Were you started from a local?

[ZHLyreGirl]

The Zeta Eta chapter of Alpha Chi Omega was originally a local named Delta Nu, founded October 12, 1976. 25 years ago May 6 we recieved our national charter. And you bet we had fun when Leagally Blond came out :-P

[BSUPhiSig'92]

The Epsilon Tau chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa was found as Delta Phi Sigma Fraternity in 1926 at Ball State Teacher's College. We were the first Greek-letter fraternity on campus and remained a local until 1948 when we became the Tau Chapter of Phi Sigma Epsilon. In 1985 Phi Sigma Epsilon and Phi Sigma Kappa merged in the largest fraternity merger to date and we became the Epsilon Tau Chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa.

Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
In 1969 we got our charter - so we were local for 103 years before becoming GPhiB, and are older than our Alpha chapter!

That is incredibly cool! With such a long and rich history with the local, do you still keep up any traditions that went along with them?

[bcdphie]

The Delta Gamma chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon was originally a local jewish sorority founded at UBC in the early 1920's. In 1946 it became the Delta Gamma Chapter of DPhiE.

[Zephyr]

The Phi Gamma Chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon was Charted 2/26/89, we were a local sorority called Kappa Gamma.

Fun fact- Iris (on here) was our Chapters Founding President, and now she represents Phi Gamma as D Phi E's VP Special Projects!

Kristen

[AOIIalum]

The sisterhood of Alpha Pi was started at the University of Louisville in 1980 thanks to a group of friends and a purple fountain!

Alpha Pi existed at U of L for a little less than a year as our members worked with the Panhellenic Council to select the first new national sorority to be invited to U of L in fifty years. Serious proposals were made by three national groups- Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Delta Pi, and Alpha Omicron Pi. Both Alpha Delta Pi and Alpha Omicron Pi made formal presentations on campus. AOII's presentation was made on April 25, 1981. Alpha Pi became the Pi Alpha Colony of Alpha Omicron Pi on June 7, 1981. The chapter name was chosen to honor the Alpha Pi local...and it was all started because 'we were having so much fun we should start a sorority.'

Twenty-three women, including five of the original Alpha Pi women and 12 from the original colony, were initiated into Alpha Omicron Pi on February 5, 1983. This year, my beloved Pi Alpha chapter celebrates her 20th anniversary!

Christin

[shadokat]

The Alpha Chi Chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon began as local Alpha Delta Chi in 1989. We didn't start with colors or mascots, because we knew we wanted to go D Phi E, and we only organized as a local to get international affiliation! Alpha Chi Chapter was chartered in September 1991.

[Little E]

It seems like a common way to start. Most of the NPC's that used to be here started as locals. ie, DG took over a local called Theta Pi Gamma, but then pulled the charter, so they reverted back to being Theta Pi Gamma. We have a local now, Kappa Gamma Lambda, that is intending to try to affiliate with Kappa Alpha Theta. Our fraternities all started as nationals though.
AST has a bunch of chapters that started as local. (Though we weren't)

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally posted by Ginger
That is incredibly cool! With such a long and rich history with the local, do you still keep up any traditions that went along with them?

We still sing a few of their songs, but other than that we really don't do much - they were much more of a literary/debate society for most of their existence - we would love to get more of their old traditions going again though.

[PM_Mama00]

The Rho Beta chapter of Phi Mu

Local: Kappa Gamma Beta... KGB
Colors: Black, Fuschia and Turquoise

Special shout out to those Delt Sigs and TKEs back in '87 for without their lil sis's we would never have been the first sorority on UMD's campus!

Our local history can be found at http://geocities.com/phimuatumd/chapterhistory

[AGDLynn]

Gamma Tau Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta (State College of West Georgia) started as Sigma Chi Omega (West Georgia College). The majority of sororities and fraternities started in the early 70's but I don't know how many were locals. There were 4 other sororities on campus when I pledged in 1973.

[ladyj39]

In January of 1985, a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma transferred to San Francisco State University from the University of New Mexico. With her sisterhood in mind, she established a similar one here at SFSU. Within a few weeks, a group of 25 young women had formed a group called Kappa Gamma on this campus. Kappa Gamma continued to flourish, and in 1987 began the search for a national sorority to incorporate them as a new colony.

Through mutual selection, Kappa Gamma at SFSU became a colony of Alpha Phi in May. Thirty initiated Kappa Gammas pledged Alpha Phi, willing to start over. Rushing as Alpha Phi, the new colony pledged 36 girls in the fall of 1987. With a lot of hard work and determination, 54 women became initiated members of Alpha Phi on February 13, 1988. They became charter members to Eta Theta Chapter of Alpha Phi.

[kiqualey12]

Originally posted by PM_Mama00
The Rho Beta chapter of Phi Mu

Local: Kappa Gamma Beta... KGB
Colors: Black, Fuschia and Turquoise

Special shout out to those Delt Sigs and TKEs back in '87 for without their lil sis's we would never have been the first sorority on UMD's campus!

Our local history can be found at http://geocities.com/phimuatumd/chapterhistory

Tau Gamma chapter of AOII started out as Kappa Gamma Beta on Jan. 23, 1986 at Eastern Washington University
Colors: Silver, Crimson, and White
Went national with Alpha Omicron Pi on Oct. 3, 1987 and was the first national sorority on campus! Since I'm the historian I actually have the scrapbook from KGB recording how they went from KGB to AOII! It's so amazing to read about it and see how we grew! It's also cool to see what greeks were on campus at that time and see who's still left. From everyone who was there then, only Sigma Nu are still here along with SigEp, Pi Lambda Phi, Phi Delta Theta, Beta Theta Pi, Alpha Phi, AZD, and Gamma Phi

[White_Chocolate]

our chapter was local too

theta chi omega
march 23, 1990 we became phi sig
their colors were green and gold

[ksig600]

The Epsilon-Omega Chapter of Kappa Sigma Fraternity was originally Sigma Kappa Chi Fraternity at Georgia State University, until it dissolved in 1958.
Its really interesting how our chapter can be traced as far back as 65 years, especially at a commuter school like GSU.