Groups that changed names

[Psi U MC Vito]

I just realized nobody said the classic.

Societas Philosophiae- Phi Beta Kappa

[CougarGrad]

Alpha Phi was originally known as The Michaelanean Society.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by CougarGrad

Alpha Phi was originally known as The Michaelanean Society.

I never knew that...and I've read a lot about all the NPCs. Very interesting! Can you tell us anything about that old name or is it secret?

[CougarGrad]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I never knew that...and I've read a lot about all the NPCs. Very interesting! Can you tell us anything about that old name or is it secret?

No secret- here's an excerpt from our website:

Rena A. Michaels Atchison
...was the first president of Alpha Phi, and the Michaelanean Society derives its name from hers. The Michaelanean Society still exists as a corporation and owns the Alpha Phi Syracuse chapter house.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by CougarGrad

No secret- here's an excerpt from our website:

Rena A. Michaels Atchison
...was the first president of Alpha Phi, and the Michaelanean Society derives its name from hers. The Michaelanean Society still exists as a corporation and owns the Alpha Phi Syracuse chapter house.

Thanks! I love NPC history!

[KAPital PHINUst]

Delta Sigma Theta (christian fraternity) ====> Sigma Theta Epsilon

DST was as a result of a merger between two Christian fraternities: Phi Tau Theta (founded 1925 in Lincoln, NE) and Sigma Epsilon Theta (founded 1936 at Indiana University). The name change to Sigma Theta Epsilon was for "obvious" reasons (albeit discovered 8 years after the fact).

Phi Gamma Delta (black sorority) ====> Gamma Phi Delta

Similar to the STE name change, Phi Gamma Delta changed its name for obvious reasons as well, although in G Phi D's case, they had a major incentive in their favor for doing so, among which was $10,000 cash (in 1945 dollars) and all expenses related to the name change paid in full. This was due to a technicality discovered that put the suing FIJI fraternity at a major disadvantage.

[DUKyleXY]

Originally Posted by oldu

Delta Upsilon - Equitable Fraternity - Anti-Secret Confederation

To clarify and add to this, Delta Upsilon began as "The Social Fraternity" at Williams College in 1834. In 1874, the Williams group, by then known as the Equitable Fraternity, met with groups from Union College (The Equitable Union), Hamilton College (The Social Fraternity or Theta Sigma), and Amherst College (Delta Sigma). Together, these four groups formed the "Anti-Secrecy Confederation."

The fraternity was officially known as the Anti-Secrecy Confederation until the Convention of 1864, when the name Delta Upsilon was officially adopted. This name had been in common use for many years, the Delta Upsilon member badge having been adopted in 1858.


(All of this information is provided on the Delta Upsilon website, except the Williams name change to Equitable Fraternity, which comes from, "Challenge, Conflict, and Change" by Orville Read, Missouri '33 which is the 100th Anniversary book)


Dikaia

[ADChiLyssie]

Alpha Delta Chi (christian Sorority) was origionally Areta meaning virtue, but they changed it to Alpha Delta Chi

[naraht]

Alpha Phi Omega doesn't quite fall into this category, but there was another name for the fraternity considered and rejected: Beta Sigma Alpha. Given that we were founded on the ideals of scouting. Beta Sigma Alpha was considered to be too obvious.

Randy

[incursive]

Phi Sigma Sigma was originally Phi Sigma Omega, but I believe it was changed because of a fraternity with the same name.