KU Alpha Beta Alpha

KU Alpha Beta Alpha Books, People, Service, Life Attendees spoke of the need for a nationwide professional development organization geared towards library science students.

Alpha Beta Alpha was founded on May 3, 1950 but its roots reach five years earlier on October 30, 1945 to a banquet hosted by Eugene P. Watson on the campus of Northwestern State College of Louisiana, since known as Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. At this banquet were forty some library science students and a few dignitaries, including Nora Buest (United States Office of Education), Sue Hefley (Louisiana State Supervisor of School Libraries), and Mary Harris (Louisiana Assistant State Librarian). The following year, on January 10, 1946, the Northwestern State College Library Club was founded. Finally, on May 3, 1950, the members of the Scharlie E. Russel Library Club founded Alpha Beta Alpha, the first co-educational library science fraternity in the United States. Two years later, on March 15 and March 16, the first Alpha Beta Alpha national convention was held at Northwestern State College of Louisiana. A year later, the name was changed to the Scharlie E. Russel Library Club, which existed for four and a half years. On November 20, 1957, the Executive Committee of Alpha Beta Alpha established a new chapter at State Teachers College in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. The Rho chapter is the last active chapter of Alpha Beta Alpha.

2018 ABA Inductions and Big/Little Reveal. Congrats to Katherine. Laura, Jessie and Elizabeth on joining ABA!!
12/15/2018

2018 ABA Inductions and Big/Little Reveal. Congrats to Katherine. Laura, Jessie and Elizabeth on joining ABA!!

11/28/2018

Greetings Everyone, I would like to remind all our members that our new member inductions will be held this Friday, November 30th, at 7 p.m and will be held in the Presidents Room in the MSU. If you have any questions please e-mail Emily Farrer ([email protected]).
Thank you for your time,
Alexander Mento

04/17/2018
Come to our book sale. 10-2 pm in the Rohrbach Library lobby. We have manga, book flowers, and much more!
02/19/2018

Come to our book sale. 10-2 pm in the
Rohrbach Library lobby. We have manga, book flowers, and much more!

Happening today! 9-4in the MSU. Get a flower for your valentine! $1-$2 per flower.
02/14/2018

Happening today! 9-4in the MSU. Get a flower for your valentine! $1-$2 per flower.

Fall 2017
11/30/2017

Fall 2017

Congrats Alyssa Brophy, Alex Diamond, Emily Farrer, John Lagana, and Megan Meyer!
11/30/2017

Congrats Alyssa Brophy, Alex Diamond, Emily Farrer, John Lagana, and Megan Meyer!

The Rho chapter at Kutztown University celebrates their 60th anniversary
11/14/2017

The Rho chapter at Kutztown University celebrates their 60th anniversary

05/07/2017

About 80 students, alumni and academic staff showed up recently at the Georgian Room in Old Main for a reunion dinner.

Check out what we're reading this year!
05/04/2017

Check out what we're reading this year!

04/25/2017

The Executive Board would like to thank everyone that came out to the Birthday Banquet & Alumni Reunion this weekend. The making of this event was a joint effort and couldn't have been done without the help from the Department of Library and Learning Technologies and our members in ABA. We had a blast and hope that all of our guests did too. Photos are on their way!

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