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Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI
And, I thought Phi Sigma Sigma was the first sorority founded under nonsectarian terms so how does that make it a historically jewish sorority?
Really, I'm just wondering.
"On November 26, 1913, Phi Sigma Sigma was born, unobtrusively, without the thought of expansion. It was the first nonsectarian sorority; the only one that was open to diverse membership from inception and the only one with a ritual that was not based in scripture."
-courtesy of phisigmasigma.org
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I'm guessing that because Phi Sigma Sigma and Delta Phi Epsilon are non-sectarian, back in the day, they were known to be "Jewish friendly". If Christian chapters didn't allow Jewish women, Jewish PNMs have few options in the NPC: a historically Jewish sorority (AEPhi, SDT) or a non-sectarian sorority (DPhiE, Phi Sig). So although, not technically Jewish, non-sectarian sororities may have attracted many Jewish women who wanted the sorority experience but were not welcome elsewhere.