Farmhouse Fraternity
Seven guys from the University of Missouri founded Farmhouse Fraternity as an agricultural club on April 15, 1905. The club's main principles sprang from talks at Sunday afternoon Bible sessions, where D. Howard Doane, Henry Rusk, and Earl Rusk tried to foster camaraderie among College of Agriculture members.
Doane is regarded as the founder of our fraternity because he came up with the initial concepts.
The founders recognized that the farmer’s job is often criticized in our society and so put a high priority on a strong work ethic and Christian principles, both of which are essential for rural living. The FarmHouse was recognized as a fraternity for the first time in 1924.