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Old 07-20-2004, 07:11 PM
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At Florida State, the first fraternity was Kappa Alpha Order(1905ish.) They helped Kappa Delta charter (1906?) the first sorority here (they have a continuous existance), which is why FSU's KD chapter is named "Kappa Alpha." Soon after (1910ish), FSU (which I believe was known as "Florida University) became a women's college. The KA chapter folded.

After WWII, the Florida State College for Women became the Florida State University. A bunch of fraternities colonized, and Delta Tau Delta was the first (I think by less than a day) to charter (1947?), so they have the longest continuous existance among the men's fraternities.

To summarize:
KA Order: First mens fraternity
KD: First sorority
DTD: Longest continuous existance among mens fraternities
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