Q.T.V. is a dormant national fraternity that was founded in at Massachusetts Agricultural College, incorporating in . Its last chapter ceased activity in . The Fraternity was noted for many years in the school yearbook.
History Q.T.V. was the pioneer fraternity on the campus of Massachusetts Agricultural College, now the University of Massachusetts Amherst, founded on . It is one of very few Latin-named fraternities, and the only one to flirt with national aims. References indicate that fraternal inquiries from emerging groups at "state schools" were met with skepticism by the established national fraternities, even those close by. This may have been the impetus for formation of the new organization, it coming just two years after the foundation of the school. Soon after, several other Latin named fraternities, all short lived, would emerge, both on the UMass campus (D.G.K., also in and C.S.C. in ) and at the University of Maine (the E.C. Society in , followed by K.K.F. in and S.I.U. in ). The "Latin moment" fizzled; most of these soon would opt to become chapters of other Greek-named national fraternities before launching themselves beyond local status.
Q.T.V. was able to expand nationally over the next two decades, but lost chapters seeking firmer footing as "Greek Named" organizations.
Q.T.V. eventually disbanded as a national fraternity in the 20th century, with its four of its six chapters becoming associated with other Greek life organizations. After , only the mother chapter remained, operating as a local fraternity at UMass until , surpassing the century mark in age. Its last mention in the Index yearbook were in senior bios in the late s.
Symbols The colors of the fraternity were White and Brown. Its flower was the white carnation. The surviving UMass chapter published The QTV Alumni Bulletin for many years.Noted in the 1923 UMass Index yearbook, p. 130, and the 1946 UMass Index yearbook, p. 118, accessed August 8, 2021.
Chapters These were the chapters of Q.T.V.
Chapter Informal name Charter date and range Institution Location Status Alpha Amherst – Massachusetts Agricultural College Amherst, Massachusetts Inactive Beta Orono – University of Maine Orono, Maine Withdrew () Gamma Granite – University of New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire Withdrew () Mentioned as the campus pioneer chapter at New Hampshire, on the introductory page to the Greek System, accessed December 1, 2020. Delta Keystone – Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania Withdrew () Noted in Epsilon Cornell – Cornell University Ithaca, New York Inactive Noted in the Cornell Sun, November 2, 1888, accessed December 1, 2020. Zeta Worcester - Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Massachusetts Withdrew () Dates from Conlin MQPR, April 26, 2014, accessed December 1, 2020.
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Information on the fraternity at UMass