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I know this was a random, old thread bump, but I thought it was interesting so I'll play.
I always thought Delta Tau Delta was the first fraternity here. The sign in their front lawn even says "Illinois' First Fraternity". But when I looked at the IFC website to confirm they were like the sixth... So I don't know what's up with that. The oldest are:
Sigma Chi 1881
Kappa Sigma 1891
Phi Kappa Sigma 1892
Phi Delta Theta 1893
and THEN
Delta Tau Delta 1894
As for sororities, I know Pi Phi and Theta both claim they were the first on campus. According to Office of Student Affairs website, Pi Beta Phi won by 15 days (Pi Phi was founded on Oct. 25, 1895, while Theta was on Nov. 9, 1895).
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