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Yes, Holcomb Hall at the U. of Arkansas is named after "Miss JoBelle", as she's called on campus...she taught English there for all her adult life, I believe. It was a men's hall while I was there. There are several reminders of the XO founders on the campus, the main one being the Chi Omega Greek Theater, where we had pep rallies. Around the front of the stage is inscribed in massive letters, "Richardson-Boles-Vincenheller-Holcomb-Simonds". |
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KKGs Six Sensational Founders
Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity was founded at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. Six young women were indeed pioneers when they dared to march into the most public part of the Monmouth College campus, its chapel, on October 13, 1870, wearing their golden keys in their hair.
The six collegians who started the Kappa journey were (from left to right): Top Row: Hannah Jeannette Boyd, Mary Moore Stewart (Nelson, Field), Anna Eliizabeth Willits Bottom Row: Mary Louise Bennett , Martha Louisa Stevenson, Susan Burley Walker. http://www.kappa.org/images/founders.jpg Mary Moore (Minnie) Stewart, the first President of Alpha Chapter, studied in the scientific department and graduated in 1872. She was the daughter of Isabella and James Stewart. He was a prominent lawyer and judge, and an early supporter and acquaintance of Abraham Lincoln. Minnie became a teacher in the Monmouth public schools and later a principal in Eustis, Florida. She was married twice, first to William Nelson whom she divorced in 1878 on grounds of desertion, and then to Lucius Field, an artist. Minnie and Mr. Nelson had two children, Harvey and Isabella, who died five months apart. The Stewart family monument near Minnie's grave reads, "If I am bereft of my children, I am bereft!" Harvey had been the first baby born to a Kappa and was given an engraved silver baby cup by Alpha Chapter, which is now on display at The Stewart House. Minnie died in 1898 at the age of 46 and is buried in Monmouth. She initiated Beta Chapter and took an active part in the organization of several others. She continued to retain her interest in the Fraternity even after the withdrawal of the chapter at Monmouth College. At the time of her death, the Fraternity had grown to 27 chapters. Minnie's older sister Belle was the last honorary member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, initiated at age 80 by Gamma Xi Chapter, UCLA, October 25, 1930. It is said that she had helped Minnie with details in the organization of the Fraternity, having graduated from Monmouth College in 1869, a year before Kappa's founding. Their younger sister Lucretia ("Crissie") had been initiated as a sub-freshman in 1877 at the age of 15, after Monmouth College banned Greek organizations and while Alpha Chapter was operating sub-rosa. Minnie spent the final six months of her life trying to trace and locate all members of Alpha Chapter for Fraternity historical records. Anna Elizabeth Willits was a sub-freshman (a student at Monmouth Academy secondary school) at the time of her initiation. She was the daughter of Judge Elias Willits and his wife Elizabeth Fish. Anna received both her B.A. and M.A. degrees from Monmouth College and married Henry H. Pattee, a wealthy businessman in Monmouth. She was a lifelong resident of Monmouth, participated in community service, P.E.O., and served on the Monmouth Board of Education. She was also the adviser to the local sorority, Kappa Alpha Sigma, when it was formed at Monmouth College in 1900. Anna died in Chicago in 1908 from complications following surgery, shortly before the Fraternity's 19th Biennial Convention. She is buried in Monmouth in the Pattee family plot. Of the 33 chapters in existence at the time of her death, all but six remain. Anna had a son Allan and at least one daughter, who later recalled her mother playing "The Kappa Waltz" on the piano. During the re-establishment of Alpha Chapter in 1934, Anna's granddaughter Frances Pattee was initiated with her badge, which is now the only remaining founder's badge whose whereabouts is known. (It is a Fraternity oddity that only Anna's badge has been found, from the original order for twelve badges placed in the spring of 1870. It seems to have been a practice among the first Alphas to pass their badges to new members. Jennie Boyd and Lou Stephenson were given new badges by