Ok... Hmm
I know there is alot of debate on these issues...
but here is a lil info about Phi Mu and ADPi and the info i learned as a phi ....
Alpha Delta Pi was founded in May 1851 @ Wesleyan college (the first college in the nation to grant degrees to women) it was originally called the Adelphian society for women..
a year later Phi Mu was founded at the same school in March 1852 and was known as the Philomathean society for women...
both groups had secret ritual that was sacred to each organization...
(a lil side note, both the founder of ADPi, and Phi Mu were roomates @ Wesleyan before they created their organizations...they also have the same mascot...the Lion)
Both organizations are considered a Fraternity...
As for the rest here is a list of the dates each organization was founded and whether they are called a Fraternity or Sorority...
*****************THE LIST*********************
Alpha Delta Pi- Fraternity May 15, 1851
Phi Mu Fraternity- March 4, 1882
Pi Beta Phi Fraternity- April 28, 1867
Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity- January 27, 1870
Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity- October 13, 1870
Alpha Phi Fraternity- October 10, 1872
Delta Gamma Fraternity- December 1873
Sigma Kappa Sorority- November 9, 1874
Gamma Phi Beta Sorority- November 11, 1874
Alpha Chi Omega Fraternity- October 15, 1885
Delta Delta Delta Fraternity- November 28, 1888
Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity- April 17,1893
Chi Omega Fraternity- April 5, 1895
Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity-January 2, 1897
Kappa Delta Sorority- October 23, 1897
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority- October 15, 1898
Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority- April 20, 1898
Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority- November 4, 1899
Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority- November 15, 1901
Delta Zeta Sorority- October 24, 1902
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority- May 30, 1904
Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority- October 24, 1909
Theta Phi Alpha Sorority- August 30, 1912
Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority- November 26, 1913
Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority- March 17, 1917
Sigma Delta Theta Sorority- March 25, 1917
That is the information I was taught....Now whether the organization had a different name was founded earlier, was the first for this or the first for that I dunno...but this is what i know and what i assume other people were taught as well....
my two pennys
