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Originally Posted by ksig
Kappa Sigma established the first chapter at the University of Bologna in 1400 and spread across Europe. William Grigsby McCormick, one of the American founders, traveled to Europe in the mid 1800s and was taught about the fraternity by one of it's members, who encouraged him to establish a chapter in America because the fraternity had almost disappeared in Europe. A clay jug with the letters on it dating back to the 1400s was found about 20 years ago in a collection of Italian pottery. I dont believe there are any chapters in Europe today.
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I expect to start hearing from Chi Phi any minute. Bairds, the "bible" of fraternity history, recognizes Kappa Alpha Society, the oldest of the Union Triad, as the oldest social fraternity. "Claiming" and "proving" are two different things. I can show independent sources for our founding in 1832. Kappa Sigma has had 150 years to prove their antiquity. I believe the phase is "put up, or shut up".
On the original topic, Alpha Delt is more concerned about being the best fraternity, not the biggest. We choose not to charter organizations at every directional school (Northwest State College, Eastern Massachusetts University etc). I get a fresh inquiry every three weeks or so about starting ALpha Delt at various schools, but we choose not to go that way. If that makes us snobs, then so be it. Alpha Delt is well known amongst the top schools in North America. That's all we care about.