Information about Farmhouse

A farmhouse is a type of building or house which serves a residential purpose in a rural or agricultural setting. Most often, the surrounding environment will be a farm. These buildings are usually 2 stories, but early buildings were single story.

These buildings tend to be more pragmatic than aesthetic, but often well-stocked or well-furnished in terms of food, insulation or in other aspects dealing with daily necessities. The supply of agricultural products from its environment tends to be a factor for this, as well as stressing the need for productivity and pragmatism in the survival of the farm. The farmhouse allows the farmers, workers and often their families to reside in proximity to their workplace - namely the farm in question. This allows the farmers and workers to arrive at the workplace earlier, increasing the productivity of the farm.

Style

Sometimes it may refer to a building design style, or a building's former purpose. This may occur when the farming area has been developed for other purposes, but the building itself still stands. Styles vary from region to region, but more often the style is simplistic so to serve the needs (and the budget) of the owners.

Canadian Farmhouse

Canadian farmhouses were influenced by European settlers. In Quebec, the style varied from Gothic to Swiss. In Ontario, the farmhouses of the late 19th Century was of Victoria influence. Earlier ones used clapboard and later variations had brick. Many had porches out front. A dirt road would lead to the nearest concession road. As for out west, dwellings varied from single story wooden homesteads to straw huts. Wooden houses were built later as railroads allowed wood to be shipped from the Rockies (Alberta, BC, Montana) by 1915 they could be purchased as kits from the Eaton's catalog. Canadian homes often differ from their American counterparts in that the porch is enclosed.

Norwegian Farmhouse

Norwegian farmhouses used timber or logs and built in the Scandinavian Vernacular style. The first examples are traced back to the 1200s to the 1900s.

Farmhouses as country estates

Lately, "farmhouse" has come to be used to mean an expensive housing estate in the countryside, away from the city. In this modern extended use of the term, the farmhouse may or may not be related to an actual farm - frequently, in fact, "farmhouses" are not based around any actual farm. While farm produce sustained the traditional farmhouses, sustenance for the modern farmhouse is provided by outside resources. These modern farmhouses are often a rural retreat for wealthy people who come to these places for vacation and rest, or to escape the atmosphere of the city. While many of these farmhouses have been handed down through generations, where originally farm produce could have been the main revenue source, other such farmhouses are being built new.

See also

• Barn (building)

References

• Traditional French-Canadian ( Quebec ) Architecture
• Canadian Heritage Gallery
• The Homestead House
• Farmhouses of Hälsingland, Sweden

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FH – FarmHouse

Founded	March 15 1905 (1905--) (age 102) University of Missouri
Type	Social Fraternity
Scope	International
Motto	"Builder of Men"
Colors	Green,Gold and White
Symbol	Sickle and Sheaf
Flower	Red and White Roses
Chapters	30
Founders	D. Howard Doane Robert F. Howard Claude B. Hutchison Henry H. Krusekopf Earl W. Rusk Henry P. Rusk Melvin E. Sherwin
Headquarters	7306 NW Tiffany Spring Parkway, Suite 210 Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Homepage	[1]

FarmHouse Fraternity International, Inc. is an all-male international social fraternity founded at the University of Missouri on April 15th, 1905. It became a nationally recognized fraternity in 1921. FarmHouse is one of only a handful of fraternities not to adopt Greek letters. Today FarmHouse has 31 chapters/colonies in the United States and Canada.^[1]

History

FarmHouse was founded as a professional agriculture fraternity in 1905 by seven men at the University of Missouri.

A second chapter, founded independently of the Missouri chapter but sharing the same ideals, was founded at the University of Nebraska in 1911. After communication between the two groups, a third chapter was founded at the University of Illinois in 1918.^[2]

FarmHouse as a national organization became a reality early in 1921 when the Constitution and By-Laws were approved by each of the active houses, and they then gave up some of their individuality and became “chapters” of the “greater” FarmHouse. FarmHouse had taken on a new meaning.^[3]

FarmHouse joined the NIC as a junior member in 1944. Because of its size at the time, eight chapters, it was not considered eligible for full membership. With twelve chapters and three colonies, FarmHouse became a full-fledged member on March 25, 1953.^[4]

FarmHouse dropped out of the NIC from 1971 to 1981, as did many other national/international fraternities. Since rejoining, FarmHouse has been an active, supportive member of the NIC and its programs, and encourages its local colonies, chapters, and associations to be the same in their campus IFC's.^[1]

On April 20, 1974, the FarmHouse Club at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, was installed as the University of Alberta FarmHouse Chapter, thereby making FarmHouse an International Fraternity.^[6]

Mission

The motto of FarmHouse is "Builders of Men". The fraternity seeks to build men with Fourfold Development, encouraging growth in the Intellectual, Physical, Social/Moral and Spiritual aspects of their lives.^[1]

Intellectual

Half of the chapters are typically within the top 20% of Greek chapters' average GPA on their respective campuses.^[1]

Physical

Participation in intramurals, tournaments and other competititons is a regular theme between chapters on different campuses. On the belief that a healthy body is important for a well-rounded man, FarmHouse places emphasis on physical activity.^[1]

Social/Moral

FarmHouse chapters are active within the Greek communities on their respective campuses. The International fraternity recommends hosting an event with each sorority on campus at least once per academic year.

FarmHouse has been a leader in alcohol-free housing, never having a policy that allowed alcohol in chapter facilities.^[1]

Spiritual

Many of the rituals in the pledging and activation ceremony cite Scripture. The Founders had deep faith and sought to build their faith as they built other bonds. The fraternity is certainly open to members of other faiths, but encourages a belief in 'something greater than oneself'.^[1]

The Central Attributes

The central attributes to the Fraternity are leadership, scholarship and fellowship.^[1]

The Object

The Object, recited by members at every meeting is:

The object of our fraternity is to promote good fellowship, to encourage studiousness, and to inspire its members in seeking the best in their chosen lines of study as well as in life. Progress shall mark our every step; the spirit of congeniality shall reign at all times; and every member shall be honest with himself as with his brothers. Men elected to our membership are considered to be of good moral character, to be high in scholarship, to have the capacity for meeting and making friends, and to give promise of service to their fellowmen and to the world. To be and become such may at times require a sacrifice of time, pleasures and comforts.^[13]

Famous alumni

• George W. Beadle; Nobel Prize Winner and President, University of Chicago
• John W. Carlin; former Governor of Kansas, 1979-1987 and Archivist of the United States, 1995-2005
• Kenny Hulshof; U.S. Representative (MO-9)
• William Giles; President, Mississippi State University
• M. Peter McPherson; President, Michigan State University
• Robert Parks; President, Iowa State University 1965-1986
• Leroy Van Dyke; Singer/Songwriter, Wrote "The Auctioneer"
• Pat Green; Singer/Songwriter of Texas Country Music Scene, Texas Tech University
• Clayton Yeutter; former United States Secretary of Agriculture 1989-1991, former Republican National Committee chairman 1991-1992
• Bill Northey; Iowa Secretary of Agriculture 2007-present
• Gus Kohntopp; identified as one of two 190th Fighter Squadron pilots involved in the 190th Fighter Squadron, Blues and Royals friendly fire incident - March 28, 2003.^{[14] [15]}

List of Chapters

Main article: List of FarmHouse Chapters

References

Web

• Official Website

Notes

•  • [ e] North-American Interfraternity Conference

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