The Fraternities series includes information about seventeen different fraternities. There are nine national fraternities which Burtner helped establish at Clemson. The other eight fraternities are social chapters. The nine national fraternities are Beta Theta Pi, Kappa Alpha, Kappa Sigma, Phi Delta Theta, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Theta Chi.

The Fraternity Information series includes correspondence, booklets and newspapers about housing; correspondence about the installation of South Carolina Gamma Alpha Epsilon and correspondence and questionnaires concerning the establishment of national fraternities.

The Sociology Department series contains self-study reports, correspondence, forms and student publications. It also includes a limited biographical file on Burtner and his personnel file. The personnel file is restricted.