Interesting FACTS That Some May Not Know About Your Organization

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Maybe she meant that she was flabbergasted that it admits men?

Mu Phi Epsilon and Delta Omicron, both originally music GLOs for women only, went co-ed in the 1970s.

Now that would make sense.

[AlwaysSAI]

Excuse me! I edited it!! Sorry!

I meant that I was flabbergasted that Delta O calls itself a soroity and admits men.

[DUKyleXY]

1. Delta Upsilon is the sixth oldest Greek-letter fraternity being founded in 1834.

2. Delta Upsilon is larger than the oldest five fraternities combined.

3. Delta Upsilon was the first fraternity founded as a non-secret fraternity.

4. Delta Upsilon was the only NIC or NPC society to be founded on the Williams College Campus.

[1908Revelations]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

The vast majority of our members are in education, too, as were all but 2-3 of our Founders. And Howard started as a Teacher's College. That is because back then that was almost the only field that women could go into. My guess is the same could be said of AKA and ZPhiB, but I'll let them confirm that.

In the most recent survey, fifty percent (50%) of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority members indicated that they were in the field of education... taken from http://www.aka1908.com/present/membership/

[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.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by AlphaGamUGAAlum

I love this factoid. And I love Green Bean Casserole so much that personally, I'd put this member's name at the top of the famous/accomplished alumna lists anytime I could. This accomplishment has done more to make America a better place than more one term state attorney generals, surely.

[hijack]

Did you see that you can actually buy THE Green Bean Casserole in the frozen food section? Green Giant makes it, in the square box.

[/hijack]


One of our founders was all of 13!

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI

Excuse me! I edited it!! Sorry!

I meant that I was flabbergasted that Delta O calls itself a sorority and admits men.

Gotcha. But according to the Delta Omicron website, the name appears to be Delta Omicron International Music Fraternity.

There used to be a fairly regular Delta Omicron poster here, Ginger, but it seems to have been about 2 years since she posted last.

[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..

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Gotcha. But according to the Delta Omicron website, the name appears to be Delta Omicron International Music Fraternity.

There used to be a fairly regular Delta Omicron poster here, Ginger, but it seems to have been about 2 years since she posted last.

To be fair, it's awfully... PINK for a fraternity

[CasperDU173]

Originally Posted by DUKyleXY

1. Delta Upsilon is the sixth oldest Greek-letter fraternity being founded in 1834.

2. Delta Upsilon is larger than the oldest five fraternities combined.

3. Delta Upsilon was the first fraternity founded as a non-secret fraternity.

4. Delta Upsilon was the only NIC or NPC society to be founded on the Williams College Campus.

Delta Upsilon was the first Fraternity to have members in roles of:

President of the United States,

Vice President of the United States,

Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court,

Prime Minister of Canada.


The only other Fraternity to share this honor is Psi Upsilon

[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]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

To be fair, it's awfully... PINK for a fraternity

I had that same thought. Reminds of when my son disappeared from his sister's Barbie birthday party because, in his words, "it's just a little too much pink."

But, of course, DO was founded as a sorority.

FWIW, the Wiki says that the colors are "Old Rose and Pearl Gray."

Originally Posted by CasperDU173

Delta Upsilon was the first Fraternity to have members in roles of:

President of the United States,

Vice President of the United States,

Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court,

Prime Minister of Canada.

I assume you mean the first to have a member in each of these four positions?

[CasperDU173]

I assume you mean the first to have a member in each of these four positions?[/QUOTE]

Yes

[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.