Interesting FACTS That Some May Not Know About Your Organization
 

I started this thread so that we can learn more about one another and have a greater respect and understanding about one another. There is a lot of history behind our organizations, information that greeks and non-greeks alike may not be aware of.

So I'll start...

1. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. is the only member of the NPHC founded by 7 schoolteachers on the premise of educating Black youth.

2. Sigma Gamma Rho is the only NPHC sorority not founded at Howard University, but rather at Butler University (a predominately White institution in Indiana).

3. Sigma Gamma Rho is the only member of the NPHC which started as a professional sorority (for teachers until 1925).

4. Sigma Gamma Rho was founded in 1922 but did not become a collegiate sorority until 1929.

Let's see......

1) The charter for the Alpha Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota lists it as a sorority. It was later changed to fraternity.

2) The first "pledge class" of the Alpha Chapter included only one woman, by the name of Elsa Stanley--but, she was not considered a sister. The founders enlisted her as one of the founding mothers, but because of her father's position in the university she declined. The founders never considered her a sister, but a founder--the 8th one. (the Nat'l website lists only 7 founders)

And, I have to say this because it is a misconception even to sisters-
3) Sigma Alpha Iota is NOT a professional organization. We recieved exemption under the title XI clause that excludes social fraternities and sororities. We exist to foster social relationships amung women musicians--not prepare them for a musical career.

4) Sigma Alpha Iota is not the sister organization to Phi Mu Alpha. We are two seperate organizations with seperate founders, ideals, and ritual.
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Hmmmm.....off the top of my head, I can't think of anything about Phi Sig....let me think about it. :confused:

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http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...sorority+facts

Thanks for the links but we can do this again...and the facts don't have to be scary or related to just sororities or in a particular greek council.

Several of the founders of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., were NOT traditional undergraduates. Charles Henry Chapman was a 30-year old agriculture student, while Eugene Kinckle Jones (22 at the founding) already had a Bachelor's from Virginia Union.

Thanks for that information. And speaking of non-traditional students, the founders of Sigma Gamma Rho were all graduates of Normal schools (2 yr. Teachers' schools) when they decided to attend Butler University to further their education. They were already teaching in Indiana when they started the sorority.

The Greek words for Aspire, Seek, Attain also spell out ASA.

ASA was the first sorority to have a FORMAL education process for Alumna Initiation.

The inventor Campbell's orginal Green Bean Cassarole Recipe was an ASA.

I didn't know that SGR was a teacher's sorority, that's cool!

We are not a teacher's sorority but we began as one in 1922. In 1925 our constitution was amended to extend membership to women pursuing all majors. However, education and mentoring the youth is the basis for many of our national programs.

Campbell's Original Green Bean Casserole Recipe - An ASA
 

Actually, the fact that ASA was the first re: education/alumnae initiates is important ... but the fact that an ASA came up with the famous green bean recipe that we all know & love, that is cool. Greeks are creative in all phases of life.

On to my organization, does anyone remember that the original Doublemint chewing gum twins were both Pi Phi's from the University of Kentucky Chapter? And that Mrs. Wrigley herself was a Pi Phi? :)

Sorry I meant was in the actual historical sense, not was as in is now.

Yeah that made more sense. Let's start over, I didn't know it started as one :D COOL!

No problem. I just wanted to clarify things so no one thinks that you have to be a teacher or something to join my organization.:)

man you know many times i get that from interested members and GDIs alike?
and conversely, while we are a diverse set of sophisticated, graceful and radiant ladies :), a good chunk of sorors i meet are in the education sector, being teaching, administration, non-profit...

And on every forth Thursday in November, I will give thanks to her for doing so.

They were also Kentucky Wildcat Cheerleaders!

http://www.adhurl.com/uploads/double...ns_3-thumb.jpg
Cyb and Tricia Barnstable as "The Bettys" from NBC's Quark circa 1977 or 1978

I hear you soror and this is true. I think this is because in order to be a Sigma, you should at least be interested in Education and agree that it is very important to the overall success of our communities and the youth in particular.

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z.../txlottery.jpg

The Texas Lottery logo has Delta Gamma letters on the bottom right as a piece of confetti. The creator of the logo is a SWT (TX State) DG alum, and the hand at the bottom is doing the hand sign for Texas State (It is in the shape of Texas. With your other hand you make a claw for a Bobcat)!

I love this factoid. And I love Green Bean Casserole so much that personally, I'd put this member's name at the top of the famous/accomplished alumna lists anytime I could. This accomplishment has done more to make America a better place than more one term state attorney generals, surely.

Gamma Phi Beta's original colors were light and dark blue. They were changed in honor of Dr. Brown in recognition of his help with our founding.
(and as an aside - GO BOBCATS!)

Alpha Phi Alpha is also the only NIC fraternity to be founded at an Ivy League school.

I think you mean NPHC, which is true. :) But we are also part of NIC.

