CutiePie2000 said: "Delta Gamma owes a great deal to George Banta as he was the only male initiate trusted with Delta Gamma's secrets and he was empowered to form chapters in northern institutions of good standing.
However, I have to emphasize that Phi Delta Theta, (great guys that they are) are officially NOT our brother fraternity."
I do not agree that Phi Delta Theta is not our brother fraternity. They are and always will be our brother fraternity. The Phi Delts have helped us out more than any other fraternity nationally. George Banta, who yes is our only male initiate, helped establish DG in the north....including mine...ETA @ the University of Akron. More recently, Dr. Paul Martin (husband of Dorothy Garrett Martin) has also given Delta Gamma so much. He established the Dorothy Garrett Martin Lectureship in Values and Ethics in the name of his late wife and ETA chapter DG. He has given ETAs thousands of dollars each year in scholarships. The University of Akron has so much Delta Gamma memorabilia on campus because of him, and also our the Foundation building in Columbus at Nationals is called the Dorothy Garrett Martin Center.
To say that the Phi Delts are not our brother fraternity is interesting, especially since these two members have given DG so much....and there are probably more where that came from.
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