The Archi – Back Issues
Below are historical archives of the fraternity’s official magazine, The Archi, and of The Alpha Rho Chi Letter. Known issues are listed; a couple issues (likely esoteric) are missing.
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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The Archi
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The Archi
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II
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The Archi
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III
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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The Archi
II
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The Archi
II
2
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The Archi
II
3
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The Archi
IV
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The Archi
IV
2
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The Archi
IV
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The Archi
IV
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The Archi
IV
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The Archi
V
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The Archi
V
2
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The Archi
V
3
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The Archi
Special
Special
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The Archi
V
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The Archi
V
5
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The Archi
V
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The Archi
V
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The Archi
V
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The Archi
V
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The Archi
VI
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The Archi
VI
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The Archi
VI
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The Archi
VI
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The Archi
VI
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The Archi
VI
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The Archi
VI
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The Archi
VI
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The Archi
VI
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The Archi
VII
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The Archi
VII
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The Archi
VII
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The Archi
VII
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The Archi
VII
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The Archi
VII
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The Archi
VII
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The Archi
VII
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The Archi
VII
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The Archi
VII
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The Archi
VIII
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The Archi
VIII
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The Archi
VIII
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The Archi
VIII
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The Archi
VIII
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The Archi
VIII
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The Archi
VIII
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The Archi
VIII
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The Archi
IX
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The Archi
IX
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The Archi
IX
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The Archi
IX
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The Archi
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The Archi
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The Archi
IX
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The Archi
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The Archi
IX
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The Archi
X
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The Archi
X
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The Archi
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The Archi
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The Archi
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The Archi
X
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The Archi
XI
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The Archi
XI
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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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The Archi
Xi
3
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The Archi
XI
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The Archi
XI
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The Archi
XI
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The Archi
XII
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The Archi
XII
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The Archi
XII
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The Archi
XII
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The Archi
XII
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The Archi
XIII
5(1)
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The Archi
XIII
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The Archi
XIII
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The Archi
XIII
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The Archi
XIII
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The Archi
XIV
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The Archi
XIV
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The Archi
XIV
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The Archi
XIV
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The Archi
XIV
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The Archi
XV
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The Archi
XV
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The Archi
XV
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The Archi
XV
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The Archi
XV
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The Archi
XVI
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The Archi
XVI
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The Archi
XVI
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The Archi
XVI
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The Archi
XVI
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The Archi
XVII
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The Archi
XVII
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The Archi
XVII
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The Archi
XVII
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The Archi
XVII
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The Archi
XVIII
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The Archi
XVIII
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The Archi
XVIII
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The Archi
XVIII
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The Archi
XVIII
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The Archi
XIX
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The Archi
XIX
2
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The Archi
XIX
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The Archi
XIX
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The Archi
XX
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The Archi
XX
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The Archi
XX
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The Archi
XX
4
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The Archi
XXI
1
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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The Archi
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The Archi
XXI
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The Archi
XXI
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The Archi
XXII
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The Archi
XXII
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The Archi
XXII
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The Archi
XXII
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The Archi
XXIII
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The Archi
XXIII
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The Archi
XXIII
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The Archi
XXIII
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The Archi
XXIV
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The Archi
XXV
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The Archi
XXVI
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The Archi
XXVI
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The Archi
XXVII
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The Archi
XXVII
2
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The Archi
XXVII
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The Archi
XXVIII
1
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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The Archi
XXVIII
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The Archi
XXIX
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The Archi
XXIX
2
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The Archi
XXIX
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The Archi
XXX
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The Archi
XXX
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The Archi
XXXI
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The Archi
XXXI
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The Archi
XXXI
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The Archi
XXXI
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The Archi
XXXII
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The Archi
XXXII
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The Archi
XXXII
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The Archi
XXXIII
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The Archi
XXXIII
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The Archi
XXXIII
3
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The Archi
XXXIV
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The Archi
XXXIV
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The Archi
XXXIV
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The Archi
XXXV
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The Archi
XXXVI
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The Archi
XXXVI
2
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The Archi
XXXVI
3
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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The Archi
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The Archi
XXXVIII
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The Archi
XXXVIII
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The Archi
XXXVIII
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The Archi
XXXIX
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The Archi
XXXIX
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The Archi
XL
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The Archi
XL
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The Archi
XL
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The Archi
XLI
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The Archi
XLI
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The Archi
XLII
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The Archi
XLII
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The Archi
XLIII
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The Archi
XLIII
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The Archi
XLIV
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The Archi
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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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The Archi
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The Archi
XLV
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The Archi
XLVI
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The Archi
XLVI
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The Archi
XLVII
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The Archi
XLVIII
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The Archi
IL
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The Archi
IL
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The Archi
L
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The Archi
LI
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The Archi
LI
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The Archi
LII
1
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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The Archi
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The Archi
LIII
2
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The Archi
LIII
3
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The Archi
LIV
1
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Alumni Bulletin
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The Archi
LV
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The Archi
LVI
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The Archi
LXVII
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The Archi
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The Archi
LXX
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The Archi
LXX
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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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The Archi
LXXI
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The Archi
LXXII
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The Archi
LXXII
2
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The Archi
LXXIII
1
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The Archi
LXIV
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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
The fraternity approaches its centennial year.
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2020s
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