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other chapters of Delta Phi began using the St. Elmo name; today, the fraternity is known as both Delta Phi and St. Elmo Hall. When it separated from Delta Phi in 1925, the Yale chapter changed its name from St. Elmo Hall to St. Elmo
Society. By that time, the chapter demonstrated "disrespect" for
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building cost $ 130,000 ($ 4104414 in today's money).
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604:Collegiate secret societies in North America
264:St. Elmo Society was founded in 1889 as the
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1075:Schiff, Judith Ann Schiff (November 2018).
995:St. Elmo Hall at the University of Virginia
769:Welch, Lewis Sheldon; Camp, Walter (1899).
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1101:"Building Name Changes on the Yale Campus"
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857:"St. Elmo Hall, New Haven, Connecticut"
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819:Bull, Bartle (November 22, 1958).
702:Yale Daily News Historical Archive
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1309:. Alumni.yale.edu. Archived from
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328:is the patron saint of sailors.
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630:"An Irrepressible Urge to Join"
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260:St. Elmo's current tomb, 1985
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1198:Lyall, Sarah (2019-10-03).
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1077:"Yale and the Great War"
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