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05-18-2006, 02:40 PM
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Oldest Fraternity
I am part of the Oldest Fraternity in Michigan and one of the oldest in the entire country. Our house is Phi Alpha Pi and we were established in 1847 three years after our college was founded. It is located at Olivet College in Olivet Michigan. Our clolors are Blue and White and our motto is "Progress, Truth, and Friendship"
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05-18-2006, 02:59 PM
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Re: Oldest Fraternity
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Originally posted by xcdude84
. . . and our motto is "Progress, Truth, and Friendship"
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My boyfriend is in a local fraternity at Hope College (Phi Kappa Alpha/Cosmopolitan) and their motto is very similar.... "Friendship, Progress, and Truth."
(And while they're certainly not the oldest local around, they're one of the best!!)
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05-31-2006, 06:48 PM
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are you in a local as well?
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05-31-2006, 06:54 PM
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Originally posted by SigSigSor
are you in a local as well?
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Heh, nope, she's a Pi Phi (Pi Beta Phi), national (NPC) sorority. http://www.pibetaphi.org/
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06-01-2006, 11:12 AM
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It's true! I didn't go to Hope. But the Cosmos love to give me a hard time about being in a non-local.
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09-25-2006, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by preciousjeni
Do they mean oldest on your campus or oldest period?
ETA: Nevermind...I see. Well, they do qualify it with "and Finest" and who can dispute that? LOL!
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This is great!! Pi Sig..............We tend to Rule!!
We meant Oldest on campus. But it is also qualified by:
No Name change.
Uninterrupted campus presence.
No merging with other organizations.
Never been associated with a National.
And we are the "Finest"!
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09-26-2006, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by PhoenixAzul
Pi Beta Sigma at Otterbein ( www.pibetasigma.org) claims the honor of being the oldest local fraternity. their founding was 1908. Anyone have anything earlier? i was just fascinated by this...anyone know off hand who the oldest local sorority is?
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My frats been on campus longer, but then again has gone from local to National and back again.
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10-26-2006, 08:48 PM
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Oldest Local
Lambda Iota Fraternity founded at the University of Vermont in 1836, is the oldest local. It was offered by many nationals to become a chapter because of the character and traditions they represented however; the Society elected to stay local and maintains strong membership and all its traditions.
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10-26-2006, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by CGVermont
Lambda Iota Fraternity founded at the University of Vermont in 1836, is the oldest local. It was offered by many nationals to become a chapter because of the character and traditions they represented however; the Society elected to stay local and maintains strong membership and all its traditions.
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That's what I thought. I remember that from my time at UVM, before I transferred.
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12-05-2006, 08:39 PM
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Though I wouldn't call it a fraternity in the sense you probably mean, the Jefferson Society (Phi Pi Theta) at Virginia was founded in 1825 and claims to be the oldest continually operating GLO in America. Apparently, Phi Beta Kappa is older but was disbanded at some point.
In case you are interested: Its web site
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12-08-2006, 04:57 AM
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Lambda Iota was one of my (and my sisters) favorite houses to hang out at when I was at UVM!
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09-22-2007, 10:08 AM
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oldest local fraternity
omicron pi omicron ( OTTO) clarkson college of tech. local founded 1903
Last edited by 14leroypotsdam; 09-22-2007 at 10:11 AM.
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10-19-2007, 06:22 PM
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dont take this the wrong way becuase im not trying to be mean at all, but of the fraternities that claim to be the oldest local, have they gone strong for all those years or have they folded and re-established? just wondering
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10-21-2007, 11:38 PM
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Noiceee!
Founded at Yale University in 1895, Pi Lambda Phi was the first non-sectarian fraternity in the United States, accepting men of good character without regard to race or religion.
Holla! hhaha. random fact.
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03-02-2008, 11:19 PM
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Oldest Greek Letter sorority
Phi Nu Society of MacMurray College was created in 1853 and is still going strong! Never went national, never will go national. They have run continuously since the first class pledged. There was another sorority created on that campus before Phi Nu, but they are not Greek Letter affiliated and they have had at least one, possibly two, periods of inactivity lasting at least 4 years.
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