A question for Pitt Sorority Girls ;)

[irishpipes]

And HC, Alpha Xi Delta did have a chapter at Pitt and at Pitt-Johnstown.

Pitt: Alpha Alpha 1918-1935
P-J: Zeta Kappa 1973-1979

ZTA (Chi chapter) 1915-1965
Phi Mu (?Designation?) 1920-1961
Pi Beta Phi (PA Delta) 1918-1931

[honeychile]

It's really funny, about my mother's yearbook "collection"! When she first started her business, she would make home visits, and a dentist gave her all of his and his sons' yearbooks - and a dental drill from the 1800's (with a peddle, like old fashioned sewing machines)! From there, people started getting the idea that she liked yearbooks, and she must have about 40 or 50, mostly from Pitt - one has her mother in it, with the other Kappas.

We know that two other greataunts were in sororities at PSU in the 1920's, and that one was a fraternity sweetheart. I'd LOVE to see that one!

But it does give you a great history of a school, and it's interesting to see things in photos of houses that you know are still around! When I was in school, we had to be able to show people exactly where our house was, and know that the TriDeltas were next door. Interesting, as the TriDeltas live just below the ADPis now!

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

And HC, Alpha Xi Delta did have a chapter at Pitt and at Pitt-Johnstown.

Pitt: Alpha Alpha 1918-1935
P-J: Zeta Kappa 1973-1979

ZTA (Chi chapter) 1915-1965
Phi Mu (?Designation?) 1920-1961
Pi Beta Phi (PA Delta) 1918-1931

Hmm... sorry about the double post, but it wouldn't let me edit!

Pitt-Johnstown has only ever had four sororities:
Delta Zeta: 1972-
Alpha Gamma Delta: 1982-
Alpha Xi Delta: 1973-1979
Phi Sigma Sigma: colony in 1990, I don't know anything further.

So, ZTA, Phi Mu (Beta Theta Chapter), and Phi Beta Phi were all on main campus.

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Hmm... sorry about the double post, but it wouldn't let me edit!

Pitt-Johnstown has only ever had four sororities:
Delta Zeta: 1972-
Alpha Gamma Delta: 1982-
Alpha Xi Delta: 1973-1979
Phi Sigma Sigma: colony in 1990, I don't know anything further.

So, ZTA, Phi Mu (Beta Theta Chapter), and Phi Beta Phi were all on main campus.

Yes - sorry - that is what I meant. I wasn't clear about that. I was only clarifying the Alpha Xi Delta campus information, and adding that the other NPCs had inactive chapters at regular Pitt.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Hmm... sorry about the double post, but it wouldn't let me edit!

Pitt-Johnstown has only ever had four sororities:
Delta Zeta: 1972-
Alpha Gamma Delta: 1982-
Alpha Xi Delta: 1973-1979
Phi Sigma Sigma: colony in 1990, I don't know anything further.

So, ZTA, Phi Mu (Beta Theta Chapter), and Phi Beta Phi were all on main campus.

Alpha Sigma Alpha has been at UPJ since 1987. They were responsible for the lifting of the moratorium on new sororities. Phi Sig has been a chapter since 1991. The DZ chapter closed around 2002-2003.

Plus, Omega Alpha Tau and another local sorority (whose name I can't remember and who I believe turned into the Phi Sig chapter, but don't quote me on that) predated the nationals. AFAIK Omega is still around.

Basically UPJ and Pitt (not to mention UPB) have nothing to do with each other as far as Greek life is concerned - it's like comparing Pitt and Lehigh.

[jclayton62@comc]

Hi
Just thought you might be interested to know that Pitt (Johnstown) had another sorority, Chi Epsilon Nu. It was founded in 1965 or 1966. I was a member in the gamma pledge class, spring of 1967. I don't know how long it lasted. I joined the semester before we moved to the new campus. I have really fond memories of the whole experience.

[honeychile]

Originally posted by fire1977
Okay I am reviving a crusty thread here.....
I was at the library with my boyfriend and as I had nothing to do I looked up the old baird's manuals, the latest being in 1960 something. Anyway it looks that besides the 11 they have now and Theta I believe we have had....

