Student organizations Student organizations at Wabash receive funding and recognition from the Student Senate. This funding in turn comes from a student activities fee, which every attendee of the college must pay each semester. The student paper of Wabash College is The Bachelor and has been published since the early 1900s. Gentleman's rule Rather than an explicit student code of conduct, Wabash has a single rule: The college says that this rule is its oldest tradition. Fraternities The first fraternity, Beta Theta Pi, appeared at Wabash in 1846 and has been on campus continuously since. It was quickly followed by Phi Delta Theta and others. Many of the traditions of the college were begun and are maintained by the fraternities, both individually and collectively. On average, 50–60% of students belong to one of the campus's ten national fraternities. Unlike most other colleges and universities, Wabash fraternity members – including pledges and associate members – live in the fraternity houses by default. Most Greek students live in their respective houses all four years. This has led to the odd circumstance of a college with fewer than 1,000 students dotted with Greek houses of a size appropriate to campuses ten times Wabash's size. The fraternity chapters range in size from about 40 to 70 members each. The college and the fraternity system have created a somewhat symbiotic relationship that differs from most other colleges and universities. The college believes that the system largely accomplishes the task of quickly involving new students in the life of the college while also providing leadership opportunities for a larger number of students. All fraternity houses on campus are owned by the college, though often largely built with funds from the fraternity alumni associations. In 2009, the college and the fraternities' alumni associations completed a 10-year effort to rebuild or renovate the chapter houses. At the same time, the college realized that fraternity life is not right for each student. The rebuilding project continued by building new dormitories and renovating others. Active fraternities Beta Theta Pi (ΒΘΠ) Delta Tau Delta (ΔΤΔ) Kappa Sigma (ΚΣ) Lambda Chi Alpha (ΛΧΑ) Phi Delta Theta (ΦΔΘ) Phi Gamma Delta (ΦΓΔ or FIJI) Phi Kappa Psi (ΦΚΨ) Sigma Chi (ΣΧ) Theta Delta Chi (ΘΔΧ) Tau Kappa Epsilon (ΤΚΕ) Co-curricular activities Wabash Democracy & Public Discourse (WDPD) The WDPD initiative advances the kinds of deliberation, discussion, debate, and advocacy that cultivate democracy. Its