All the national panhellenic groups please

[AZTheta]

Phi Omega Pi then went to Delta Zeta, right?

[APhi4Ever]

Alpha Phi absorbed 3 of Beta Sigma Omicron's chapters at Baldwin-Wallace (became our Delta Upsilon chapter which is still active), Indiana University of Pennsylvania (became our Delta Phi chapter which is dormant), and Louisiana State University (became our Delta Tau chapter which is being recolonized currently and will be reinstalled soon).

[AZ-AlphaXi]

Originally Posted by AZTheta

Phi Omega Pi then went to Delta Zeta, right?

Here's what my 1990 Baird's says about Phi Omega Pi

The chapters at Iowa State Teachers College, Newark State Normal, and Montclair Teachers College were placed on the inactive list by order of the Panhellenic Congress (sic) when Phi Omega Pi joined it. In the period following, chapters were taken over by Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Sigma Kappa, and Kappa Alpha Theta. The group disbanded in 1946. Through an NPC committee, Delta Zeta was asked to consider the alumnae and a few chapters which remained. The society was officially absorbed by Delta Zeta on August 10, 1946.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by AZ-AlphaXi

Here's what my 1990 Baird's says about Phi Omega Pi

The chapters at Iowa State Teachers College, Newark State Normal, and Montclair Teachers College were placed on the inactive list by order of the Panhellenic Congress (sic) when Phi Omega Pi joined it. In the period following, chapters were taken over by Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Sigma Kappa, and Kappa Alpha Theta. The group disbanded in 1946. Through an NPC committee, Delta Zeta was asked to consider the alumnae and a few chapters which remained. The society was officially absorbed by Delta Zeta on August 10, 1946.

I'm pretty sure our Auburn Chapter is the old Phi Omega Pi chapter.

[AOIILisa]

From Wikipedia: Delta Sigma was a collegiate sorority operating in New England from 1895 to 1908. Its three chapters were absorbed by Alpha Omicron Pi.

At the end of the spring semester in 1895, six female students at Tufts University drew up plans for Alpha Delta Sigma. In October of the same year, the constitution and bylaws were drafted. Initiations were held on November 14 and December 9 (Start, p. 231). The badge was a "square pin of blue enamel displaying the letters". The official colors were blue and gold (Baird's 1898). This chapter became the Alpha chapter of Delta Sigma.
Alpha Delta Sigma existed as a separate group from Delta Sigma, Alpha chapter. Baird's (1905) maintained a separate entry for ADS, with membership at 33. Delta Sigma, with Alpha, Beta, and Gamma chapters, are listed among the national sororities. Seventy seven women were members of the Alpha chapter (Baird's 1905, p. 314).
Female students at Brown University created Delta Sigma in 1896. Martha Mitchell described the sorority as "formed as a local organization in 1896, and merged in 1901 with another local society, Alpha Delta Sigma at Tufts" (Encyclopedia Brunoniana). Baird's(1905)described this merger as "the outcome of ΑΔΣ (local at Tufts) and ΔΣ at Brown". Thus, Brown's Delta Sigma is now the Beta chapter.
The Maine chapter began as Phi Gamma in 1896. It joined Delta Sigma as the Gamma chapter in 1903. Five years later, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma were absorbed by Alpha Omicron Pi (Fernald, p. 24). Delta Sigma ceased to exist as a separate entity.


The official colors were pale green and white.
The flower was the violet (Phi Delta Theta, 1907).
The badge was "a square of black enamel with concave sides outlined in gold, and displaying the letters 'ΔΣ' in gold. This square is encircled by a jeweled golden circle" (Baird's 1905).

[mama3delta]

Originally Posted by AOIILisa

From Wikipedia: Delta Sigma was a collegiate sorority operating in New England from 1895 to 1908. Its three chapters were absorbed by Alpha Omicron Pi.

At the end of the spring semester in 1895, six female students at Tufts University drew up plans for Alpha Delta Sigma. In October of the same year, the constitution and bylaws were drafted. Initiations were held on November 14 and December 9 (Start, p. 231). The badge was a "square pin of blue enamel displaying the letters". The official colors were blue and gold (Baird's 1898). This chapter became the Alpha chapter of Delta Sigma.
Alpha Delta Sigma existed as a separate group from Delta Sigma, Alpha chapter. Baird's (1905) maintained a separate entry for ADS, with membership at 33. Delta Sigma, with Alpha, Beta, and Gamma chapters, are listed among the national sororities. Seventy seven women were members of the Alpha chapter (Baird's 1905, p. 314).
Female students at Brown University created Delta Sigma in 1896. Martha Mitchell described the sorority as "formed as a local organization in 1896, and merged in 1901 with another local society, Alpha Delta Sigma at Tufts" (Encyclopedia Brunoniana). Baird's(1905)described this merger as "the outcome of ΑΔΣ (local at Tufts) and ΔΣ at Brown". Thus, Brown's Delta Sigma is now the Beta chapter.
The Maine chapter began as Phi Gamma in 1896. It joined Delta Sigma as the Gamma chapter in 1903. Five years later, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma were absorbed by Alpha Omicron Pi (Fernald, p. 24). Delta Sigma ceased to exist as a separate entity.


The official colors were pale green and white.
The flower was the violet (Phi Delta Theta, 1907).
The badge was "a square of black enamel with concave sides outlined in gold, and displaying the letters 'ΔΣ' in gold. This square is encircled by a jeweled golden circle" (Baird's 1905).

Glad Delta Sigma was mentioned. Delta Sigma is an example of a small, non-NPC sorority that had hopes of going national, but instead joined an established NPC organization. In addition to non-NPC Delta Sigma joining NPC Alpha Omicron Pi, there were other tiny non-NPC nationals that went to NPCs chapters:

1) Pi Delta Kappa to Chi Omega (3 chapters, 1910s)

2) Pi Sigma Gamma to Beta Sigma Omicron (UCLA chapter died, the 3 remaining chapters to Beta Sigma Omicron, 1932-ish)

3) Kappa Sigma Tau's 3 chapters died approx 1930; Lake Forest joined Alpha Xi Delta

4) Phi Delta had two chapters go to Beta Phi Alpha and Alpha Delta Pi, the rest died and SUNY Albany stayed local.

5) Sigma Sigma Delta closed all chapters but one, which went to Phi Omega Pi 1938.

6) Two-year "junior" sororities to become absorbed- Alpha Kappa Psi and Phi Mu Gamma had a couple chapters each join Delta Delta Delta 1910s.

[naraht]

OK after my first mistake, I verified that Arbutus is the yearbook for Indiana University. I then google searched
"arbutus" "phi sigma" site:e-yearbook.com
and got about 1000 hits including "Phi Sigma Kappa" and "Phi Sigma Iota"
I then google searched
"arbutus" "phi sigma sigma" site:e-yearbook.com
and got one, and *that* was in aWidener University yearbook (with Arbutus as a street name).