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Originally posted by gamma_girl52:
Our story is a little interesting...

Because Gamma Sig was founded by representatives from EIGHT different schools, we actually have EIGHT founding chapters.

That is a somewhat similar story to the one from my fraternity:
We were founded by two chapters that formed an association ("cartell")and that were located at Breslau, province of Silesia (now Wrocwaw, Poland)(founded in 1853) and Munich (founded in 1852). Both chapters still exist even though, one is relocated to the city of Muenster after WW2. There are two older chapters from 1844 and 1847 that joined in later. Both are still existing at the place of their foundation as well.

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Originally posted by Leslie Anne:
Katey,
Your alpha house sounds fascinating! I've never heard of any other chapter house being designed that way.

Regarding Emily H. Butterfield, I recently bought a book she published in 1931 "College Fraternity Heraldry." (I bought it off eBay--I've always been interested in heraldry.)

After I got the info I needed I gave it to an AGD in Canada. (I knew it would mean a lot to her....she was so excited!) The book is out of print and very rare, but you might be able to find one out somewhere if you're interested.

Wow I would LOVE to see something like that! She was an authority on heraldry and designed our coat of arms and...(a little known fact) also designed TKE's coat of arms. She was also one of the first female architects in Michigan!! I'm really kinda obsessed with her, but she exemplified a modern woman of the time and AGD so well, how could I not love her!?!? What sorority are you in?

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Katey, ZA chapter of AGD
"Could I have been anyone other than me?"-Dave Matthews

The Alpha Chapter of Chi Phi was founded at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1824.

Unfortunatly, the chapter was forced to go inactive because Princeton banned secret and fraternal organizations.

It has since then been recolonized and still exists today!

[This message has been edited by xp2k (edited May 03, 2001).]

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Originally posted by pirate00:
The Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega at Lafyette College at Easton, Pa. (founded Dec. 16, 1925) is still alive and kicking!!!
-pirate00

Alpha Phi Omega www.apo.org
Kappa Upsilon www.geocities.com/apoku_99
East Carolina University www.ecu.edu

" I never had a finer experience than I had in Alpha Phi Omega. APO endeavors to develop leadership, promote friendship, and promote service..."
--Captain James A. Lovell Jr. (Beta Theta), Astronaut, 1968

Unfortunately this is not true. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/frown.gif Alpha chapter at Lafayette is not currently active. Its gone inactive a couple of times over the years, our old continually active chapter is Delta at Auburn University. However the administration at Lafayette has been very helpful and understanding about maintaining our history there and if we had students interested in restarting the chapter there, I am sure they would be welcomed back on. There was an effort a little over a year ago to recolonize, but that effort didn't work (one possible reason is the external pressure to get the active for our fraternity's 75th anniversary)

Randy Finder

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Naraht
Alpha Phi Omega Alumni Volunteer

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Originally posted by pirate00:
The Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega at Lafyette College at Easton, Pa. (founded Dec. 16, 1925) is still alive and kicking!!!

-pirate00

Alpha Phi Omega www.apo.org
Kappa Upsilon www.geocities.com/apoku_99
East Carolina University www.ecu.edu

" I never had a finer experience than I had in Alpha Phi Omega. APO endeavors to develop leadership, promote friendship, and promote service..."
--Captain James A. Lovell Jr. (Beta Theta), Astronaut, 1968

You're half correct, Brother Pirate. The school (Lafayette College) and the building (Brainerd/Hogg Hall) is still in existence. The Alpha Chapter is not active--although they had a petitioning group last year, it somehow disbanded, so Alpha Chapter is "dead".

However, Lafayette still has all the Alpha Phi Omega archives, and some good tidbits too about Alpha Chapter.