alumna associations. ) Susan Burley (Sue) Walker, another founder buried in Monmouth, was considered by the others to be the beauty of the group. She was the daughter of a Monmouth physician and was the youngest founder at age 14, most likely as a sub-freshman. Sue was one of the first initiates (before October 13th) and it was at her home that the initiation was held. She left school without a degree in 1872 (the only founder who did not receive her college degree) and became the first alumna of the Fraternity. Soon after leaving Monmouth College, she married Rev. A. S. Vincent, however Fraternity history contains little information on her life. She died in 1897, at the early age of 41, the first of the founders to pass away. Hannah Jeanette (Jennie) Boyd, Kappa's first Secretary and the oldest founder, graduated from Monmouth in 1875 and taught school for years in the East Ward School in Monmouth and in the public schools in Omaha, Kansas. She had been raised on a large farmstead in Monmouth. Jennie never married and considered her Kappa sister and sister-in-law, Louise Bennett Boyd, her "sister." Jennie was described as having executive ability, a keen and analytical mind, and was the first Grand Secretary of Kappa Kappa Gamma in 1871. Ill during her later years, Jennie died in 1927 while on a visit to her brother in Florida, tended by Lou, and is buried in Green Cove springs. Two nieces, Helen Boyd Whiteman and Katherine Boyd Graham, were initiated by Alpha Chapter in 1934. Mary Louise (Lou) Bennett, the only founder who lived to see Kappa grow through 77 years, graduated from Monmouth in 1872 and married Jennie's brother, Rev. Joseph Boyd. Prior to her marriage she had been a debater and teacher. She became a busy pastor's wife, living from coast to coast, and had no children. She and her husband lived in Jacksonville, Florida, for several years, then retired to Penney Farms, Florida. Lou co-founded with Minnie Stewart Kappa's second chapter, Beta at St. Mary's School in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1871, which marked the beginning of Kappa's extension program. Blind almost the last ten years of her life, Lou was widowed in 1932, died in 1947 at age 94, and is buried next to Jennie in Green Cove Springs. At the time of her death, there were 76 chapters in existence, and 39,566 initiated members. Because of her frail health and failing eyesight, she attended only two Fraternity functions later in life, the re-establishment of Alpha Chapter in 1934 and the opening of the Boyd Hearthstone in 1932, which was dedicated to her. Lou is Kappa's first listed member, "Alpha 1," on the permanent roll of membership. The 1934 Fraternity History was dedicated to her, and as the longest surviving founder, she assisted with efforts to reconstruct Alpha Chapter's history. Martha Louisa (Lou) Stevenson was born into a prominent family that came to Peoria, Illinois from Tarkio, Missouri, the daughter of Joseph Stevenson and Mary Jane Patton. Lou was another early initiate and the youngest Kappa. She graduated from Monmouth in 1874. Six months later, she married William Oliver Miller and had three sons and a daughter. Her husband was a member of Phi Delta Theta and a founder of Tarkio College. They lived on a farm near Monmouth for five years, then in Tarkio, Missouri, and finally in Kansas City for over 40 years. Lou was one of the two living founders who participated in the ceremonies which re-established Alpha Chapter at Monmouth College in 1934. Having a remarkable memory for details of the early years of Alpha Chapter, Lou was instrumental in providing information about the history of the Fraternity. After a long illness, she died in 1938 and is buried in Tarkio. Her niece, Annabel Stevenson McClanahan, and her cousin, Louise Patton, were initiated by Alpha Deuteron in 1934. Lou attended three Biennial Conventions (1930, 1932, 1936) and assisted in the reconstruction of the history of Alpha Chapter. Lou donated to the Fraternity furniture from her family's home which had been used for the first formal meeting, and she furnished one bedroom and much of the dining room at The Boyd Hearthstone. Her autograph book is in the archives of Alpha Deuteron Chapter, a book which lists the first member dismissed from the Fraternity. http://www.ttu.edu/KappaKappaGamma/badget.gif |
thanks for posting that imsohappy...I have to hide my GC activity from my boss, and didn't have the time to post something so elaborate.
