Interesting FACTS That Some May Not Know About Your Organization

[tld221]

Originally Posted by TSteven

NICs founded at an Ivy

Columbia
Delta Psi (1847)
Zeta Beta Tau (1898)
Tau Epsilon Phi (1910)

Cornell
Delta Chi (1890)
Alpha Phi Alpha (1906)

Pennsylvania
Phi Kappa Sigma (1850)

Princeton
Chi Phi (1824)

Yale
Delta Kappa Epsilon (1844)
Alpha Sigma Phi (1845)
Pi Lambda Phi (1895)

NPCs founded at an Ivy

Barnard College at Columbia
Alpha Omicron Pi (1897)
Alpha Epsilon Phi (1909)

Cornell
Sigma Delta Tau (1917)

Originally Posted by DEVODUDE

ZBT was founded at Columbia University in 1898 as the first secret society for Jewish men. It operated as the universal organization under a "city" charter from New York City from 1898 to 1903. In April of 1903 it was voted by the membership to change the organization to the First Greek-Letter Fraternity for Jewish men. ZBT was also the first Jewish fraternity to establish a Canadian Chapter in 1910 and the first Jewish Fraternity to receive full recognition by the NIC in 1912.

so i suppose an edit is in order?

[DEVODUDE]

Originally Posted by tld221

so i suppose an edit is in order?

THANK YOU!!!!!!

[xo_kathy]

I think I shared this once before...

Our letters were chosen randomly. The ladies cut out all the greek letters, spread them on the floor, and found something they thought looked good together.

Also, before our colors were chosen, the ladies pinned ribbons of plum and olive green over their hearts to show they were part of the group. They chose these two colros because they thought it was the ugliest color combo!!

My founders were pretty funny gals!

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by tld221

so i suppose an edit is in order?

Every Zeta Beta Tau website I've researched (including Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) has Zeta Beta Tau as being founded December 29, 1898 at City College of New York. "On December 29, 1898, he [Dr. Richard J. H. Gottheil] formed a Zionist youth society with a group of Jewish students from several New York City universities." This is the closest I've seen to anything about Columbia. And that the professor was a teacher at Columbia. I tried to confirm the founding at the Zeta Beta Tau HQ website. However, I could not find a history of the fraternity on their site.

In any case, I am more than happy to edit my post.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by TSteven

Every Zeta Beta Tau website I've been (including Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) has Zeta Beta Tau as being founded December 29, 1898 at City College of New York. "On December 29, 1898, he [Dr. Richard J. H. Gottheil] formed a Zionist youth society with a group of Jewish students from several New York City universities." I tried to confirm the founding at the Zeta Beta Tau HQ website. However, I could not find a history of the fraternity on their site.

In any case, I am more than happy to edit my post.

http://www.zbt.org/ZBT/About.asp


The About tab is at the bottom, not very conspicious...

[adrie435]

It's hard to find.. you have to look at the bottom and click in 'About' to get to the history.

"Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity was inspired by Richard J. H. Gottheil, a professor of languages at Columbia University and a leader in the early American Zionist movement. On December 29, 1898, Professor Gottheil gathered together a group of Jewish students from several New York City universities to form a Zionist youth society. The society was called Z.B.T."
http://www.zbt.org/ZBT/About.asp

I guess it could go either way since he taught at Columbia but the members were from New York City Universities...

ETA: Looks like AlphaFrog and I found this about the same time..

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by adrie435

I guess it could go either way since he taught at Columbia but the members were from New York City Universities...

Since the first members were "from several New York City universities," and since the history doesn't say where they first met, I wonder if they first met at City College even though Gottheil was from Columbia. Just a guess.

[MysticCat]

^^^ Thanks.

Originally Posted by TSteven

NPCs founded at an Ivy

Barnard College at Columbia
Alpha Omicron Pi (1897)
Alpha Epsilon Phi (1909)

Just to keep the terminology straight, Barnard maintains some independence from Columbia and is usually classified as one of the Seven Sisters rathar than as part of the Ivy League.

[Wolfman]

The three undergraduate founders of Omega Psi Phi--later Bishop Edgar A. Love, Dr. Oscar J. Cooper and Professor Frank Coleman--were collectively called the "Three Musketeers" by students during their undergraduate years at Howard University.

Omega Psi Phi was invited to "colonize" at the University of Havana in December 1951 just before Gen. Fulgencio Batista staged a coup d'etat, cancelled elections, ousted Cuban President Carlos Prio Socarras and became dictator in March 1952. In the midst of this political tumult, nothing ever came of this opportunity.

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

^^^ Thanks.

Just to keep the terminology straight, Barnard maintains some independence from Columbia and is usually classified as one of the Seven Sisters rathar than as part of the Ivy League.

Good point.