The Archi
The fraternity's official magazine, The Archi (pronounced ARK-eye), is distributed to all members of the fraternity and to the deans and libraries of schools with accredited architecture programs.
The Alpha Rho Chi Letter is the fraternity's newsletter containing information on upcoming events and chapter news. As of 2014, the APX Letter is an electronic-only publication.
Below are historical archives of The Archi and The Alpha Rho Chi Letter. Known issues are listed; a couple issues (likely esoteric) are missing.
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1916
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.
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IssuesDateVol.NO.
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The ArchiIIII
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The ArchiIII
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The ArchiI1
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1920s
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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IssuesDateVol.NO.
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The ArchiXI2
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The ArchiXI1
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The ArchiX6
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The ArchiX5
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The ArchiX4
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The ArchiX3
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The ArchiX2
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The ArchiX1
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The ArchiIX9
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The ArchiIX8
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The ArchiIX7
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The ArchiIX6
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The ArchiIX5
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The ArchiIX4
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The ArchiIX3
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The ArchiIX2
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The ArchiIX1
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The ArchiVIII9
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The ArchiVIII8
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The ArchiVIII7
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The ArchiVIII6
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The ArchiVIII5
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The ArchiVIII4
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The ArchiVIII3
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The ArchiVIII2
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The ArchiVII1
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The ArchiVII9
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The ArchiVII8
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The ArchiVII7
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The ArchiVII6
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The ArchiVII5
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The ArchiVII4
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The ArchiVII3
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The ArchiVII2
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The ArchiVII1
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The ArchiVI9
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The ArchiVI8
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The ArchiVI7
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The ArchiVI6
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The ArchiVI5
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The ArchiVI4
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The ArchiVI3
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The ArchiVI2
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The ArchiVI1
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The ArchiV9
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The ArchiV8
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The ArchiV7
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The ArchiV5
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The ArchiV5
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The ArchiV4
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The ArchiSpecialSpecial
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The ArchiV3
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The ArchiV2
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The ArchiV1
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The ArchiIV5
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The ArchiIV4
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The ArchiIV3
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The ArchiIV2
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The ArchiIV1
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The ArchiII3
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The ArchiII2
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The ArchiIII
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1930s
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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IssuesDateVol.NO.
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The ArchiXXI1
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The ArchiXX4
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The ArchiXX3
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The ArchiXX2
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The ArchiXX1
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The ArchiXIX4
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The ArchiXIX3
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The ArchiXIX2
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The ArchiXIX1
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The ArchiXVIII5
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The ArchiXVIII4
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The ArchiXVIII3
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The ArchiXVIII2
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The ArchiXVIII1
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The ArchiXVII4
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The ArchiXVII4
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The ArchiXVII3
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The ArchiXVII2
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The ArchiXVII1
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The ArchiXVI5
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The ArchiXVI4
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The ArchiXVI3
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The ArchiXVI2
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The ArchiXVI1
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The ArchiXV5
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The ArchiXV4
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The ArchiXV3
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The ArchiXV2
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The ArchiXV1
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The ArchiXIV5
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The ArchiXIV4
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The ArchiXIV3
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The ArchiXIV3
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The ArchiXIV2
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The ArchiXIV1
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The ArchiXIII5-
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The ArchiXIII4
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The ArchiXIII3
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The ArchiXIII2
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The ArchiXIII5(1)
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The ArchiXII5-
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The ArchiXII4
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The ArchiXII3
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The ArchiXII2
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The ArchiXII1
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The ArchiXI6
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The ArchiXI5
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The ArchiXI4
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The ArchiXi3
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1940s
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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IssuesDateVol.NO.
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The ArchiXXVIII1
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The ArchiXXVII3
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The ArchiXXVII2
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The ArchiXXVII1
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The ArchiXXVI2
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The ArchiXXVII
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The ArchiXXV1
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The ArchiXXIV1
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The ArchiXXIII4
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The ArchiXXIII3
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The ArchiXXIII2
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The ArchiXXIII1
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The ArchiXXII4
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The ArchiXXII3
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The ArchiXXII2
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The ArchiXXII1
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The ArchiXXI4
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The ArchiXXI3
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The ArchiXXI2
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1950s
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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IssuesDateVol.NO.
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The ArchiXXXVI3
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The ArchiXXXVI2
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The ArchiXXXVI1
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The ArchiXXXV-
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The ArchiXXXIV3
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The ArchiXXXIV2
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The ArchiXXXIV1
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The ArchiXXXIII3
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The ArchiXXXIII2
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The ArchiXXXIII1
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The ArchiXXXII3
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The ArchiXXXII2
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The ArchiXXXII1
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The ArchiXXXI4
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The ArchiXXXI3
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The ArchiXXXI2
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The ArchiXXXI1
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The ArchiXXX2
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The ArchiXXX1
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The ArchiXXIX3
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The ArchiXXIX2
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The ArchiXXIX1
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The ArchiXXVIII2
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1960s
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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IssuesDateVol.NO.
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The ArchiXLIV2
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The ArchiXLIV-
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The ArchiXLIII2
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The ArchiXLIII1
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The ArchiXLII2
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The ArchiXLII1
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The ArchiXLI2
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The ArchiXLI1
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The ArchiXL3
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The ArchiXL2
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The ArchiXL1
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The ArchiXXXIX2
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The ArchiXXXIX1
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The ArchiXXXVIII4
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The ArchiXXXVIII3
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The ArchiXXXVIII2
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The ArchiXXXVIII1
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1970s
1970s
For most of the 1970s, The Archi would be composed of short newsletters interspersed with longer “glossy” issues every couple years.
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IssuesDateVol.NO.
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The ArchiLII1
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The ArchiLI2
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The ArchiLI1
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The ArchiL1
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The ArchiIL2
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The ArchiIL1
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The ArchiXLVIII1
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The ArchiXLVII1
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The ArchiXLVI2
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The ArchiXLVI1
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The ArchiXLV2
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The ArchiXLV1
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1980s
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.
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IssuesDateVol.NO.
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The ArchiLXX2
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The ArchiLXX1
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APX Letter-7
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The Archi--
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APX Letter-6
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The Archi--
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APX Letter-4
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The Archi--
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APX Letter-2
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APX Letter-1
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The ArchiLXVII1
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The ArchiLVI1
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The ArchiLV1
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Alumni Bulletin--
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The ArchiLIV1
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The ArchiLIII3
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The ArchiLIII2
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The ArchiLIII1
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1990s
1990s
Sketches of the works of ancient architects by longtime Grand Lecturer Howard Van Heuklyn were a recurring feature of The Archi from the 1970s through the 1990s.
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IssuesDateVol.NO.
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Alumni Update--
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APX Letter--
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The Archi--
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APX Letter--
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The ArchiLXIV1
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APX Letter-10
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The ArchiLXXIII1
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The ArchiLXXII2
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The ArchiLXXII1
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APX Letter-9
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The ArchiLXXI1
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APX Letter-8
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2000s
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.
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2010s
2010s
The fraternity approaches its centennial year.
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