All Orgs That were founded before 1930/Why I pledged stories

[TriSigmaKel-lay]

As trublueZTA said

We are part of the "Farmville Four". Three other organizations were born around the same time.

Sigma Sigma Sigma is another of the "Farmville Four". We were founded April 20, 1898.

I was unsure when I rushed where I would end up. It wasn't until Pref night that I was sure. I can't imagine being anywhere else now.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by PhiBeteDean

Hello I am just curiuos to try and find out how many organization were founded before 1930? My org Phi Beta Psi Sorority inc. was founded February 15,1904 I am just curious to see how many orgs are just as old as my is .

Phi Beta Psi is a non-collegiate sorority founded February 15, 1904 in Columbus Ohio at Old North High School. A Hundred and two years later we are still here, it is amazing to see an organization last that many years.

Being an member of this greek chat, I have seen some many organizations that I have never heard before. And if any of you are like me you are infatuated with greek life.

Being a soror was my dream from very young,in fact since I was 12 years old. It was a dream I never let die no matter how hard the struggle how diffuicult the commitment, how long it took to find my greek family. I am 22 living out my dream as a member of Phi Beta Psi's Alpha Gamma Chapter in Manhattan,NY. I have great sisters that are genuine and are truly caring. The day I began pledging Phi Beta Psi and crossed was the happiest moments I can remember.

I want to here your story. So if you feel as passionate as me about you sorority no matter when your org was founded, tell me your story.

Hey Meiko,

Why is this thread in Up & Coming GLOs??

[AOII Angel]

Alpha Omicron Pi International Fraternity was founded at Barnard College of Columbia University on January 2, 1897. We've been around for a long time, too. It is amazing that the ideals chosen by four young women could withstand the test of time. I personally chose to join a sorority because I was going away from home to college. The only person I knew there was my older sister, who had pledged AOII the year before and loved it! I joined AOII because Karen loved it, loved the sisters, loved the ideals. I loved Karen and chose to follow her lead. Luckily, my sister chose very well! Ha!

[TravelingMan357]

Greetings,

I'm a proud member of Prince Masonry (13 years) The establishment of, what is now called Prince Hall Masonry, then African Lodge #459, was founded in 1784 as African Lodge #1 and then after receiving its charter in 1787 became an offical Masonic body and ultimately, not only the first official African-American organization in this country, but also the first African-American fraternal order for African-American men.

In fact, if one could reflect on that time period, with all the overt oppresion against African-American people (pre-emanicipation proclamation), you had a man named Prince Hall and 14 other Black men, one, get initiated into a British Lodge and ultimately attaining their own legitmacy as a proper Masonic body in Boston, Massachusetts. Simply fascinating history.

We're often called the "Father Of All" in terms of BGLO's because many founders of those groups were Masons prior to forming those undergraduate groups.

I'm the webmaster for our Michigan Prince Hall website -- there's a lot of information on this very intrguing and legendary fraternity: http://www.miphgl.org

Jay

Jay

[faireststar]

That site is fantastic! Great job.

Originally Posted by TravelingMan357

Greetings,

I'm a proud member of Prince Masonry (13 years) The establishment of, what is now called Prince Hall Masonry, then African Lodge #459, was founded in 1784 as African Lodge #1 and then after receiving its charter in 1787 became an offical Masonic body and ultimately, not only the first official African-American organization in this country, but also the first African-American fraternal order for African-American men.

In fact, if one could reflect on that time period, with all the overt oppresion against African-American people (pre-emanicipation proclamation), you had a man named Prince Hall and 14 other Black men, one, get initiated into a British Lodge and ultimately attaining their own legitmacy as a proper Masonic body in Boston, Massachusetts. Simply fascinating history.

We're often called the "Father Of All" in terms of BGLO's because many founders of those groups were Masons prior to forming those undergraduate groups.

I'm the webmaster for our Michigan Prince Hall website -- there's a lot of information on this very intrguing and legendary fraternity: http://www.miphgl.org

Jay

Jay

[honeychile]

Alpha Delta Pi is the first secret society for college women in the world, appropriately founded at Georgia Wesleyan College, which is the first college for women in the United States. Founded on May 15, 1851 by Eugenia Tucker Fitzgerald, Ella Pierce Turner, Octavia Andrew Rush, Elizabeth Williams Mitchell, Sophronia Woodruff Dews, and Mary Evans Glass, the Adelphean Society consisted of young women who were consistently at the head of their class, and were mostly the daughters of Methodist pastors.

The Adelphean Society flourished alongside the next secret society, the Philomathean Society (Phi Mu, founded in 1852) almost 50 years before other sororities tried to woo them into the Greek Letter societies. In 1905, the Adelphean Society caved under pressure and changed their name (but not their ritual) to Alpha Delta Phi. There were already over 3,000 alumnae at that time. In 1913, the name was changed yet again to Alpha Delta Pi, due to a northern fraternity having the same name.

Alpha Delta Pi celebrated its 150th Anniversary in 2001, with nationwide celebrations, a commemorative book, Sisters; Celebrating 150 Years of Alpha Delta Pi Sisterhood written by Linda Welch Ablard, and a donation of $150,000 to the National Panhellenic Conference. In 2005, Memorial Headquarters renovation was finished, and a Dedication was held at the biannual Convention.

If you'd like to know more, you can read about it here.



I was impressed with the women of Alpha Delta Pi from the moment I met them; even more so when I realized I had known many prior to rush. My own rush story is here. As a New Member, I started to learn the history of ADPi, and I grew to love it even more - I knew that I had made the right decision.

I would never want someone to think that I have anything but the highest respect for my legacy chapter to this day. There have been times when I've wondered "what if?", and it's taken years for my mother to accept it. I also have a high regard for the other NPC organizations, and happily served the Panhellenic Society on my campus. But when I go back to our Creed, I am deeply honored to be one of the fortunate women who was invited to join the sisterhood of Alpha Delta Pi.