Which was the "best of times" for Greek life?

[Senusret I]

I can agree with that for the original NPHC organizations, even though some were very very young in the 1920s.

[honeychile]

At Pitt, women weren't accepted until the 1890's, but societies started to spring up within the next ten years. The first one to go NPC was in 1915, and I think it was Pi Beta Phi, which is sadly no longer on campus.

I'm not sure about the other greeks, but ADPi closed their chapter to support the war effort during WWII. The chapter was recolonized immediately afterwards, and yearbooks from that time show as many as 15-16 sororities on campus. Since the 60's, though, there seems to have been a steady 11 sororities at Pitt - not always the same ones, but as one goes off, another colonizes.

[Wolfman]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

I can agree with that for the original NPHC organizations, even though some were very very young in the 1920s.

D'accord. In the latest history of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, written in the 1960s, the late Dr. Robert Gill characterized the 1920s as the "Golden Age" of Omega.

[AnchorAlumna]

Now, baby, NOW!!!!