Sir, your rudeness is only exceeded by your bullheadedness. I don't need a lecture from you on what we are talking about. Perhaps you do. College "recognition" is not how most fraternities would define an active chapter. Some do. Are your Canadian chapters somehow"Inactive" because most Canadian schools choose not to have a relationship? Amherst claims to be fraternity-free, yet five chapters exist there. Or I guess they don't, in your world

You've chosen to ignore the evidence your own brother has provided us. Nothing I say will change your mind, and I am sure you will continue to delude your pledges with your incorrect statements. Just don't expect anyone else to buy into it. I have proven that Kappa Alpha's Union Chapter appears to be the oldest continously operational chapter. You've proven that you feel evidence is irrelevant. I'm just glad you're not representing AD. I await your undoubtedly rude, disprovable response.
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Originally Posted by ZZ-kai-
Mr. Knox didn't create the 'Man of Principle', a bunch of old wealthy alumni did in the 90's. As for the topic of this discussion, I guess you've mis-read what we're discussing here: "Oldest chapter in continual operation".
"Oldest Chapter in Continual Operation" would be to me that it's the fraternity or sorority chapter that was chartered earlier than any other chapter which has never been inactive, shut down, disbanded or off campus.
HENCE: Gamma Chapter of Beta Theta Pi, chartered (or established, it's not like we had conventions back then where they had 1,000 in attendance to applaud the chartering) on June 1, 1842 - AND IT'S NEVER BEEN INACTIVE, not even for one day. That meets the requirements of this topic. It's not a bragging thing, it's just factual.
Now, if you're stating that your Mother chapter, and 4 other ADPhi chapters are older - well, no kidding. We all can read a timeline of events in the Bairds Manual (Yes, and you're welcome, Baird was a Beta). However, each of those chapters have had inactive periods, thus not meeting the requirements of the question.
Just because you have 'older' chapters and they MAY BE open today, doesn't mean it was 'continuious'.
Do you see what is going on here? I'll even re-post the original question for you to re-read:
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