|
» GC Stats |
Members: 329,651
Threads: 115,664
Posts: 2,204,861
|
| Welcome to our newest member, zsamanthtop1891 |
|
 |
|
08-27-2003, 03:53 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 5,718
|
|
NPC Women: has your sorority ever, in history, initiated a man?
Hi Ladies,
Now before you go, "Uh, CutiePie2000, are you crazy? Sororities are for WOMEN", please hear me out.
I know that in some special circumstances, a man has been initiated into historically female GLOS. For example, as you know, I am a member of Delta Gamma, and Delta Gamma has had one male initiate, that being George Banta (who also was a Phi Delta Theta).
Sidebar: I know that Dr. Charles Richardson (a Kappa Sigma), though he was a male, helped start the founding of Chi Omega, although I am not sure if he was an initiate of Chi Omega himself.
Sidebar #2: What about that Professor Coddington? Since he had a hand in Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Gamma Delta, did any of these sororities initate him? I am thinking "no".
So, I'm just wondering if the other NPC groups have similar stories to tell? Please chime in....
Last edited by CutiePie2000; 08-28-2003 at 10:46 AM.
|
08-27-2003, 04:11 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: May 2001
Location: The Old Pueblo
Posts: 3,271
|
|
|
Interesting Topic!
As far as I know, Alpha Gamma Delta has not had a male initiate. However, Dr. Wellesley Coddington is affectionately called the "father" of Alpha Gamma Delta because he had the initial idea of creating a new sorority at Syracuse, and he presented the idea to Marguerite Shepard. He also provided us guidance with ritual, administration, extension, etc.
Dr. Coddy was a member of the Eklektos Society (also called Phi Nu Theta).
|
08-27-2003, 04:27 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 1,697
|
|
|
I have never heard of this before.....interesting....
|
08-27-2003, 04:30 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 9,971
|
|
|
To the best of my knowledge, Gamma Phi Beta has never done this. I speculate that if we would have, it would have been Charles Cobb, Charles Moss, Dr. Smalley (who coined the word sorority), Dr. Coddington, or Dr. Haven (father of one of our founders who helped with founding).
|
08-27-2003, 04:35 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Georgia Bulldog Country
Posts: 7,632
|
|
|
J. Miller Leake was initated in Tri Sigma I believe. A member of Kappa Sigma at Randolph-Macon Men's College, he wrote the Sorority's initiation ritual, helped revise the Constitution and assisted in writing the lyrics to Stately and Royal.
|
08-27-2003, 04:39 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Georgia Bulldog Country
Posts: 7,632
|
|
|
Wasn't Dr. Potter Benton intiated into DZ? I know he was made grand patron.
|
08-27-2003, 04:58 PM
|
|
Moderator
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: You're looking at Planet Earth
Posts: 6,551
|
|
|
To my knowledge, no man has ever been initiated into Alpha Omicron Pi.
__________________
"If you want to criticize my methods, fine. But you can keep your snide remarks to yourself. And while you're at it, don't criticize my methods." Rupert Giles, BtVS
|
08-27-2003, 05:36 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Kansas City, Kansas USA
Posts: 23,584
|
|
Cant Remember where but I am with ZNTKE711 on this one!
I remembr reading that there were 3, maybe four different Soroitys who have males Initiated into their Orgs!
Of course, this was very way back in the Soroitys History!
It may have been very well, when My Chapter Helped a Local start a Soroity on campus who could have gone PM but shot themselves in the foot so to speak and said Hell no we are bigger!  DAH, NO longer there! 
__________________
LCA
LX Z # 1
Alumni
|
08-27-2003, 05:44 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Hilton Head Island, SC
Posts: 1,496
|
|
|
to the best of my knowledge Phi Mu has never initiated a man, although we have extended the invitation to men to become honorary members around the time we were founded (most notably Robert E. Lee, T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson, Jefferson Davis, and Dr. O.L. Smith)
|
08-27-2003, 05:44 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 2,943
|
|
|
As far as I can remember from reading AOII's Celebrate the Century book, no man has ever been intiated into AOII. However, many many years ago they use to have IIOA's, which were husbands and fathers of AOIIs who helped out and attended events such as alumni events and rush events.
__________________
Alpha Omicron Pi
Inspire Ambition
|
08-27-2003, 05:46 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Lexington, KY, USA
Posts: 3,185
|
|
Quote:
Originally posted by zntke711
Wasn't Dr. Potter Benton intiated into DZ? I know he was made grand patron.
|
That's what I was getting ready to say, but I'm not totally sure since I lost my "DZ and You" book.
|
08-27-2003, 06:20 PM
|
|
Moderator
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Crescent City
Posts: 10,050
|
|
|
As far as I'm aware, no man has ever been initiated into AEPhi.
__________________
AEΦ ... Multa Corda, Una Causa ... Celebrating Over 100 Years of Sisterhood
Have no place I can be since I found Serenity, but you can't take the sky from me...
Only those who risk going too far, find out how far they can go.
|
08-27-2003, 06:56 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 4,571
|
|
|
As far as I know, Tri Delta has never initiated a man.
|
08-27-2003, 07:29 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Irvine, CA
Posts: 56
|
|
|
Looking at my manual. Dr. Guy Potter Benton(a Phi Delt) was initiated into Delta Zeta.
|
08-27-2003, 08:12 PM
|
|
Banned
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: The state of Chaos
Posts: 1,097
|
|
Quote:
Originally posted by OleMissGlitter
As far as I can remember from reading AOII's Celebrate the Century book, no man has ever been intiated into AOII. However, many many years ago they use to have IIOA's, which were husbands and fathers of AOIIs who helped out and attended events such as alumni events and rush events.
|
Actually there are still IIOA's. AOIISilver's husband is one among others. Any close male relative or an AOII can be a IIOA - they used to have a 'ritual' as well but I don't think it is used anymore (I was reading it while working on the archives last year - It was a blast!). Technically my brother is a IIOA - and he wears the shirt I gave him even.
Sarah
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
Linear Mode
