Episcopal Students' Organization

Following a 1921 meeting of representatives of Episcopal students at southern universities held at the University of the South, Lelia Pease, the UT delegate, organized a unit of the National Students’ Council. The Canterbury Club was later organized as the official organization of the Episcopal students at the university. The Episcopal Church in Tennessee provided Tyson House as a student center in 1935 after Isabel Tyson Gilpin gave the house to the church in 1934. Within Tyson House was a chapel in which services were held and conducted by the chaplain. In 1954 the Diocese of Tennessee sold Tyson House to UT. The organization used a university house at 1718 Melrose until the 1955 construction of the present Tyson House Episcopal Student Center at 824 Melrose Place.

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  • Title Episcopal Students' Organization
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  • Keywords Episcopal Students&?rsquo; Organization
  • Website Name Volopedia
  • Publisher University of Tennessee Libraries
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  • Access Date July 11, 2025
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  • Date of Last Update October 7, 2018