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10-16-2005, 02:29 PM
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Oldest chapter in continual operation
What chapter in your group has never shut down, DU's oldest chapter in continual operation is at Hamilton College in New York, founded in 1847 this group is 159 years old- never once inactive. The university taking over fraternity houses has not stopped this group, 50-60 members every year going strong.
Think about it how many voluntary associations have lasted 150 + years Greeks do something right.
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10-16-2005, 02:34 PM
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Our oldest continuously active chapter is Alpha @ Longwood. 
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10-16-2005, 02:35 PM
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Longest of them all!
Gamma Chapter of Beta Theta Pi:
Founded: June 1, 1842
The Gamma chapter of Beta Theta Pi at Washington & Jefferson College proudly upholds the traditions of our organization and chapter, as have our brothers over the last 160 years. Gamma chapter carries the prestige of being the oldest fraternity established on W&J’s campus as well as the longest fraternity chapter in continuous existence of any fraternity in the world.
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05-11-2007, 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by ZZ-kai-
Gamma Chapter of Beta Theta Pi:
Founded: June 1, 1842
The Gamma chapter of Beta Theta Pi at Washington & Jefferson College proudly upholds the traditions of our organization and chapter, as have our brothers over the last 160 years. Gamma chapter carries the prestige of being the oldest fraternity established on W&J’s campus as well as the longest fraternity chapter in continuous existence of any fraternity in the world.
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Sorry, but Alpha Delt has at least 3 chapters older and continuous, including our mother chapter, Hamilton, 175 years old this year
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05-11-2007, 11:18 PM
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Sorry, but I think you're wrong. If you have three, put them out here...I'd love to read about it, but I think you're wrong...
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05-11-2007, 11:35 PM
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I didn't even have to go get my Bairds for this, but on Wikipedia Alpha Delt has 4 chapters older than our Gamma Chapter, 3 of which have had innactive periods, and your Alpha chapter (per it's website), just got back on campus....admit me to the light, please.
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05-12-2007, 12:47 AM
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Our Hamilton Chapter has never closed down! School recognition and operation are two different things. Most schools didn't even officially recognize fraternities for the first 30-40 years of our existance. Our Union Chapter started as a local in 1833, and I stand corrected on the third. I thought our Michigan Chapter dated back to 1842, but 1846 is the correct date. In addition, I believe our Trinity chapter dated back that far (as a local), but I have to check on that. Our former Harvard Chapter, now known as the AD Club, dates back to 1837. Our former Dartmouth Chapter (of Animal House fame , founded in 1842 as Tau Delta Theta, still exists as Alpha Delta local.
And that's just AD. Four other fraternities ( Kappa Alpha, Delta Phi, Sigma Phi, and Psi U) have chapters older than your chapter, some several. All from Baird's., 20th edition specifically. Lambda Iota, local at Vermont, dates back to 1836. Any questions??
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10-16-2005, 02:40 PM
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ZZ-Kai- beat me to it! Rock on brotha'
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10-16-2005, 02:54 PM
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I would say our Alpha Chapter at Syracuse
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10-16-2005, 03:08 PM
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Omicron chapter at University of Tennessee - Knoxville. (1902)
ETA: Despite its chapter designation, Omicron is the 3rd chartered chapter of AOII. Alpha At Barnard/Columbia and Pi at Sophie Newcomb/Tulane preceded it. AOII allows the chapters to select their own names - we don't just start with Alpha and then Beta, Gamma, Delta, etc.
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10-16-2005, 03:18 PM
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As far as I know, our University of Virginia Zeta (first) chapter has been continuously running since the fraternity's founding in 1869.
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10-16-2005, 03:32 PM
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I'm proud to be a member of Beta Chapter of Delta Tau Delta at Ohio University, which was founded in 1862 and is our oldest continuously operating chapter.
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10-16-2005, 03:59 PM
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I can never beat Jocelyns fast fingers! 
Long live Alpha!
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10-16-2005, 04:05 PM
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Delta - Indiana University, 1872 -- only 2 years after our founding.
ETA: corrected by a sister, I was thinking of something else.
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10-16-2005, 04:19 PM
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Eta- University of Akron, since 1879!
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