6 sororities can claim largest

[ISUKappa]

Originally Posted by LucyKKG

That's really interesting. I read something in the Kappa history book (I forgot what it's called) that I find SHOCKING. It said something about a women who was initiated into the Beta Beta chapter in 1882. That's 12 years after we were founded. Did we even have a Beta Beta chapter then?

I just looked on HQ's website and apparently BB Deuteron is # 50 but it was started in 1881 (St. Lawrence University). I have no idea what that's all about.

In the early years, the Fraternity would re-use chapter designations after an early chapter had closed. They discontinued that practice after the 1890 convention and decided to add a Beta prefix to those chapters showing they were the second chapter of that letter.

See my post here for more info on our early chapters.

[Tom Earp]

oldu, thank you once again for the information that you have dug up and given all of us.

This is so interesting to us who have no clear picture of the evolvement of Sororities.

I am always interested in both sides of the Greek equation.

[LucyKKG]

Originally Posted by ISUKappa

In the early years, the Fraternity would re-use chapter designations after an early chapter had closed. They discontinued that practice after the 1890 convention and decided to add a Beta prefix to those chapters showing they were the second chapter of that letter.

Yeah, I figured that out yesterday! I had always thought our Beta chapter closed, but it's still alive! Have you read History 2000: History of KKG? I loooove it! I need to get my own copy to keep. That's where I figured out this Beta Beta business.