The Acacia Fraternity believes that our brotherhood does not have a final destination but is an endless journey. Along the way, men gain the skills which will be invaluable to them later in life. All of this starts with the gathering of knowledge which is integrated into moral, mental, and social development of each individual. We are dedicated to building better men. Never to be forgotten is our moto: "Human Service." This represents Acacia's dedication to the community in which every Acacian, active or alumnus, resides. The responsibility and commitment doesn't end with graduation. These ideals of Acacia are an everlasting agreement between both the member and the Fraternity itself.

Acacia's founding fathers saw truth in the search for knowledge. They established the priorities of Acacia Fraternity as:

1. Scholarship
2. Fraternity
3. Other Campus Activities

Our members do their best to live their college years following these principles and are encouraged by all of their brothers to do so.

• Founded on May 12, 1904, at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor
• Over 45,000 living alumni
• Currently 30 established chapters in the United States and Canada as well as 4 colonies
• International Website: www.Acacia.org
• Famous alumni include
  • William Howard Taft - (27th President of the United States)
  • William Jennings Bryan - (3 Time Presidential Candidate, Famous Orator)
  • James Kolbe - (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives)
  • Jack Kilby - (2000 Nobel Prize in Physics)
  • Harold Edgerton - (1933 Nobel Prize in Physics)
  • James Webb - (Head of NASA)
  • Calvin Griffith - (Owner of the Minnesota Twins)
  • Joseph Abrell - (VP of the Miami Dolphins)

The Acacia Fraternity is not the oldest, or the largest, or the most widely known of college fraternities, but its origin is distinctive and its record distinguished. When the last living founding father, brother Charles A. Sink, recaps the days preceding the establishment of our fine fraternity he tells of the enthusiasm for the fraternity held by brother William J. Marshall. "He talked it, he ate it, and evidently slept it," says brother Sink.

At the end of January, 1904, a committee of fourteen men was formed "to ascertain the legal requirements for forming a fraternal organization to be national in scope." All of these men were enthusiastic Masons. About half were studying law and the others were equally divided between medicine and the other schools of the university. Without wasting any time, on May 12 of the same year, the founding fathers filed the articles of incorporation for Acacia Fraternity with the county clerk. Before the end of the spring semester of 1904 the fraternity adopted its constitution, colors, and badge.

Acacia's founders established the fraternity on a unique basis. Membership was restricted to those who had already taken the Masonic obligations, and the organization was to be built on the ideals and principles inculcated by the vows taken by Master Masons. Within one year, four other Masonic clubs received Acacia charters, paving the way for rapid expansion in the following years.

As part of its founding, Acacia's members were to be motivated by a desire for a high level of scholarship and of such character that the fraternity house would be free of the social vices and unbecoming activities that for years had been a blot on the fraternity life of the nation.

In 1933, the chapters of Acacia voted to repeal the Mason prerequisite while intending to continue to hold to the Masonic ideals and teachings.