If you look closely at the pictures of the six Kappa founders, the pic on the Net doesn't show this as well as the picture in the NM manual, you can see that they wore their keys in their hair for the portraits! |
Kappa Delta was founded at Longwood College in Virginia on October 23, 1897. Here's some information on our 4 founders:
Lenora Ashmore Blackiston was unconventional. She was a dreamer and an idealist filled with enthusiasm for new ideas. Nicknamed "Nora," she was a writer and a poet, able to put her thoughts into action. She was the one who first suggested the idea of forming a sorority, but was unable to put her lasting personal marks on Kappa Delta's beginnings because, after Christmas holiday, she transferred to Randolph-Macon Women's College. Quiet and extremely intelligent, Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson came from a distinguished and respected family; her grandfather was John Tyler, former U.S. president, and her father was the president of the College of William and Mary. She was characterized as capable, dependable and possessing considerable artistic talent. She illustrated most of the school's first yearbook and designed the Kappa Delta badge. After helping to found the sorority, Julia spent another year at State Female Normal before transferring to Dana Hall, a preparatory school for Wellesley College where she earned her AB degree in 1904. She joined her founding sister Sara at Kappa Delta's 50th anniversary celebration at the 1947 convention. Daughter of a Virginia senator, Sara Turner White was gracious and friendly, but known as being a bit more straight-laced than most students. She enjoyed her friends and social activities more than she did her studies. Sara did not return to college after that first year, but remained steadfastly involved with Kappa Delta throughout her long life. Mary Sommerville Sparks Hendrick was much loved and respected by all students at State Female Normal School. She was known for her fine character and gentle understanding. Mary had concern for others, perhaps because, at 25, she was more mature than the younger students. She was a Bible class leader. Mary stayed on and helped the fledging sorority through its early years. Information from www.kappadelta.org |
Cameo on the eight Founders of Delta Tau Delta
Alexander C. Earle the youngest of the group of eight founders, went on to become a Captain in the Second South Carolina Volunteers, where he commanded his own company. For many years his whereabouts were unknown and he was believed dead, but he was finally located living in Arkansas. Earles' spirit of courage is one we emulate today. He also set an excellent example for us through his commitment to lifelong learning and growth by attending three Karneas. Richard H. Alfred, at 26 the oldest of the group, became a minister and a physician. His involvement with Delta Tau Delta stemmed from a sense of moral duty to the truth, and his activities later in life continued this commitment. William R. Cunningham, 25, was only a freshman at the time Delta Tau Delta was formed. Because he was older and had become a Mason, however, he exerted much influence in the group. Cunningham, the picture of integrity, was probably responsible for much of the early language in both the Constitution and Ritual. He served as President of the Karnea in 1883. He was also a minister and held public office in the state of Washington. John L.N. Hunt was the scholar of the group. Yet another testament to the value of lifelong learning and growth, after graduating from Bethany, Hunt went on to become the valedictorian of his class at New York University's School of Law. He then served for several years as New York's Commissioner of Education. Jacob Lowe hosted the first meetings of the group in his quarters in a rooming house which has now become an international shrine for the Fraternity. Lowe, who became a professor and later a college president, helped facilitate the initial bonds of brotherhood which still sustain us. Eugene Tarr, a "local boy" whose home was only six miles from Bethany, stayed in West Virginia after college. A strong proponent of strengthening his community, Tarr became a noted speaker, lawyer, and editor of the newspaper. John C. Johnson was also a native West Virginian (although at that time the area was still a part of Virginia). He became a lawyer and politician, a career which clearly displayed power. He was the political advisor to John W. Davis, the Democratic nominee for President in 1924. One of Johnson's favorite pastimes was conducting tours of Bethany and pointing out the room where Delta Tau Delta was founded. He outlived the other founders by eight years. Henry K. Bell, a Kentuckian, lived only six years after graduation. His contribution to the Fraternity was immense; without him, there would be no Delta Tau Delta today. Bell responded to a call for help from the last remaining members of the Bethany chapter who were leaving to join the armed forces. It was Bell's faith, integrity,and understanding of the importance of maintaining brotherhoodand a strong community that lead him to two Jefferson College students. Bell initiated Rhodes Standbury Sutton and Samuel S.Brown during a raging snowstorm on February 22, 1861. Upon thecollapse of the Bethany chapter following its' members departure,the new Jefferson chapter took over management of the Fraternity. |
Okay, I've just spent considerable time trying to cut and paste pictures of our 12 founders here. Pi Phis--can anyone else get the picture of them off our website?
