph Collection. Additional details surrounding costs will be forthcoming.
Hobart Order - 1860-1867
Holy Order of Chi Phi
Many of the traditions we have today come from the Hobart Order. The officer names and colors are the same, and the Initiation ceremony and Vow we observe today closely resemble those established by the Hobart Order. The HobartOrder also bequeathed to the Fraternity the Chakett symbol and its secret meaning; the Grand Lecture; and the structure of our current Constitution.
The Hobart Order is symbolized by the Fasces, as referenced on the current Crest, and by Union, as referenced in their Initiation ceremony. The customized jeweled Badges of membership were unique and varied from Brother to Brother. However, each shared a basic design of the Greek letter Χ superimposed on a Φ, with sapphire or turquoise on one bar of the Χ and rubies or garnets on the other.
The chapters of the Hobart Order at the time of the union with the Princeton Order numbered as follows: Upsilon, Hobart-24; Psi, Kenyon-18; Sigma, Princeton-24; and Delta, Rutgers-6. In total there were 82 members.