ADPi's original mascot was a unicorn, not a lion.

Our organization's original name was the Adelphean Society. When the Adelpheans' joined the NPC, they changed the name to Alpha Delta Phi. A few years later, the Phi became a Pi to avoid confusion with a men's fraternity of the same name.

Oh, no, I meant NIC. I figure most people know that the NPHC groups (with the exception of Alpha, Kappa and SGRho, right?) were founded at Howard. I actually suspect it might be the only major GLO founded at an Ivy, which is pretty special.

Sigma Nu was the first fraternity founded specifically on the principle of being a non-hazing brotherhood.

hmm.. not that much to say yet since we're kinda young org

i guess one interesting thing that people may not know is that our greek letters represent the kanji (in the middle) and chinese characters

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...esesymbols.jpg


Those characters "man, center, king" put together mean "leaders among men". and coincidentally that is also our motto :)

Actually, Alpha Sigma Phi and DKE were both founded at Yale, and I'm sure there are a few others.

Three Delts were Superbowl MVP's...

John Elway
(Stanford University, 1983) 16-year NFL quarterback with Denver Broncos; Super Bowl MVP; Heisman Trophy runner up; Pro Football Hall Of Fame

Jim Plunkett
(Stanford University, 1970) Heisman Trophy winner 1970; Super Bowl MVP; 13 year NFL quarterback

Mark Rypien
(Washington State University, 1985) Super Bowl MVP; 12- year NFL quarterback

Pi Lambda Phi was also founded at Yale. Delta Chi was founded at Cornell and Chi Phi was founded at Princeton.

There might be more, but those are the others that I know of.

NICs founded at an Ivy

Columbia
Delta Psi (1847)
Zeta Beta Tau (1898) - Formed at several New York City universities including Columbia
Tau Epsilon Phi (1910)

Cornell
Delta Chi (1890)
Alpha Phi Alpha (1906)

Pennsylvania
Phi Kappa Sigma (1850)

Princeton
Chi Phi (1824)

Yale
Delta Kappa Epsilon (1844)
Alpha Sigma Phi (1845)
Pi Lambda Phi (1895)

NPCs founded at an Ivy

Barnard College at Columbia
Alpha Omicron Pi (1897)
Alpha Epsilon Phi (1909)

Cornell
Sigma Delta Tau (1917)

The vast majority of our members are in education, too, as were all but 2-3 of our Founders. And Howard started as a Teacher's College. That is because back then that was almost the only field that women could go into. My guess is the same could be said of AKA and ZPhiB, but I'll let them confirm that.

The Omegas are considered Delta's brothers, because they helped us fill out the necessary paperwork for the school and then one of them ran across the campus to file our application for us before the deadline.

Delta's colors are crimson and cream, because of two reasons. The Kappas called one of their fraters who then worked in administration at Howard and asked him to pull strings for us to get Founded on the campus. The other reason is if you separate the colors that make up pink, you get red and white.









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I thought Joan and Jayne Boyd were the original Doublemint twins, from the fifties? I was also thinking they were Gamma Phis.... someone correct me, because I could eaisly be wrong. :p

Sis - I think you are right - I'll have to double check. It may be both Gamma Phi and Pi Phi claim Doublemint Twins - but - who was first???

that's interesting! the one Lambda i know has that as a tattoo on his arm. i am surprised that your founders chose Epsilon over Xi, as it looks more like the "king" symbol.


well if you separate the colors that make up green, you get blue and yellow...

Sigma Gamma Rho's official mascot is the poodle; chosen for its elegance, grace, and high intelligence.

From Wikipedia:

The original "Doublemint Twins" were Jayne and Joan Boyd of Hammond, Indiana, who appeared in advertisements for Doublemint until Joan became pregnant in 1963. The company however continued sporadically to promote the campaign; later "Doublemint Twins" included Patricia and Cyb Barnstable, Cynthia and Brittany Daniel, Tia and Tamera Mowry, Heidi and Alissa Kramer, and Jean (née Barbara) and Elizabeth Sagal (daughters of TV director Boris Sagal and sisters of Married... with Children's Katey Sagal). Wrigley began running Doublemint Twin commercials again in 2005 with a new set of twins, Natalie Garza & Nicole Garza dressed in old-fashioned clothes

I don't care how long this thread goes on -- I don't think anyone is going to be able to top that.

ZBT was founded at Columbia University in 1898 as the first secret society for Jewish men. It operated as the universal organization under a "city" charter from New York City from 1898 to 1903. In April of 1903 it was voted by the membership to change the organization to the First Greek-Letter Fraternity for Jewish men. ZBT was also the first Jewish fraternity to establish a Canadian Chapter in 1910 and the first Jewish Fraternity to receive full recognition by the NIC in 1912.

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ZBT: "Inspiring today's college men to become leaders of tomorrow."

so i suppose an edit is in order?

THANK YOU!!!!!!:)