Alpha Delta Pi, Phi Mu, & Macon, GA
 

Even though there was not an active Phi Mu chapter on my campus, as an Alpha Delta Pi, I have always felt close to the sisters of Phi Mu. Every now & again, I see it here, too. Is this just me, or do we all feel those old (OLD!!) bonds of Macon, Georgia?

Do other Alpha Delta Pi's and Phi Mu's feel the same way? Just wondering...


honeychile

i do!!!! i hear you honey!!! see my post to texas*princess!!! i feel like we are one big group, even tho things are not exactly the same. the groups got along well when things began, so why shouldn't we????

I feel the love
 

Although there is not an active chapter of Alpha Delta Pi on my campus, I know and love several ADPi's from other schools, and I feel we have a lot in common with that sorority as a whole. I understand exactly what you're saying! It's got to be our similar roots. Lion Love! :)

The ADPi chapter and my chapter are not very close here, but I have friends from all over who are ADPi's and it's so awesome to know that we share a little bit of history.

We do not have an ADPi chapter here, but I have a few really good friends who are ADPi's. I think its great, I have always felt we share a part of something very special. Wesleyan was a special school who gave birth to two unique organizations. I think it is because of our beginning that we feel close to this other organization.
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Lion Love!!!!

We're the best and we're not Lion!
 

FM
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Southern Ladies "Macon" Sisterhood a Tradition!

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Quick Question:
I know that Kappa Kappa Gamma and Pi Beta Phi are known as the Monmouth duo...

Is Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu known as the Macon duo (or any other duo)? Please let me know.

Here is a related thread:
Is there a connection between Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu?

CutiePie2000, I had never seen that thread before - thank you for being sweet enough to share it! To my knowledge, there isn't a nickname for the closeness of Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu, but I think there should be!

The heritage of both Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu are so entertwined, from being the first & second secret societies for college women, to Georgia Wesleyan & Macon, to this funny bond that is still there over 151 years later! I think we ought to try to think of one (did someone suggest the Macon Duo?) and try to spread it among our chapters.

As I said in my opening post, there wasn't an active Phi Mu chapter on my campus, but I still feel a bond!

Okay, for those with really too much time on their hands (!), I wonder if there are two chapters of ANY two sororities that have the same chapter name?

I don't exactly know of any, but it would be like:

Alpha Chapter of Alpha Delta Pi - Georgia Wesleyan College
Alpha Chapter of Phi Mu - Georgia Wesleyan College

and of course, the Farmville Four, the Monmouth Duo, etc. Any takers?

Well the Monmouth duo won't have the same names because Pi Beta Phi names their chapters by Greek letter within state. So Pi Beta Phi's (and please correct me if I'm wrong) first chapter is Illinois Alpha.

I've always liked the chapter names that were also names of other sororities ... ie Delta Zeta chapter of Alpha Xi Delta at CW Post .. talk about confusing

Hee, hee!
At my alma mater of University of British Columbia, we have 3 of those:
Alpha Gamma Delta: Delta Zeta chapter
Delta Gamma: Alpha Phi chapter
Delta Phi Epsilon: Delta Gamma chapter

Kappa Alpha Theta and Alpha Chi Omega

Both Alpha - DePauw University

:)

I'm kind of peeved that I only learned this a year or so ago, seems like something they'd want to point out in NM education!

Greekgrrl

Brenau Univ. has Mu chapters of Alpha Gamma Delta and Phi Mu.

I don't know if they still do it, or if it was a chapter tradition, but we always said the name & place of a chapter instead of "here" during meeting roll call. The prized ones (everyone had one particular chapter) was "Alpha Delta, Colby College, Waterville, Maine" and "Delta Pi, Ripon College, (I forget where!) Wisconsin".

Now, I'm thinking that it would be cool to have Delta Zeta, Delta Gamma, Alpha Phi, or any of the other two letter sororities!

I've never heard of an actual nickname but we are doing a semiformal/hayride in the fall called "Wesleyan" with the ladies of Alpha Delta Pi. Pi Phi and Kappa have "Monmouth" here which is the same thing, semiformal and a hayride.

Well, isn't this how these things get started? I'll post it on the ADPi thread, you take care of the Phi Mu thread, and we'll just keep it up! :)

I was just thinking earlier, I had an equal number of bridesmaids from ADPi and Phi Mu! Of course, I had the wrong groom, but I think I have that corrected for this next time! ;)

Was looking up something else this afternoon and discovered
that both the Alpha Xi Delta chapter and the Delta Gamma chapter at Bowling Green State Univ. are Beta Mu chapter.

Ripon College is in Ripon, Wisconsin :)

I think that there are at least one chapter named Beta Phi at Indiana University (AOII-Beta Phi). I have known people to be confused when talking about the XX chapter - the confusion coming with the chapter name being another NPC sorority/fraternity name. . .

Sarah

We don't have a sorority here with our same chapter name but we do have a fraternity with the same chapter name: Theta Sigma chapter of ZTA and Theta Sigma chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha.

I never even knew there was a connection!!
 

