The Archi Back Issues

Historical archives of the fraternity's official magazine, The Archi will be made available here as they are made available. Known issues are listed, a few are missing.

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Cover of January 1916 issue 1916

The selection of a name for the fraternity publication was decided after a discussion and vote by the delegates. The name ARCHI was chosen from the following suggestions: Lintel, Keystone, and Archi. — First Convention Report, February 3, 1915.

The first issue of The Archi was published in 1916.

Issues

Date

Vol.

No.

The Archi

January 1916

I

1

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The Archi

I

2

[not scanned]

The Archi

I

3

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Cover of April 15, 1924 issue 1920s

Publication of early issues rotated through the active chapters before resting with the Mnesicles chapter and alumni for seven years. The Grand Council was given responsibilty for the publication in 1929. Nicknamed "The Little Newspaper," The Archi was published 9 times a year for much of the 1920s.

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Date

Vol.

No.

The Archi

June 1920

II

1

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The Archi

February 1921

II

2

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The Archi

April 1922

III

1

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The Archi

November 1, 1922

IV

1

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The Archi

December 1, 1922

IV

2

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The Archi

January 1, 1923

IV

3

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The Archi

February 1, 1923

IV

4

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The Archi

March 15, 1923

IV

5

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The Archi

October 15, 1923

V

1

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The Archi

November 15, 1923

V

2

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The Archi

December 15, 1923

V

3

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The Archi

January 3, 1924

Special

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The Archi

January 15, 1924

V

4

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The Archi

February 15, 1924

V

5

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The Archi

March 15, 1924

V

6

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The Archi

April 15, 1924

V

7

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The Archi

May 15, 1924

V

8

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The Archi

June 25, 1924

V

9

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The Archi

October 22, 1924

VI

1

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The Archi

November 15, 1924

VI

2

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The Archi

December 10, 1924

VI

3

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The Archi

January 20, 1925

VI

4

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The Archi

February 20, 1925

VI

5

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The Archi

Mar 20, 1925

VI

6

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The Archi

April 20, 1925

VI

7

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The Archi

May 25, 1925

VI

8

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The Archi

June 30, 1925

VI

9

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The Archi

October 24, 1925

VII

1

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The Archi

November 30, 1925

VII

2

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The Archi

December 26, 1925

VII

3

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The Archi

January 30, 1926

VII

4

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The Archi

February 27, 1926

VII

5

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The Archi

March 30, 1926

VII

6

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The Archi

April 30, 1926

VII

7

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The Archi

May 31, 1926

VII

8

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The Archi

June 30, 1926

VII

9

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The Archi

October 30, 1926

VIII

1

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The Archi

November 30, 1926

VIII

2

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The Archi

December 15, 1926

VIII

3

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The Archi

January 27, 1927

VIII

4

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The Archi

February 28, 1927

VIII

5

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The Archi

March 31, 1927

VIII

6

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The Archi

April 30, 1927

VIII

7

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The Archi

May 31, 1927

VIII

8

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The Archi

Late Fall, 1927

VIII

9

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The Archi

October 31, 1927

IX

1

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The Archi

November 30, 1927

IX

2

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December 31, 1927

IX

3

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The Archi

January 31, 1928

IX

4

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The Archi

February 29, 1928

IX

5

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The Archi

March 31, 1928

IX

6

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The Archi

July 31, 1928

IX

7

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The Archi

August 15, 1928

IX

8

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The Archi

September 1, 1928

IX

9

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The Archi

September 15, 1928

X

1

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The Archi

October 15, 1928

X

2

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The Archi

February 15, 1929

X

3

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The Archi

April 1, 1929

X

4

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The Archi

May 1, 1929

X

5

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The Archi

June 1, 1929

X

6

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The Archi

October 1, 1929

XI

1

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The Archi

December 1, 1929

XI

2

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Cover of April 1939 issue 1930s

In 1930, The Archi returned to a magazine format with a mix of news and features. As the Great Depression wore on, the publication was scaled back but continued to be published on a regular schedule.

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Date

Vol.

No.

The Archi

February 1, 1930

XI

3

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The Archi

April 1, 1930

XI

4

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The Archi

May 1, 1930

XI

5

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The Archi

June 1, 1930

XI

6

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The Archi

October 1930

XII

1

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The Archi

December 1930

XII

2

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The Archi

February 1931

XII

3

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The Archi

April 1931

XII

4

[missing]

The Archi

June[?] 1931

XII

5

[missing]

The Archi

October 1931

XIII

5 (1)

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The Archi

December 1931

XIII

2

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The Archi

February 1932

XIII

3

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The Archi

April 1932

XIII

4

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The Archi

June[?] 1932

XIII

5

[missing]

