Quote:
Originally posted by Deke4life
Its my understanding that dke was an offshoot of skull and bones from yale, not tke. both were founded there and share members.
|
[slight hijack]
Alpha Sigma Phi was founded as a sophomore class society at Yale; from its founding in 1845 to its initial demise in 1864 it groomed men for selection to either Deke or Psi Upsilon, both were junior-class societies at the time. (It was not unusual for a Yale man to belong to four different societies which are now national in scope during their college years.)
In 1864, Alpha Sigma Phi was shut down and two rival societies sprang up claiming they were the legitimate successor. Delta Beta Xi was composed of men pledged to Deke their junior year, while Phi Theta Psi claimed men pledged to join Psi Upsilon. Of the two, Delta Beta Xi preserved the ritual and traditions of Alpha Sigma Phi, changing to 'Delta Beta Xi' where Alpha Sigma Phi once was. Delta Beta Xi continued until 1874, when it was shut down by the Yale administration.
In 1860, Alpha Sigma Phi chartered a chapter at Marietta College in Ohio; after Delta Beta Xi closed down at Yale, Delta Chapter at Marietta was the sole remaining chapter, and kept the fraternity alive until 1907, when Delta revived Alpha at Yale.