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Originally posted by CutiePie2000
I know that in DG, we pretty much name our chapters according to the Greek alphabet and now we're up to the 'Eta series'
So how the heck did we get a chapter which is designated as:
Phi Alpha Chapter - Franklin
source: http://www.deltagamma.org/chapter_li...ter_name.shtml
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Hi Cutie Pie!
I have an old copy of A History of Delta Gamma and I can generally explain the naming of chapters, although it is from memory so if I am wrong someone please correct me.
While most chapters have been named in Greek alphabetical order as you mentioned, the first few chapters were not. For example, we know that the mother chapter at the Lewis School was called Psi, not Alpha. The chapter at Franklin College was the first that George Banta helped start. Because he was a Phi Delt, the girls chose Phi as their chapter name in Phi Delt's honor.
The Phi chapter at Franklin closed a few years later. But instead of designating Phi a closed chapter name, it was used again when Colorado chapter was started. When the Franklin chapter was reinstated, they couldn't use their old Phi name, so they were given Phi Alpha.
If I had my history book here with me, I could probably give a better explanation but I think that's generally what you wanted to know. Old copies of the History and the Shield are on eBay often if you are interested. That's where I got mine! I've learned so much from it and it makes it even more special to be a Delta Gamma!