The Archi

October 1932

XIV

1

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The Archi

December 1932

XIV

2

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The Archi

February 1933

XIV

3

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The Archi

April 1933

XIV

4

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The Archi

June 1933

XIV

5

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The Archi

October 1933

XV

1

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The Archi

December 1933

XV

2

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The Archi

February 1934

XV

3

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The Archi

April 1934

XV

4

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The Archi

June 1934

XV

5

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The Archi

October 1934

XVI

1

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The Archi

December 1934

XVI

2

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The Archi

February 1935

XVI

3

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The Archi

April 1935

XVI

4

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The Archi

June 1935

XVI

5

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The Archi

October 1935

XVII

1

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The Archi

December 1935

XVII

2

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The Archi

February 1936

XVII

3

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The Archi

April 1936

XVII

4

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The Archi

June 1936

XVII

5

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The Archi

October 1936

XVIII

1

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The Archi

December 1936

XVIII

2

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The Archi

February 1937

XVIII

3

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The Archi

April 1937

XVIII

4

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The Archi

June 1937

XVIII

5

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The Archi

November 1937

XIX

1

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The Archi

January 1938

XIX

2

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The Archi

April 1938

XIX

3

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The Archi

June 1938

XIX

4

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The Archi

November 1938

XX

1

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The Archi

January 1939

XX

2

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The Archi

April 1939

XX

3

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The Archi

June 1939

XX

4

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The Archi

November 1939

XXI

1

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Cover of June 1942 issue 1940s

The Archi expanded in 1941 with more extensive articles and features on architectural education and professional practice. The profession's response to the Second World War figured prominently. By the end of the 1941-1942 academic year, wartime concerns and contraction in schools of architecture would cause the magazine to suspend publication until 1945. In 1948, The Archi resumed regular publication in a newsletter format.

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Date

Vol.

No.

The Archi

January 1940

XXI

2

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The Archi

April 1940

XXI

3

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The Archi

June 1940

XXI

4

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The Archi

November 1940

XXII

1

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The Archi

January 1941

XXII

2

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The Archi

April 1941

XXII

3

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The Archi

June 1941

XXII

4

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The Archi

November 1941

XXIII

1

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The Archi

February 1942

XXIII

2

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The Archi

April 1942

XXIII

3

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The Archi

June 1942

XXIII

4

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The Archi

April 1945

XXIV

1

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The Archi

October 1946

XXV

1

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The Archi

January 1948

XXVI

1

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The Archi

May 1948

XXVI

2

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The Archi

November 1948

XXVII

1

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The Archi

February 1949

XXVII

2

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The Archi

June 1949

XXVII

3

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The Archi

November 1949

XXVIII

1

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Cover of November 1953 issue 1950s

The Archi continued through the 1950s in a newsletter format. In 1957, an enlarged issue reestablished The Archi as a magazine.

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Date

Vol.

No.

The Archi

February 1950

XXVIII

2

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The Archi

October 1950

XXIX

1

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The Archi

March 1951

XXIX

2

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The Archi

Summer 1951

XXIX

3

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The Archi

February 1952

XXX

1

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The Archi

June 1952

XXX

2

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The Archi

September 1952

XXXI

1

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The Archi

December 1952

XXXI

2

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The Archi

April 1953

XXXI

3

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The Archi

July 1953

XXXI

4

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The Archi

November 1953

XXXII

1

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The Archi

March 1954

XXXII

2

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The Archi

Summer 1954

XXXII

3

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The Archi

Fall 1954

XXXIII

1

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The Archi

Spring 1955

XXXIII

2

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The Archi

Autumn 1955

XXXIII

3

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The Archi

Winter 1956

XXXIV

1

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The Archi

July 1956

XXXIV

2

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The Archi

December 1956

XXXIV

3

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The Archi

November 1957

XXXV

-

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The Archi

Spring 1958

XXXVI

1

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The Archi

Summer 1958

XXXVI

2

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The Archi

Autumn 1958

XXXVI

3

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Cover of October 1961 issue 1960s

After serving on the Grand Council for 37 years, Dwight Palmer "Pop" Ely applied his energy and humor as editor of The Archi from 1960 until his death in 1964. For the remainder of the decade, editorial responsibility for the magazine passed from chapter to chapter.

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Date

Vol.

No.

The Archi

January 1960

XXXVIII

1

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The Archi

April 11, 1960

XXXVIII

2

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The Archi

August 1960

XXXVIII

3

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The Archi

December 1960

XXXVIII

4

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The Archi

April 1961

XXXIX

1

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The Archi

October 1, 1961

XXXIX

2

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The Archi

April 11, 1962

XL

1

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The Archi

October 1, 1962

XL

2

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The Archi

December 15, 1962

XL

3

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The Archi

April 11, 1963

XLI

1

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The Archi

November 1, 1963

XLI

2

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The Archi

Jubilee 1964

XLII

1

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The Archi

Winter 1965

XLII

2

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The Archi

Summer 1966

XLIII

1

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The Archi

Fall 1966

XLIII

2

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The Archi

Fall 1968

XLIV

1

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The Archi

Spring 1969

XLIV

2

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Cover of Spring 1971 issue 1970s

For most of the 1970s, The Archi would be composed of short newsletters interspersed with longer "glossy" issues every couple years.

