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Miami University (Oxford, OH):
Beta Theta Pi - 1839
Phi Delta Theta - 1848
Sigma Chi - 1855
Delta Zeta - 1902
Phi Kappa Tau - 1906
Beta Theta Pi was founded to create a bond of brotherhood without the "evils" that the Alpha Delta Phi's had. There were a few literary societies back in that day, in which Pater Knox was President of. He was asked to join Alpha Delta Phi several times, but decided to start his own fraternity. He did not like what he saw in the Alpha Delt's and was not satisfied with their ideals....hence, Beta Theta Pi was formed on August 8, 1839.
The Snowball Rebellion about killed Alpha Delta Phi and Beta Theta Pi....but thats a whole new topic. Would Phi Delta Theta exist today, if the Snowball Rebellion would not have happened? Who knows?
*Sigma Chi fromed when six members of DKE disbanded.
*TKE was an interest group that was denied colony status from Phi Delta Theta....now look at them, 8,000,000 chapters.
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