Alpha Xi Delta - Alpha Alpha Chapter in 1918 to 1935(?)
Beta Sigma Omicron - Alpha Tau chapter 1930-1964 (merged with Zeta)
Phi Mu - Beta Theta in 1920-1933(?)
Phi Sigma Sigma - Iota - 1924 or 1923
Pi Beta Phi - (this was listed diff. than the others) Pennsylvania Delta 1918-1931(?)
Zeta Tau Alpha - Chi - 1915 -?

as far as theta nu xi moxie, I haven't heard anything yet.

Now that you mention it, fire1977, I know that Alpha Xi Delta WAS on one of Pitt's "other" campuses - I think Johnstown. I had a good friend who transfered to main campus, and was crushed to be out of the sorority loop!

The others, well, that's just cool! Is Baird's still published? I've only ever seen the ancient copy we used to have.

And, to those who wanted a copy of the floor plan, I wasn't able to scan it properly. If someone has a fax number, I'll fax it to you.

honeychile

[honeychile]

Bumping this to see if anyone knows what the scene is like now!

Any new/recycled sororities?
Are the floors in Amos the same (I know they remodeled)?
What's Total now?
Etc, etc, etc!

A lot of the sororities should be hitting the 100 year mark! Alpha Delta Pi won't do so until February, 2020.

[ta kala]

Total is 117!

Sigma Delta Tau closed in December. Kappa bought Theta's side of their house (years ago now). Recruitment is now deferred.

KD will be 100 in 2020, too! We have quite a few single letter/old chapters!

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by ta kala

Total is 117!

Sigma Delta Tau closed in December. Kappa bought Theta's side of their house (years ago now). Recruitment is now deferred.

KD will be 100 in 2020, too! We have quite a few single letter/old chapters!

Omigosh, quota was 55 when I was an active, 62 (?) when I was chapter advisor. Good to see that greek life is doing well at Pitt.

I do feel badly about Sigma Delta Tau, though. They had been there a long time, too. I think I've mentioned that one of my more amusing moments as a Rush Counselor was hearing my co-RC yelling to our group, "It's S-D-T, Ladies, not S-T-D!"

Who has their suite - did Theta Phi Alpha move back into Amos?

[PittDZ]

My nephew dated a woman who was a recent TPA grad. To the best of my recollection, they had a suite in Bruce Hall, across the quad from Amos. They had half of a suite in Amos when I was in school in the early 70's. I'm not sure when they lost it. Phi Sigma Sigma folded around 1974 when they went down to about 5 members. I believe that the institution of RFM (release figure method) about 13 years ago really helped even out the size of the chapters. Prior to that, rushees (now known as PNMs) could sign up to rush only the chapters of their own choosing. There were 3 large chapters (DZ, ChiO, and TriDelt), 3 medium chapters (ADPi, Kappa, and Theta), and 5 small chapters (TPA, AEPHi, SDT, DPhiE, and PhiSig/Tri Sig colony). They now appear to be more similar in size and have added KD some time ago and lost SDT. I would be surprised if Pitt chose to expand any time soon. Greek life finally seems to be increasing in size to a reasonable level for a large flagship state university with high academic standards.

[ta kala]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Omigosh, quota was 55 when I was an active, 62 (?) when I was chapter advisor. Good to see that greek life is doing well at Pitt.

I do feel badly about Sigma Delta Tau, though. They had been there a long time, too. I think I've mentioned that one of my more amusing moments as a Rush Counselor was hearing my co-RC yelling to our group, "It's S-D-T, Ladies, not S-T-D!"

Who has their suite - did Theta Phi Alpha move back into Amos?

Not sure about the suite. They just closed in December, so I imagine those members were allowed to remain in Amos until the end of the year.

[fire1977]

I know one that I looked at had (Johnstown) listed separately. It seemed as though it was there, but I could be wrong. I only had a little bit of time and I was trying to get as much info as possible! Who knows, I like to speculate!!!!

[OtisAllan]

Theta Nu Xi is highly active now at Pitt and a very viable chapter