Issues

Date

Vol.

No.

The Archi

October 1970

XLV

1

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The Archi

December 1970

XLV

2

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The Archi

Spring 1971

XLVI

1

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The Archi

Fall 1971

XLVI

2

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The Archi

Fall 1972

XLVII

1

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The Archi

Fall 1973

XLVIII

1

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The Archi

Spring 1974

IL

1

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The Archi

Fall 1974

IL

2

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The Archi

Fall 1975

L

1

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The Archi

Fall 1978

LI

1

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The Archi

Winter 1978

LI

2

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The Archi

Fall 1979

LII

1

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Cover of Spring 1981 Archi and May 1986 Alpha Rho Chi Letter 1980s

Starting in 1985, the fraternity began publishing newsletters under the title of the Alpha Rho Chi Letter. These newsletters would share the publication schedule with The Archi, now fixed as a magazine.

Issues

Date

Vol.

No.

The Archi

Spring 1980

LIII

1

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The Archi

Winter 1980

LIII

2

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The Archi

Spring 1981

LIII

3

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The Archi

Spring 1982

LIV

1

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Alumni Bulletin

Winter 1982

-

-

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The Archi

Spring 1983

LV

1

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The Archi

Fall 1983

LVI

1

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The Archi

Fall 1984

LXVII

1

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APX Letter

January 1985

-

1

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APX Letter

May 1985

-

2

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The Archi

1985

-

-

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APX Letter

May 1986

-

4

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The Archi

1986

-

-

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APX Letter

May 1987

-

6

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The Archi

1988

-

-

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APX Letter

September 1988

-

7

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The Archi

January 1989

LXX

1

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The Archi

Spring 1989

LXX

2

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Covers of Spring 1991 Archi and May 1992 APX Letter 1990s

Sketches of the works of ancient architects by longtime Grand Lecturer Howard Van Heuklyn were a recurring feature in The Archi from the 1970s through the 1990s.

Issues

Date

Vol.

No.

APX Letter

Spring 1990

-

8

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The Archi

Summer 1990

LXXI

1

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APX Letter

December 1990

-

9

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The Archi

Spring 1991

LXXII

1

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The Archi

Winter 1991

LXXII

2

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The Archi

Winter 1992

LXXIII

1

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APX Letter

May 1992

-

10

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The Archi

Winter 1995

LXIV

1

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APX Letter

Spring 1996

-

-

-

The Archi

Fall 1997

-

-

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APX Letter

Winter 1999

-

-

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Alumni Update

Fall 1999

-

-

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Covers of the December 2006 Archi and Fall 2005 APX Letter 2000s

In the first decade of the 21st Century, Alpha Rho Chi expanded to eight new schools and returned to several more. In that renewed spirit, the fraternity's publications were at their most prolific since the 1930s.

Issues

Date

Vol.

No.

APX Letter

February 2000

2

1

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APX Letter

Fall 2000

3

1

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The Archi

February 2001

-

-

-

APX Letter

September 2001

-

-

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The Archi

December 2001

-

-

-

APX Letter

2001-2002

-

-

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APX Letter

Fall 2002

-

-

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The Archi

November 2002

-

-

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APX Letter

Winter 2003

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-

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APX Letter

Fall 2003

-

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The Archi

November 2003

-

-

-

APX Letter

Winter 2004

-

-

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APX Letter

Fall 2004

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-

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The Archi

November 2004

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-

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APX Letter

Spring 2005

-

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APX Letter

Fall 2005

-

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The Archi

October 2005

-

-

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APX Letter

Winter 2006

-

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APX Letter

Spring 2006

-

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APX Letter

Fall 2006

-

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The Archi

December 2006

-

-

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APX Letter

Winter 2007

-

-

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APX Letter

Spring 2007

-

-

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APX Letter

Fall 2007

-

-

-

The Archi

December 2007

-

-

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APX Letter

Spring 2008

-

-

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APX Letter

Fall 2008

-

-

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The Archi

Winter 2008-2009

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-

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APX Letter

Winter 2009

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-

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APX Letter

Spring 2009

-

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APX Letter

Fall 2009

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The Archi

Winter 2009-2010

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Covers of the Winter 2010 APX Letter 2010s

The fraternity approaches its centennial year.

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Vol.

No.

APX Letter

Winter 2010

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