6 sororities can claim largest

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Sorry if I did not make myself clear.

Everyone respects that the predecessors of Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu were local societies that were founded during the 1850s; however, by the time they decided to take Greek letter names and expand as sororities there were already more than a dozen national sororities in existence --most with 15 to 30 chapters. This is no way meant to be disrespectful. Rather, it is a more accurate reflection on the order of the develpoment of national sororities. Perhaps the most accurate gauge is to note the point which each group developed so as to be invited to be a member of the National Panhellenic Conference. Thus, while Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu are the two oldest as organizations, they are among the younger as national sororities.