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How funny I have been an ADPi for three going on four years and had never heard of our connection. That is so cool to know!!! I have never met any Phi mu's because we don't have that chapter at U. of Central FL. Good thing to find out some more history about greek life!

Ok ... here's something really weird ...I saw today that Kappa Delta's chapter at Bowling Green State Univ. is also their Beta Mu chapter ... How about that ... three chapters on the same campus with the same chapter name.

At U of Nebraska, both DG and XO are "Kappa chapter".

I think I read somewhere that both sororities have magnolia trees on the Weslyan campus. Therefore, I move that we be called the Macon Magnolias.

heh heh heh. Seriously though, I feel the bond too! We don't have an ADPi chapter here, either -- but whenever I meet an ADPi I excitedly tell her, "I'm in your sister sorority!" So we're, uh, sister sisters. Right?

I REALLY like the Macon Magnolias tag! I've been looking for a font that sums it up a bit better...

Oooohhh, I think that's an adorable idea Jac! Good job. :)

I like the Macon Magnolias too!!!!

how fun! we should both let our EO's know and maybe they can make it official! hehehe;)

honeychile, how about these?

Macon Magnolias
Macon Magnolias

I'm in the Delta Pi chapter of Delta Gamma - I never really thought about it, but it is cloase to the name Alpha Delta Pi.

Neat!

I just love them! I was thinking that a nice lavender would be a good combination of the ADPi azure blue and the Phi Mu's pink, but there's no lavender available:

Macon Magnolias

Our EO Convention is this week; I'm going to email some of the ladies who will be there (hoping that they have their laptops!) and maybe they can spread the word!



Why, I'm just so happy, I think I'm going to faint dead away...! :)

What a neat idea to combine the azure blue & phi mu's pink!

And also a neat idea to spread the word through Convention!

*sigh* I wish I could be at Convention this year! Hopefully next time! :)

Sorry to easedrop on your thread again - but try #9999CC or #CCCCFF (just put them in the color code in place of the word)

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I keep promising myself that I'll make a Convention some day. This summer, I have two, and just couldn't justify the expense! Remember the Diamond lavalier? One of my good friends got hers at a Convention - seems that they "try on" a few products to see if they'll sell before offering them through the Gift Mart!

I emailed 6 ADPis who I know will be at the Convention, but I forgot to mention the lavender (rats!). One automated response came back that she's out of the office until June 30th. Another (the one with the <> lavalier!) has a husband who will contact her, I'm sure.

HotDamnI'mAPhiMu - what is your real name, so you can get some credit for this lovely idea? Feel free to just give us your first name, or pm me, if you'd like the privacy.

MeridionaleDG - you're certainly not crashing "our" thread! Thank you for the wonderful idea! I do a (very low maintenance!) message board & found these colors:

Macon Magnolias


Macon Magnolias


Ladies, any preference?

How exciting! I wish I could have made it to Convention this year.. I just wish I would have known before so I could save up some $$ to go! And it's soooooo nearby!!!! hehehe.. oh well.. going to Convention another time will give me an excuse to travel :)

That's so awesome your friend got her <> lavelier at Convention! That's incredible.. I really love it and hope I will be able to afford one someday!!!

One of our chapter advisors said they have our black diamond badges at half the cost at Convention? How fun! I may have to get one of those beautiful jeweled ones sometime too!!! :)

Actually, my friend was my pharmacist! Until that store closed, anyhow. She & I try to help the local chapter as much as possible (she's more successful at it, though!), and she's held some office or the other in the EO structure for ages. I'm always asking her to remind me of her current title! :rolleyes:

The funny thing is that we're both redheads. After a couple of years of bid matching, we brought in another ADPi to learn, since (at the time) I was moving. She, too, was a redhead. I think it was the DZ Advisor who said, "Do you have to be a redhead to be an ADPi?" We always got a kick out of that - especially because when I was an active, 20% of our sisters DID have red hair!

Must give credit where credit's due - Violets (or is that Magnolias?) coiner of the phrase:


Macon Magnolias

I dont think I saw it on here so if I am repeating ..sorry!

Alpha Phi has Alpha Chapter at Syracuse Univ.
Alpha Gamma Delta has Alpha Chapter at Syracuse Univ. (sp?)
Gamma Phi Beta also has Alpha Chapter at Syracuse
and we are often called the Syracuse Triad. I feel similar bonds to these members. I think of them as "cousins":D

What I think is neat about the Syracuse triad is we all share at least one greek letter with both of the other groups!

aww, thanks honeychile!

and that IS neat about the sharing letters!

Sorry to bust in on your thread, ladies, but I'm a Macon Magnolia, too... for a different reason, though. I'm a Macon girl through and through. Born and raised there, just like all the rest of my family members. :D

One of my sisters here went on a trip to Macon, GA and the pictures she brought home were sooooo amazing! :) We are definitely going to have to organize a chapter road trip there sometime!!!!


p.s. what is the exact color for "Macon Magnolias"? I want to put it in my signature? Thanks!