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Tri Sigma's eight Founders, Margaret Batten, Louise Davis, Martha Featherston, Isabella Merrick, Sallie Michie, Lelia Scott, Elizabeth Watkins, and Lucy Wright, formed a special friendship at the Normal School. Lucy Wright and Lelia Scott led the first meetings of the S.S.S. Club in 1897. They announced the founding of Sigma Sigma Sigma on April 20, 1898.
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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
We have 7 incredible founders.
They are: Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little Vivian White Marbury Bessie Downey Rhodes Martin Cubena McClure Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford Dorothy Hanley Whiteside *Taken from the Theta Chi Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho website* Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Incorporated was founded on the predominantly white campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 12, 1922. The sorority was organized by seven school teachers who shared a vision of true sisterhood. The group became an incorporated national collegiate sorority on December 30, 1929 and has the distinction of being the first African-Amercian greek organization on Butler's campus. Today, we have grown to over 77,000 members with over 400 chapters in the United States, Bahamas, Bermuda, the Virgin Islands & Germany. As a leading national service organization, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. has met the challenges of the day and continues to grow through Sisterhood, Scholarship and Service. Theta Chi chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc |
CutiePie2000! Thank you!!!!! The family sat around the computer for ages, cursing and trying to cut and paste!! How the heck did you do it?
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Alpha Chi Omega has 7 founders:
Anna Allen Smith 1870 – 1933 Always interested in music from earliest childhood, she was the youngest student to do advanced work at the School of Music at DePauw graduating when she was nineteen. She was a brilliant accompanist, an accomplished performer and a successful teacher in the School of Music for 10 years. Olive Burnett Clark 1867 – 1956 Olive attended Indiana Asbury University and taught for two years while carrying on her studies. To quote her, “I have found no greater happiness in my life than in Alpha Chi Omega. All I have ventured to give toward the upbuilding and uplifting of our fraternity has been from the depths of my heart, and has been repaid in thousand-fold by my girls. I believe fraternity life to be a vital influence for good. I believe fraternity spirit to be the Spirit of Youth, Love, and an understanding of all things beautiful and sacred in life. This much has Alpha Chi Omega given to me; it has taught me my Faith in God, Faith in all Mankind, and Faith in my Girls everywhere.” Bertha Deniston Cunningham 1869 – 1950 Bertha was musically talented and her parents thought it best that she continue her studies in the School of Music at DePauw. She had to play for Dean Howe to determine how advanced she was. She soon grew to be the envy of all the music students because of her remarkable ability to compose. Hers is the only original badge of the fraternity in existence today, being, Bertha was one of five which were first made. an accomplished performer and a successful teacher in the School of Music for 10 years. Amy Dubois Reith 1869 – 1915 Amy was only 15 when she entered DePauw University. She studied both voice and piano. She was selected to sing important roles several times but all the honor and attention did not spoil her. She had a quiet and straightforward manner which endeared her to all. Her influence endured long after she left to teach music in Kansas. Nellie Gamble Childe 1867 – 1960 Nellie studied piano from an early age and after much deliberation chose DePauw University. She was known for her gentle voice and manner, but was described as having a quiet influence for good. She reflected on Alpha Chi Omega as having a small beginning, but loyal girls with high standards who have achieved marvelous results. Bessie Grooms Keenan 1866 - 1920 Bessie was one of three Greencastle girls among the founders. She was a small child when she began her study of music and was an accomplished pianist by the time she entered DePauw. Her daughter, Hannah, eventually became the Director of the Central Office for Alpha Chi Omega to see her mother’s dream continue. Estelle Leonard 1860- 1955 Estelle entered DePauw with the ambition of learning music as a means of livelihood. Most of her time was spent practicing or studying. She served as Dean Howe’s secretary for two years. She graduated in 1891 and taught in colleges in the area. Some of her compositions were published. She returned to Indianapolis to live out the remainder of her life, and her enthusiasm for Alpha Chi Omega was unbounded. |
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incoroprated founded January 13, 1913 by these 22 women:
Osceola McCarthy Adams was an actress and member of the Repertory Playhouse Associates of New York. She also was the directress of the American Negro Theater and directed "Days of Our Youth" the play in which Harry Belefonte and Sidney Poitier premiered their dramatic careers. She also served as Teacher of dramatics at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina and directress of the Harlem School of the Arts.
