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Old 11-17-2003, 04:21 PM
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Weird place for this discussion, but whatever...

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Originally posted by russellwarshay
KA Society was not the first (or second) social Greek letter fraternity at Union College.
Who else was there at Union other than Pi Beta Phi in 1812?

You're right - jumping straight to the first "social" fraternity in 1825 skips a few important groups. Like Pi Beta Phi at Union, Chi Delta Theta at Yale, and the Princeton Chi Phi order. According to Baird, "none of these had a continuing influence or or left any permanent impress upon American college life". I imagine our Chi Phi friends would disagree, as would members of the various class societies that sprung up at Yale shortly after Chi Delta Theta.

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