Zeta Psi Fraternity House at Lafayette College

The Zeta Psi Fraternity House at Lafayette College is a historic fraternity house located on the campus of Lafayette College in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The house was built by the Tau Chapter, Zeta Psi fraternity associated with Lafayette College between 1909 and 1910, and is a 2 1/2 story, nine bay wide, rock-faced granite building with a dormered hipped roof. It features a heavy eave cornice, prominent chimney stacks, and projecting facade pavilions. The interior reflects both Colonial Revival and Arts and Crafts influenced in its design and detailing.[2]

Zeta Psi Fraternity House
at Lafayette College
Zeta Psi Fraternity House at Lafayette College. August 2013.
Location49 S. College Dr., Easton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°41′51″N 75°12′28″W
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1909-1910
ArchitectMichler, William Marsh; Baker, James Barnes
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.01000506[1]
Added to NRHPMay 21, 2001

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

The Tau Chapter was suspended by Lafayette College for a period of five years in response to multiple stories of sexual misconduct exhibited by the fraternity's members.[3] It was common place to refer to the Tau Chapter as "Zete Rape" amongst students and faculty due to the alarming number of sexual misconduct cases being covered up by members and fraternity lawyers.[4] The Tau Chapter is expected to become officially recognized by the campus again in the Fall of 2018.[5]

History and architectural features

Built between 1909 and 1910 at Lafayette College in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, the Zeta Psi Fraternity House is a 2 1/2 story, nine bay wide, rock-faced granite building with a dormered hipped roof. Its exterior features a heavy eave cornice, prominent chimney stacks, and projecting facade pavilions while its interior reflects both Colonial Revival and Arts and Crafts styles of architecture.[2]

Placement of this structure on the National Register of Historic Places

The NRHP nomination application for the Zeta Psi Fraternity House at Lafayette College was formally reviewed by Pennsylvania's Historic Preservation Board at its March 13, 2001 meeting at 9:45 a.m. at the State Museum in Harrisburg. Also considered for NRHP status at this time were the: Protection of the Flag Monument in Athens, Pennsylvania; Normandy Farm, George K. Heller School and Upper Roxborough Historic District in Montgomery County; Awbury Historic District and Harris/Laird, Schober & Company Building in Philadelphia; Michael Derstine Farmstead in Bucks County; Chester Heights Camp Meeting Historic District in Delaware County; John Nicholas and Elizabeth Moyer House in Berks County; and the William Shelly School and Annex in York County.[6]

It was then officially added to the National Register of Historic Places later in 2001.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Dennis N. Bertland (August 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Zeta Psi Fraternity House" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  3. https://www.lafayettestudentnews.com/blog/2014/09/19/zeta-psi-banned-from-campus-for-five-years/
  4. https://www.michigandaily.com/section/administration/amidst-ifc-suspension-%E2%80%9Cblacklist%E2%80%9D-zeta-psi-draws-controversy/
  5. Doherty, Hannah (September 19, 2017). "Zeta Psi starts process to return to campus – The Lafayette". www.lafayettestudentnews.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. Zeta Psi Fraternity House, in "Historical and Museum Commission: National Register Nominations to be Considered by the Historic Preservation Board," in Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol. 31, No. 6, February 10, 2001, p. 893. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, retrieved online October 12, 2019.
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