Marguerite Young Alexander, a native of the state of Illinois, founded with the help of Soror Adams the Lambda Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc in 1919. Lambda Chapter serves the Chicago area colleges. Winona Cargile Alexander, a native, of Columbus, Georgia, served as the 1st Custodian of Alpha Chapter. She also holds the distinction of being the 1st black social worker with the New York City and County Charities. Ethel Cuff Black, a native of Wilmington, Delaware, was the first BLACK teacher in Richmond County, New York. She also was the Charter Member of the Queens Alumnae Chapter. Bertha Pitts Campbell, a native of Winfield, KS, was involved in improving race relations in Seattle, Washington. She was one of the primary forces behind organizing the Christian Friends for Racial Equality in Seattle. Zephyr Chisom Carter, a native of El Paso, Texas, did back up singing for television shows and movies. Upon the founding of Delta, Soror Carter held the position of reporter. Edna Brown Coleman, native of Washington, DC, was a member of the graduatiing class of 1913. Soror Coleman married Omega Psi Phi founder Frank Coleman. Jessie McGuire Dent, a native of Galveston, Texas, served as Alpha Chapter's first recording secretary. Her portrait is in the Texas Cultural Archives. She successfully sued the Galveston Independent School District and won equal pay for BLACK teachers in the city of Galveston. Frederica Chase Dodd, a native of Dallas, Texas, helped form a Dallas YMCA for Black Women. She also chartered an alumnae chapter of DST in Dallas, Texas. Myra Davis Hemmings, a native of Gonzalez, Texas, served as Alpha Chapter's first president. Soror Hemmings was an active member of both the NAACP and the National Council of Negro Women. Soror Hemmings chartered the San Antonio Alumnae chapter. Olive Jones, a native of Washington, D.C., became a music teacher for the Washington DC public schools. She was one of two of our founders to never marry. Jimmie Bugg Middleton, a native of Lynchburg, Virginia, earned a master's degree at Howard University. She became a charter member of the Raleigh, North Carolina Alumnae Chapter. She also served as the National Treasurer and President of the National Association of College Women. Pauline Oberdorfer Minor, a native of Charlottesville, Virginia, served as the first treasurer of Alpha Chapter. Soror Minor graduated VALEDICTORIAN of the Teachers College in 1914 and went on to become a mezz-soprano soloist and published hymn writer. She also taught school im Alabama, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania. She served as a missionary and published a book Soul Echoes which features forty of her musical compositions. Vashti Turley Murphy, a native of Washington, D.C., married Carl Murphy, founder and editor of the Afro-American. Soror Murphy was active with the Baltimore Alumnae Chapter and a member of the Baltimore branch of the National Association of College Women. Soror had the distinction of having five daughters, four of whom became Deltas and that Delta lineage continues today. Naomi Sewell Richardson, a native of Washingtonville, New York, taught in East Saint Louis, Illinois and Princeton, New Jersey. Soror Richardson retired to Poughkeepsie, NY where she was honored in 1982 by the Mid-Hudson Chapter on her 90th birthday. Mamie Reddy Rose, a native of Beta, South Carolina, was the first of the founders to die in 1919. While at Howard University she won many awards for dramatic reader. Eliza Pearl Shippen, a native of Washington, D.C., graduated Magna Cum Laude from Howard University. She received her Master's from Columbia University's Teacher College. She received her PhD in English and Literature from the University of Pennsylvania in 1944. She was the second of our two founders to never marry. Florence Letcher Toms, a native of Washington, D.C., served as assistant principal at the Garnett-Patterson Junior High School in Washington, D.C. Her hobbies included collecting elephants and her collection contained several hundred. She served on the Board