The Oldest Fraternity/Sorority

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How long has your Greek Letter Org. been established?

Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity, INC.
March 17, 1906 GO RED!!!!

Phi Kappa Tau was founded in the Union Literary Society Hall of Miami University's Old Main Building in Oxford, Ohio on March 17, 1906. The four honored founders were:

» Taylor Albert Borradaile
» Clinton Dewitt Boyd
» Dwight Ireneus Douglass
» William Henry Shideler.

Fraternally,
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The Force of Many, The Power of One

[RUASTgrrl]

ALPHA SIGMA TAU Sorority
November 4, 1899 Michigan State Normal College (currently Eastern Michigan University)

100 More years baby!!

[AlphaSigOU]

Alpha Sigma Phi was founded at Yale College (now Yale University) nearly 160 years ago on December 6, 1845.

The three principal founders were:

Louis Manigault
Stephen Ormsby Rhea
Horace Spangler Weiser

It was originally founded as a sophomore class society at Yale (in those days it was not unusual for Yale men to belong to four different fraternities; some of these class societies are now fraternities open to all four classes. Delta Chapter at Marietta College in Ohio was the first all-class chapter, and kept the fraternity alive when the mother chapter at Yale was closed down. In 1907 the fraternity was reestablished at Yale by members of the Yale Masonic Club, with the assistance of Delta chapter.

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Delta Gamma was founded at the Lewis School for Girls in Oxford, Mississippi at Christmas Time in 1873.

The founders were:

Mary Comfort Leonard
Eva Webb Dodd
Anna Boyd Ellington

[Betarulz!]

At nine o'clock in the evening on the eighth day of the eighth month in the year 1839, eight earnest young men, all students at Miami University, held the first meeting of Beta Theta Pi, in the hall of the Union Literary Society, an upper room in the old college hall, known as Old Main. The eight founders in the order in which their names appear in the minutes were:

John Reily Knox, 1839
Samuel Taylor Marshall, 1840
David Linton, 1839
James George Smith, 1840
Charles Henry Hardin, 1841
John Holt Duncan, 1840
Michael Clarkson Ryan, 1839
Thomas Boston Gordon, 1840

"of ever honored memory"

That was 165 years ago, making Beta Theta Pi the 6th oldest fraternity in existence, and the first to be founded west of the Alleghanies.

[hoosier]

Best Founder:

Horace Spangler Weiser

of Alpha Sigma Phi.

His nickname was Bud, and the King of Beers is named for him.

Mr. ASPhi, Ralph ________, told me that.

[polarpi]

Alpha Delta Pi was originally founded as the Adelphean Society at Wesleyan Female College in Macon, Georgia on May 15, 1851.

The six founders were:
Eugenia Tucker Fitzgerald
Octavia Andrew Rush
Ella Pierce Turner
Mary Evans Glass
Sophronia Woodruff Dews
Elizabeth Williams Mitchell

The name was changed to Alpha Delta Phi in 1905, and in order to avoid confusion with the fraternity with the letters Alpha Delta Phi, the name changed again to Alpha Delta Pi in 1913.

The sisterhood of Alpha Delta Pi continues strong in its traditions 153 years later!

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Theta Delta Chi Fraternity was founded at Union College (Schenectady, NY) on October 31, 1847 (in the building then known as West College).

Six founding fathers are:
Abel Beach
Theodore Brown
Andrew Green
William Hyslop
William Akin
Samuel Wile

[PSUSigKap]

Sigma Kappa Sorority was founded at Colby College in Waterville, Maine on November 9, 1874.

Five founding sisters:

Mary Low Carver
Elizabeth Gorham Hoag
Ida Fuller Pierce
Frances Mann Hall
Louise Helen Coburn

Our Alpha, Beta and Gamma chapters were all at Colby, due to size restrictions. According to our first constitution each chapter was only allowed 25 members. We expanded in 1904 with our Delta chapter at Boston College.

130 years strong in November!

[Kevin]

Sigma Nu, founded January 1st, 1869

Frank Hopkins, Greenfield Quarles, and James McIlvaine Riley are our founders.

[twhrider13]

Delta Zeta Sorority was founded at Miami University on October 24, 1902. Our 6 founders were:

Anne Simmons
Anna Keene
Mary Collins
Mabelle Minton
Alfa Lloyd
Julia Bishop

Delta Zeta's official Founders' Day (October 24) was chosen because it was also Alfa Lloyd's birthday.

[Glitter650]

We're one of the youngest sororities in NPC
founded 1913 Hunter College New York, New York

10 founders

Lillian Gordon, Ethel Gordon, Josephine Ellison, Shirley Cohen, Fay Chertkoff, Claire Wunder, Estelle Melnick, Rose Sher, Jeanette Lipka, and Gwen “Rae” Zaliels

[Sister Havana]

Originally posted by twhrider13
Delta Zeta's official Founders' Day (October 24) was chosen because it was also Alfa Lloyd's birthday.

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It's my birthday too!

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[AlphaSigOU]

Originally posted by hoosier
Best Founder:

Horace Spangler Weiser

of Alpha Sigma Phi.

His nickname was Bud, and the King of Beers is named for him.

Mr. ASPhi, Ralph ________, told me that.

Brother Ralph F. Burns... Mr. Alpha Sig! He's since entered Omega Chapter, but his son Jonathan is now Grand Secretary.

[DeltAlum]

Phi Beta Kappa -- 1776 -- College of William and Mary

Delta Tau Delta -- 1858 -- Bethany College