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Originally posted by AAgammagirl
a new multicultural sorority at u of t? i don't understand.
every sorority on the campus has women from a diversity of cultural backgrounds. women are welcome from any ethnic or religious background.
i don't even know how another sorority would survive on campus, #'s are already pretty low despite the fact that more girls went through recruitment this year than in the previous 5 years.
what's this about alpha phi alpha? when did they start at u of t?
must be in the last year or two since i've been gone.
this is an interesting thread.
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Yeah UofT's greek system is very multicultural, and I agree that it seems a little odd that any group would need to start to promote multiculturalism.
As for Alpha Phi Alpha they started up on campus at the same time as Alpha Epsilon Pi back in '99. AphiA website which is linked through UofT BSA (Black Student Association) states that one of the founding members of the fraternity made a trip to Toronto back in 1908 and established the "Delta" chapter..... unfortunately the chapter didn't survive and the "Delta" chapter was relocated to Tilliston College (though this doesn't jive with the info at their IHQ website - IHQ states it was the "Gamma" chapter).
I can understand why you don't remember them as they kept a very low profile back then and weren't very big in numbers, but now more members are visible (I believe their membership is at 8) on campus through their involvement in the BSA. Also they are participating in some of the more traditional UofT greek activities..... namely the Maddy. I do know some of the members at UofT and they are a great guys..... just a little uncomfortable in the greek system, I guess because they are still discovering how the community works and interacts.
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