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Originally posted by bekibug
These are all interesting! Now for a GLO-specific question:
How does KD name their chapters?
I'm curious because my mom's chapter is Delta Sigma and is at the Univ. of South Alabama. South wasn't founded until 1969. However, the Sigma Lambda chapter is at Auburn and has been active since 1922.
Before I stumbled on this thread, I thought pretty much everyone used the system AZD does--Alpha (first chapter) through Omega, then Alpha Alpha through Alpha Omega, Beta Alpha, etc. I knew some organizations let chapters pick their names and that some didn't keep chapter designations school-specific.
Guess it's just that curiosity bug kickin' back in.
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Ordinary Miracles: 100 Years of Kappa Delta Sorority :
"The first few Kappa Delta chapters were named in Greek-alphabet order. But because in the early years the groups were permitted to choose their own names, they soon deviated from this scheme. Chapters like Rho Omega Phi, Phi Delta, Sigma Sigma, Phi Psi, and Sigma Delta elected to keep versions of their local names. Other unusual chapter names are:
Kappa Alpha: So named because KA Order at Florida State College helped the group to organize and advised them which national sorority to petition.
Lambda: Named for Judge William Levere, a national leader of SAE, who was a key figure in the chartering at Northwestern.
Epsilon Omega: Named for Edith Orilla Knox, the National Chapterian who worked with the chatper as the University of Kentucky in securing its charter.
Mu: Named in honor of Marion Mullins, the Millsaps chapter's assistant installing officer, who was National Treasure at the time.
Once the sorority returned to standardized names, the 1919 Convention voted to make "Sigma" the key letter (as in Sigma Epsilon), in honor of retiring National President Marion Mullins, an initiate of Sigma Chapter. When the "Sigmas" were completed, "Alpha" for Alpha Chapter, became the next key letter."
I hope that answers your question!