of Directors (Family Welfare Association and the PTA). Ethel Carr Watson, a native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, was a teacher until she retired then began a second career as a dramatic performer. Wertie Blackwell Weaver, a native of Kansas City, Missouri, wrote a novel entitled The Valley of the Poor. The book was concerning poor blacks in the South. Madree Penn White, a native of Atschison, Missouri, served as the 2nd President of Alpha Chapter. While at Howard, she became the 1st woman editor of the campus paper. Finally, Soror White set in motion the mechanism for the creation of other chapters. |
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Sincerity, Loyalty, Unity
Sigma Lambda Upsilon/ Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Incorporated was founded on December 1, 1987 at Binghamton University by Hermana Cynthia Santiago-Guzman, Hermana Adriana Zamora-Tirado, Hermana Carmen Ibeth Garcia-Quiñones and Hermana Carol Elizabeth Torres.*
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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 16, 1920 on the campus of Howard University by 5 extraordinary woman who exemplified the principles of finer womanhood, scholarship, service & sisterly love.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. A community conscious, action-oriented organization since 1920.:D |
Pi Phi Founders!
Pi Beta Phi has 12 founders! We were founded on April 28, 1867 at Monmouth College! The amazing women formed a fraternity of women for the purpose of moral, mental and social advancement. Here's to 135 years of sisterhood!
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Pi Kappa Phi has three founders:
Simon Fogarty Jr Andrew Alexander Kroeg Jr Lawrence Harry Mixson Check out more history about Pi Kapp at http://www.nuphi.net/history/ |
I need to correct the names of ASA's founders that were mentioned; they were close, but not good enough for the exam. --they are also found on the website like this:
Virginia Lee Boyd(Noell), Calva Watson (Wooton), Louise Burks Cox(Carper), Mary Williamson Hundley, and Juliette Jefferson Hundley(Gilliam). Have any of you heard of founders deactivating? I was just wondering if that ever happened. |
Figured I'd throw up a picture of our founders, too......
the portrait we usually use for rush and such is a compilation of 3 seperate portraits... I don't think there's an existing photo of the three women together. Mary DuPont Lines http://www.phimu.org/Facts/images/founders_lines2.jpg Mary Myrick Daniel http://www.phimu.org/Facts/images/founders_daniel2.jpg Martha Hardaway Redding http://www.phimu.org/Facts/images/founders_martha2.jpg |
Theta Nu Xi
Theta Nu Xi was founded April 11,1997 at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill by 7 strong women.
The Founding Monarchs: Founding Monarch Geeta Kapur Founding Monarch Natalie Barker Founding Monarch Virgina Long Founding Monarch Melissa Jo Murchison-Blake Founding Monarch Brenda Eribo Founding Monarch Katherine Stanley Founding Monarch Janelle Poe For more info chech out our web site.. www.thetanuxi.org |
Zeta Sigma Chi Founding Mothers
In 1990, eight determined women at Northern Illinois University came together to form a bond like no other. They had an idea for an organization that would unify women of different cultures, ethnicities, religions and backgrounds. This organization would also focus on the pursuit of higher education and achieving academic success. These strong women wanted to not only teach others at their school about their ideals, but they wanted to share their dreams and experiences with others as well. On March 3, 1991, Zeta Sigma Chi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. was formed by our Founders:
"Mommy Chi's" Maribel Campa Zandra Cortez Sandra de la Roca Veronica Escobar Sandra Gomes Jacqueline Herrera Laura Murillo Julie Sanders |
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Alpha Sigma Tau was founded on November 4, 1899 at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI. We have eight (8) founders.
