Pi Tau Delta was a local sorority also, according to the 1929 Baird's Manual.
It could be that at the time your grandmother was a member, Pi Tau Delta was a 'generic' medical society, and later became the honor society for chiropractic.
There are hundreds of Greek-Letter organizations, both in the US and abroad. Sororities, fraternities, co-ed, professional and honorary groups often share letters. For example, there is a foreign service honor society called Delta Phi Epsilon and there is a national sorority by the same name.
Just because you haven't heard of a particular group, doesn't mean that they don't exisit or have an important meaning to their members. If you grandmother said she was a member of that group, then most likely she was a member. What purpose would there be in misrepresenting her membership in an honor society?
My apologies for the earlier use of the word ('lying' which was both harsh and incorrect.)
[This message has been edited by PnguinTrax (edited July 30, 2001).]
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