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Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky, in the Southern United States. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper-level and graduate courses in Paducah, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, and Henderson.
Murray State University was founded after the passage of Senate Bill 14 by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, which created two normal schools in the early 20th century to address the growing demand for professional teachers. One was to be located in the western part of the state, and many cities and towns bid for the new normal school. Rainey T. Wells spoke on behalf of the city of Murray to convince the Normal School Commission to choose his city. On September 2, 1922, Murray was chosen as the site of the western normal school, while Morehead was chosen for the eastern normal school. On November 26, 1922, John Wesley Carr was elected the first president of the Murray State Normal School by the State Board of Education. Believing it had the authority to elect the president, the Normal School Commission picked Rainey Wells as the first president. On May 15, 1923, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled for the State Board of Education, and Carr became Murray's first president.
Wrather West Kentucky Museum, the first building on MSU's campus
Murray State Normal School opened on September 24, 1923. In 1924, the first building on Murray State's campus, the Administrative Building, was constructed. Before this, all MSU classes had been held on the first floor of what is now Murray Middle School, located on Main Street. Designed by Joseph & Joseph in the Collegiate Gothic style[7] the Administrative Building, later known as Wrather Hall, housed classrooms, a dining hall, offices, and a chapel. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and renovated soon after, finally being renamed to Wrather West Kentucky Museum, named for Murray State executive vice-president Marvin O. Wrather. All students lived at home or boarded with local families until the first dormitory, Wells Hall, was constructed in 1925. Wilson Hall was also completed under Carr's presidency, with other structures in progress.
In 1926, Rainey T. Wells, recognized as the founder of Murray State, became its second president. Wells served from 1926 to 1932, and during this time Lovett Auditorium, Carr Health Building, and Pogue Library were all completed. In 1926, the Normal School was renamed Murray State Normal School and Teachers College, with a four-year curriculum, and the General Assembly granted it authority to confer baccalaureate degrees. In 1928, the college was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In 1930, the name was changed to Murray State Teachers College and it was granted authority to offer liberal arts and pre-professional courses. The name was changed again in 1948 to Murray State College, with the expansion of the programs to include graduate-level courses, in 1966 the General Assembly authorized the Board of Regents to change the name to Murray State University.
Fraternities
Alpha Gamma Rho (ΑΓΡ)
Alpha Sigma Phi (ΑΣΦ)
Alpha Tau Omega (ΑΤΩ)
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (ΑΦΑ)
Lambda Chi Alpha (ΛΧΑ)
Pi Kappa Alpha (ΠΚΑ)
Sigma Pi (ΣΠ)
Sigma Phi Epsilon (ΣΦΕ)
Sigma Chi (ΣΧ)
Phi Beta Sigma (ΦBΣ)
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (ΩΨΦ)
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (KAΨ)
Sororities
Alpha Gamma Delta (ΑΓΔ)
Alpha Delta Pi (ΑΔΠ)
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (ΑΚΑ)
Alpha Omicron Pi (ΑΟΠ)
Alpha Sigma Alpha (ΑΣΑ)
Delta Zeta (ΔΖ)
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (ΔΣΘ)
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (ΖΦΒ)
Kappa Delta (ΚΔ)
Sigma Alpha (ΣΑ)
Sigma Sigma Sigma (ΣΣΣ)
Governing Councils and Honoraries
College Panhellenic Council (CPC)
Interfraternity Council (IFC)
National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)
Order of Omega