They are: Harriet Marx Helene Rice Adriance Rice Eva O'Keefe May Gephart, Mayene Tracy Mable Chase Ruth Dutcher If you want to find out more about AST's history, go to http://www.alphasigmatau.org/ |
Theta Chi has two, plus a friend who helped (he was a Chi Psi).
Why is that the fraternities have like at most 5 or 6 and the sororities usually have 12?? |
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. was founded January 9, 1914 on the campus of Howard University in Washington D.C. by three noble and honorable founders:
A. Langston Taylor Leonard Francis Morse Charles I. Brown |
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Kappa Delta Rho had ten founding members
let's see if I remember their names... Benjamin Edwin Farr Gino Arturo Rati Gideon Russel Norton Chester Monroe Walch Roy Dyer Woods George Edwin Kimbal Irving Thurston Coates John Beacher Pierce Wordsworth Darraw and.... ummm I forget the name of the last one, but it begins with a T. |
Kappa Sigma in America was founded one chilly evening in the fall of 1869, as five students attending the University of Virginia in Charlottesville gathered in William Grigsby McCormick's room at 46 East Lawn and planted the seed of Brotherhood. For many weeks the bonds of friendship had drawn these five together; now the need became clear for a formal structure to contain their feelings. Thus, not only did the Founders formalize their friendship, but they also created a fraternity steeped in the traditions of the past and dedicated to the Pursuit of Learning. The new brothers recorded their bond in a Constitution and in an Oath which set forth the ideals and principles to all Kappa Sigmas today.
The Five Founders: George Miles Arnold John Covert Boyd William Grigsby McCormick Frank Courtney Nicodemus Edmund Law Rogers Regarded as perhaps one of the most important men in Kappa Sigma's history, Steven Alonzo Jackson is the reason a struggling local fraternity became the strong National organization it is today. Jackson was also the architect of the Ritual, writer of the Constitution, and the first Grand Master. Brother Francis Barksdale recalled Steven Alonzo Jackson with these words: "Gentle as a woman, firm as a rock - a perfect bundle of nervous energy. His love of the Fraternity knew no bounds, and his enthusiasm was so contagious that it influenced everybody who came within his reach. His one ambition was to make Kappa Sigma the leading college fraternity of the world, and to that end he thought and worked by day and night, until the end of his busy life." Manet Mansuraque Est. |
3 Founders
James Frank Hopkins, Greenfield Quarles & James McIlvaine Riley.
January 1st, 1869. |
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Founding Fathers of Sigma Phi Epsilon: Carter Ashton Jenkens Benjamin Donald Gaw William Hugh Carter William Andrew Wallace Thomas Temple Wright William Lazell Phillips Lucian Baum Cox Richard Spurgeon Owens Edgar Lee Allen Robert Alfred McFarland Frank Webb Kerfoot Thomas Vaden McCaul |
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Frederick Norton Freeman and Arthur Chase were cousins. They had been planning a fraternity for about a year. 1855 their friend Egbert Phelps transfered to union college and joined Chi Psi. Phelps and Freeman were both members of a secret society called The Regulators. Most of the Regulators equipment and records fell into the hands of Theta Chi. Freeman wrote the ritual. Phelps kept in contact with them and suggested the name based on a greek motto, and desinged the badge. (Although that last point is up for debate). Yeah. Those guys rocked. |
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I know that Sigma Sigma Sigma and ASA were both founded as sororites for teachers... there was a third one but for the life of me I can't remember it... It might have been ZTA but I'm not really sure...
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While I'm not for certain that Alpha Sigma Tau limited it's membership to teachers only from the beginning, we were a member of the Association for Education Sororities and not Panhellenic (when NPC was first formed). Therefore, women could hold membership in an AES group and a NPC group at the same time. ( I remember learning that TriSigma and ASA were AES sororities as well, but I'm not positive on ZTA.)
