"Southern" Sororities?

[honeychile]

Originally posted by CutiePie2000
In the Southern Belle Primer Book, the sorority chapter is a relatively short read, but the sororities that are mentioned by name in the book are:

Chi Omega
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Kappa Alpha Theta
Pi Beta Phi
Delta Delta Delta
Phi Mu

I was kind of surprised that Alpha Delta Pi and Delta Gamma aren't mentioned by name in the book, given that they were both founded in Southern locales.

I think I've posted this before, but Alpha Delta Pi has a very strict policy about its name being in any publications without permission, which explains their omission. It's probably a remnant of the "a lady's name never appears in the paper except when she's bred, wed, or dead" concept.

Founded in Georgia in 1851 as the first secret society for college women would certainly qualify ADPi as a Southern sorority - especially if you're counting Phi Mu!!

Oh, I'd count Alpha Omicron Pi, too. It may have been founded in the North, but most of their chapters seem to be in the South.




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[33girl]

ASA had three chapters that we released in 1912.

Pi Phi got Iota (Randolph Macon)
Tri Delt got Kappa Phi (Mt Union) and Sigma Phi Epsilon (Brenau)

[Jill1228]

I noticed that DZ is seriously "representing" in the South

[AOIIBrandi]

Originally posted by honeychile

Oh, I'd count Alpha Omicron Pi, too. It may have been founded in the North, but most of their chapters seem to be in the South.

You are right AOII was founded in the North, but the 2nd and 3rd chapters were at Tulane and Tennessee respectively. I'd say they are very Southern Schools.

[NutBrnHair]

Originally posted by honeychile
I think I've posted this before, but Alpha Delta Pi has a very strict policy about its name being in any publications without permission, which explains their omission. It's probably a remnant of the "a lady's name never appears in the paper except when she's bred, wed, or dead" concept.

Trust me, Chi Omega's name appeared in that book (and regretably many other publications) without permission.

Marilyn Schwartz, author of The Southern Belle Primer, is a columnist for the Dallas Morning News. Her book was fun & lighthearted -- but certainly a SUBJECTIVE view on sororities in the South.

Chi Omega had her speak at our Panhellenic Luncheon at the 1994 National Chi Omega Convention, held in Houston. She was well-received.

[kddani]

authors/journalists don't really need permission to use a GLO's name, as long as what they're printing isn't incredibly false and/or disparaging.

[honeychile]

Originally posted by kddani
authors/journalists don't really need permission to use a GLO's name, as long as what they're printing isn't incredibly false and/or disparaging.

I'll be the first to admit that you know the law better than I yet I know that one of the very first things we learned as New Members was that we were NEVER to use the name Alpha Delta Pi in any form of publication without vetting it first. That included the greek newsletter!

[kddani]

Originally posted by honeychile
I'll be the first to admit that you know the law better than I yet I know that one of the very first things we learned as New Members was that we were NEVER to use the name Alpha Delta Pi in any form of publication without vetting it first. That included the greek newsletter!

But that's a totally different situation. I learned the same thing as a new member. The reason for that is that they don't want you giving statements as representing ADPi.

They can't do anything to stop a journalist from using it.

[KSUViolet06]

My sorority was founded in VA but I don't consider us southern by any means (most of our chapters are in the northeast). Those I DO consider southern:

Chi Omega
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Chi Omega
Pi Beta Phi
Phi Mu
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
ZTA
Delta Gamma
Tri Delta
Alpha Omicron Pi

It just seems to me that whenever I'm visiting down south, these are the chapters at most of the schools I visit (LSU, Ole Miss, UF, UGA, etc)

[TSteven]

Originally posted by honeychile
It's probably a remnant of the "a lady's name never appears in the paper except when she's bred, wed, or dead" concept.

Hijack: I have not heard that quote in quite a while. Thank you, honeychile, for the stroll down memory lane.

[honeychile]

Originally posted by TSteven
Hijack: I have not heard that quote in quite a while. Thank you, honeychile, for the stroll down memory lane.

Always happy to oblige!

[PKTKKG]

When I think of the term "southern sorority", I think of organizations where their strength is primarily in the South. I would include KD, ADPi, AOPi, Phi Mu, and Zeta in these. Of course, I know there are places outside the south where these organizations have good chapters. But if we are generalizing, then I would say those 5.

I would say Chi O, Tri Delta, DG, Kappa, Theta, and Pi Beta Phi are the six organizations that have more of a national strength.

Of course, this is just my opinion after learning about the organizations (including my own) over the years.

[JupiterTC]

What sororities are considered northern if so many are considered southern???

[efcheerBB]

Originally posted by JupiterTC
What sororities are considered northern if so many are considered southern???

I think that SDT could possibly be considered Northern since we were founded at Cornell, but then again, there are some sororities that were founded that are strong in the south...hmm...

the ones i really consider s outhern are:
Pi Phi
Phi Mu
ADPI
Chi O
AOII
Zeta
KD
KKG


At Arkansas we have:

Chi O ( well because Arkansas w as the founding school for Chi O)

Pi Phi
zeta
ADPI
Zeta
KD
KKG
Tri Delts


We had Phi Mu up until 1995/96 school yr til they closed