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Originally posted by Munchkin03
Isn't the ADPhi Society co-ed, which explains why the rituals are identical? I know that our chapter went co-ed, and there's tension between them and the Fraternity, but not the Society.
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Right.
Alpha Delta Phi Society was formed by chapters of
Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity that wanted to go co-ed. According to the Society's website:
The Alpha Delta Phi Society is a literary society and one of North America's foremost co-educational Greek-letter institutions, with six active chapters. The heritage, traditions, and history of the Alpha Delta Phi date back to 1832, when Samuel Eells of Hamilton College set out to found a "union for intellectual and literary purposes" with "the integrity of youthful character". The strength and principles of Eells' new society fueled its rapid spread, and it became the first fraternity at eleven campuses including Harvard, Columbia, Yale, Brown, and Amherst.
Wishing to open their doors (and traditions) to women as well as men, some of the Alpha Delta Phi's chapters became co-educational starting in the 1970's. In 1992, the Alpha Delta Phi divided into two separate and self-governing organizations: the Alpha Delta Phi Society, and the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity. The Society has a "home rule" membership policy that welcomes co-educational chapters, while the Fraternity's constitution limits membership to males.
As to geographic dispersion, five of the Society's six chapter are in New England and New York; the sixth is at Stanford in California. The Fraternity, according to its website, has 24 active chapters, most of which are in New England/New York, Canada, the northern mid-west, or California. The only active chapter at a Southern college/university is at UVa. There are two affiliate chapters (colonies) -- U Texas-Austin and Penn State. The website says nothing about inactive chapters.
/hijack. Now back to GDI spouses (which I am glad is a problem I don't have).
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