Historic photograph help needed

[Kedzman]

The oldest national sorority (I think) is Alpha Delta Pi (1851). Their Delta Nu chapter is http://www2.semo.edu/adpi/chapterhistory.asp and founded in 1959.

The largest national sorority (I think) is Chi Omega (300,000 initiates), but they were founded only in 1895. No way were they prolific enough to get to Delta Nu by 1912.

Therefore, I definately think you are dealing with a local sorority.

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by Kedzman

The oldest national sorority (I think) is Alpha Delta Pi (1851). Their Delta Nu chapter is http://www2.semo.edu/adpi/chapterhistory.asp and founded in 1959.

The largest national sorority (I think) is Chi Omega (300,000 initiates), but they were founded only in 1895. No way were they prolific enough to get to Delta Nu by 1912.

Therefore, I definately think you are dealing with a local sorority.

My dear Watson, I think you've got it!



by the way that's terrible deducting skills to decide that because Chi-O has the most people they didn't make it to Delta Nu until later. At least one sorority (AOPi...who chooses chapter designation, I believe) doesn't follow that pattern of Alpha Beta, Alpha Gamma, Alpha Delta, etc. Likewise several fraternities don't do this either. So clearly a sorority with far less initiates could make it to Delta Nu in possibly their first year.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Kedzman

The oldest national sorority (I think) is Alpha Delta Pi (1851). Their Delta Nu chapter is http://www2.semo.edu/adpi/chapterhistory.asp and founded in 1959.

Remember, though, that despite having been founded in 1851, Alpha Delta Pi didn't establish its Beta chapter until 1905. From 1851-1905, it was the Adelphian Society at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia.

I agree, though, that it's likely to be a local sorority, especially since they are holding a Delta Nu banner and the photograph simply refers to members of Delta Nu on the back. Seems likely that if it was a chapter of a national sorority, the banner would be of the national sorority, and the back would say "members of Delta Nu [Chapter] of ABG."

And yes, Mywak, it might be helpful if you could post the picture.