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Alpha Delta Pi's founding
From the www.alphadeltapi.org website (under Potential Members --> Heritage) which also has pictures of five of the six founders:
"Founded on May 15, 1851, Alpha Delta Pi is the oldest secret society for college women in the world. Established at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, the first college chartered to grant degrees to women in the world, the story of Alpha Delta Pi is a remarkable one and it all began with one girl's dream. Eugenia Tucker was just sixteen years old when she left her family home in Laurens County, Georgia, to enter Wesleyan College. Before the end of her first year she would establish the first sorority in the world. When Eugenia Tucker decided to form a society, her dearest and most admired friends were asked to join her. She listed them in her journal as: Ella Pierce, daughter also of a Bishop; Octavia Andrew, daughter of the Bishop; Bettie Williams of South Carolina; Sophronia Woodruff; and Mary A. Evans, daughter of a useful and beloved pastor of Macon Mulberry Street Methodist Church for several years." What's also important to know is that the sorority was founded as the Adelphean Society at Wesleyan in 1851 (Phi Mu founded as the Philomathian Society there in 1852, ), that they decided to go national in 1904 and added their Beta Chapter at Salem College in 1905. The changed their name to Alpha Delta Phi in mid-1905, joined NPC in 1909, and changed the name to Alpha Delta Pi in 1913. |
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia was founded at the New England Conservatory of Music on October 6, 1898, by the following Revered Founders:
http://www.lyrecrest.net/Resources/I...0Thumbnail.jpg Ossian Everett Mills "Father of Sinfonia" and Honorary Grand Supreme President for Life Robert T Bayley Frederick W. Briggs George A. Burdich Henry P. Dreyer George S. Dunham Archie M. Gardner John F. Hartwell William C. Holcomb Albert J. Stephens Frank Leslie Stone Shirley F. Stupp William E. Tanner Delbert Webster May Sinfonia ever honor their memory! |
The Farmville Four are ASA, KD, SSS and ZTA.
And I don't believe ZTA was in AES - they and KD temporarily shuttered their Alpha chapters so they could join NPC. |
Phi Sigma Kappa has 2 sets of founders, totaling 13 founders, to learn. 6 were the founders of Phi Sigma Kappa, founded on March 15, 1873 at the Massechusetts Agricultural College at Amherst(now UMASS). and 7 were the founders of Phi Sigma Epsilon, founded on February 20, 1910 at Kansas State Normal College(now Emporia State University) in Emporia KS. The fraternity's merged in 1985 under the name Phi Sigma Kappa.
the 6 founders of Phi Sigma Kappa(with short bios) are as follow: Jabez William Clay, from whose fertile mind came the original suggestion for a new fraternity, was a giant both physically and mentally, and came from a hardy Green Mountain family. Clay was joined by another Green Mountain boy, Frederick George Campbell, a practical youth who possessed the dynamic ability to put into operation the ideals that flowed from Clay's creative mind. Their contemporaries described them as natural partners. Joseph Franklin Barrett was the youngest of the six, likely the most brilliant, and destined to take an active part for more than 45 years in the affairs of the group he helped to found. He was always "Big Chief" to his friends, constantly amazing them with his feats of memory and mental acuity (he entered college at 16), and served as Grand President for a total of 10 years. Xenos Young Clark was a Bostonian, a practical joker, an excellent writer and the founders' "local contact;" his father was on the faculty. William Penn Brooks was a scientist, had a fine mathematical mind, and was responsible for most of the details of our symbolism. Henry Hague was the oldest of the group, the most mature and sedate, with short careers as a factory hand, carpenter and apprentice seaman already behind him at 24. The 7 founders of Phi Sigma Epsilon are as follow: Fred M. Thompson Raymond Victor Bottomly Robert C. Marley W. Roy "Drommie" Campbell Orin M. Rhine W. Ingram Forde Humphrey Jones. |
Sigma Pi Fraternity was founded in February 1897, by 4 cadets at Vincennes University in Vincennes, IN.
William Raper Kennedy James Thompson Kingsbury George Martin Patterson Rolin Rosco James. |
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