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Longest of them all!
Gamma Chapter of Beta Theta Pi:
Founded: June 1, 1842
The Gamma chapter of Beta Theta Pi at Washington & Jefferson College proudly upholds the traditions of our organization and chapter, as have our brothers over the last 160 years. Gamma chapter carries the prestige of being the oldest fraternity established on W&J’s campus as well as the longest fraternity chapter in continuous existence of any fraternity in the world.
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05-11-2007, 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by ZZ-kai-
Gamma Chapter of Beta Theta Pi:
Founded: June 1, 1842
The Gamma chapter of Beta Theta Pi at Washington & Jefferson College proudly upholds the traditions of our organization and chapter, as have our brothers over the last 160 years. Gamma chapter carries the prestige of being the oldest fraternity established on W&J’s campus as well as the longest fraternity chapter in continuous existence of any fraternity in the world.
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Sorry, but Alpha Delt has at least 3 chapters older and continuous, including our mother chapter, Hamilton, 175 years old this year
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05-11-2007, 11:18 PM
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Sorry, but I think you're wrong. If you have three, put them out here...I'd love to read about it, but I think you're wrong...
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I didn't even have to go get my Bairds for this, but on Wikipedia Alpha Delt has 4 chapters older than our Gamma Chapter, 3 of which have had innactive periods, and your Alpha chapter (per it's website), just got back on campus....admit me to the light, please.
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05-12-2007, 12:47 AM
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Our Hamilton Chapter has never closed down! School recognition and operation are two different things. Most schools didn't even officially recognize fraternities for the first 30-40 years of our existance. Our Union Chapter started as a local in 1833, and I stand corrected on the third. I thought our Michigan Chapter dated back to 1842, but 1846 is the correct date. In addition, I believe our Trinity chapter dated back that far (as a local), but I have to check on that. Our former Harvard Chapter, now known as the AD Club, dates back to 1837. Our former Dartmouth Chapter (of Animal House fame  , founded in 1842 as Tau Delta Theta, still exists as Alpha Delta local.
And that's just AD. Four other fraternities ( Kappa Alpha, Delta Phi, Sigma Phi, and Psi U) have chapters older than your chapter, some several. All from Baird's., 20th edition specifically. Lambda Iota, local at Vermont, dates back to 1836. Any questions??
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05-12-2007, 02:45 PM
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Never poke a sleeping bear:)
Per Baird's (20th ed.) There's no guarantee you're even in the top 15!
Kappa Alpha- Union & Williams(I know, that one's unlikely)
Delta Phi- Union, NYU, Columbia
Chi Psi- Union
Sigma Phi- Union, Hamilton, Hobart
Psi Upsilon- Union, Amherst, Columbia, Dartmouth
Lambda Iota- Vermont
Alpha Delta Phi- Hamilton, Union, (maybe Trinity)
Alpha Delta- Dartmouth
AD Club- Harvard
Might not even be in the top twenty.
Start rewriting your pledge manual
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05-12-2007, 05:36 PM
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My bad, your fraternity IS better than mine. Our gamma chapter was chartered in 1842, and has never left campus, been un-recognized, disbanded...etc. since. If you can say that about all the chapters below (which you clearly can't, not even one of them), then you're way WAY cooler than me.
As for starting to re-write my pledge manual. Thats hilarious, Beta is probably in your pledge manual more than Alpha Delt itself.
Aren't you guys co-ed anyway? hilarious.
PS, and Kappa Sigma was founded in the 1400's.
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Per Baird's (20th ed.) There's no guarantee you're even in the top 15!
Kappa Alpha- Union & Williams(I know, that one's unlikely)
Delta Phi- Union, NYU, Columbia
Chi Psi- Union
Sigma Phi- Union, Hamilton, Hobart
Psi Upsilon- Union, Amherst, Columbia, Dartmouth
Lambda Iota- Vermont
Alpha Delta Phi- Hamilton, Union, (maybe Trinity)
Alpha Delta- Dartmouth
AD Club- Harvard
Might not even be in the top twenty.
Start rewriting your pledge manual
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