The story of FarmHouse Fraternity begins at the University of Missouri with a group of men that were members of a YMCA bible study group. On April 15, 1905, these eleven men brought up the idea of beginning a "farmer's club" that would instill in it's members a newfound understanding of agriculture and chivalry. The "farmer's club" soon purchased a house, within-which all of the members would live
, that would become known as FarmHouse. Almost immediately, the FarmHouse Club would see great hardships. The first FarmHouse was chosen to house 22 men; each of the founders and a roommate. However, only seven of the original eleven founders returned in the fall semester. This created a scramble to fill the empty rooms, and forced the members to cover extra costs. The FarmHouse Club gradually grew to include more members than the first FarmHouse was designed to hold. This encouraged the club to purchase a new, larger structure to house the members, the second FarmHouse. The club continued to see increasing membership, as well as similar organizations being founded at the University of Nebraska and the University of Illinois. In 1916, the FarmHouse Club was recognized as a professional fraternity for agricultural majors. Then in 1921, the three organized chapters (Missouri, Nebraska, and Illinois) approved the Constitution and By-Laws that created the FarmHouse National Fraternity. On April 20, 1974, another milestone was reached when the FarmHouse Colony at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) was chartered into FarmHouse Fraternity. Since the beginnings of FarmHouse, FarmHouse International Fraternity has issued charters to 45 organizations on campuses in the United States and Canada. For more information about the history of FarmHouse International Fraternity, please visit www.farmhouse.org
