Brother/Sister Frats/Sororities - Page 4

TriSigmaTX · #46 01-22-2002, 12:14 AM

Although you may think you do...but NO NPC sorority has a big brother fraternity, official or unofficial. Check the NPC Guidelines. Now...I'm not saying that locally you don't have a favorite fraternity, but none of us have official big brother fraternities, father fraternties, or sororities, etc.

Example: A Kappa Sigma is the only man who ever has worn the badge of Sigma Sigma Sigma...but we are not Kappa Sigma's little sister sorority. He did write some of our ritual, and we appreciate that. And so many people say that Tri Sigma and Tri Delta are sister sororities. Well, I worked for Tri Delta's national headquarters and this is not true, however we do have long histories that are similar.

DeltaBetaBaby · #47 01-22-2002, 01:05 AM

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Originally posted by DOVE1920

That is not true. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was founded in 1920 as the sister organization to Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. This is stated in both of our constitutions.

I'm sorry, I should have stated that I was only referring to NPC sororities.

kristiAZD · #48 01-22-2002, 03:44 PM

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Originally posted by TriSigmaTX
Although you may think you do...but NO NPC sorority has a big brother fraternity, official or unofficial.

It is stated in our new member manuals (I would quote it but I'm not sure if that's allowed) that Sigma Nu is unofficially our brother fraternity. A full page is devoted to it and our flower was even chosen to compliment theirs. Some of our first conventions were held alongside theirs and they held receptions together. All of my chapter's new members are to learn this just as they would their alphabet, insignia, etc. So yes, I would have to say that although it is not official because of Panhellenic guidelines, our National Fraternity recognizes it and it is taught to our new members in our program.

FuzzieAlum · #49 01-22-2002, 07:16 PM

It says in our pledge manuals that they are "dear Sigma Nu," not that they are our brothers. Our founders were indebted to Sigma Nu for their help and support, but the connection is not an official one. Mention it to most Sigma Nus and they look at you like you're insane! They've never heard that.

hannahgirl · #50 02-03-2002, 09:07 PM

CutiePie2000 said: "Delta Gamma owes a great deal to George Banta as he was the only male initiate trusted with Delta Gamma's secrets and he was empowered to form chapters in northern institutions of good standing.

However, I have to emphasize that Phi Delta Theta, (great guys that they are) are officially NOT our brother fraternity."

I do not agree that Phi Delta Theta is not our brother fraternity. They are and always will be our brother fraternity. The Phi Delts have helped us out more than any other fraternity nationally. George Banta, who yes is our only male initiate, helped establish DG in the north....including mine...ETA @ the University of Akron. More recently, Dr. Paul Martin (husband of Dorothy Garrett Martin) has also given Delta Gamma so much. He established the Dorothy Garrett Martin Lectureship in Values and Ethics in the name of his late wife and ETA chapter DG. He has given ETAs thousands of dollars each year in scholarships. The University of Akron has so much Delta Gamma memorabilia on campus because of him, and also our the Foundation building in Columbus at Nationals is called the Dorothy Garrett Martin Center.
To say that the Phi Delts are not our brother fraternity is interesting, especially since these two members have given DG so much....and there are probably more where that came from.

Eta Chapter
University of Akron

Sweetums · #51 02-09-2002, 02:10 AM

DGs brother frat is Phi Delta - Yay George Bantu!

sailorchicDG · #52 03-02-2002, 12:39 AM

Officially Phi Delta Theta is not our national big brother frat. I understand that some of their brothers are known for helping out DG and I'm glad for that because without them we wouldn't be nearly as great as we are now. I also believe that we (as NPC sororities) should recognize that no sorority should condone brother fraternities and such.

I don't know about other schools or sororities but Delta Gamma also nationally doesn't support big brother/little sister programs either. If you choose to join a big/lil program it is encouraged that you do it as an individual and not part of DG.

-Kelly
Delta Gamma
Eta Delta Chapter
U. of North Florida

Kevin · #53 03-02-2002, 01:06 AM

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It says in our pledge manuals that they are "dear Sigma Nu," not that they are our brothers. Our founders were indebted to Sigma Nu for their help and support, but the connection is not an official one. Mention it to most Sigma Nus and they look at you like you're insane! They've never heard that.

Now to be fair Fuzzy, it only has approximately one line in our history chapter that mentions that we had something to do with Alpha Xi Delta being founded... Sigma Tau Gamma and another group who I forgot (hope no one gets mad =) )

You'd be proud of me though -- after having the situation explained to me by the Alpha Xi's on our campus it was one of the first things I taught our new guys

LHT,
Kevin

DeltaZeecutie · #54 04-07-2002, 09:41 PM

I just had initiation at OSU and we got big bro's. Our's are the Pike's. I know it is not officially and it might change every year but it is nice. They got us roses and we talked for awhile and they're supposed to be there for us or something like that. My initiated class thought it was very cute!

DZ love and mine!

Jessica

KDHoney · #55 04-07-2002, 09:51 PM

I don't know about nationally (somebody said maybe SAE, if we have one at all), but on our campus we always hang out with Sig Ep...they're the guys that we're closest too and we absolutely love 'em

fire1977 · #56 04-07-2002, 11:03 PM

Just as a side note Killarny Rose......TKE's are there now.
The only one I ever really heard was KKG and SAE.
We were told at my campus that we were with Pi Lambda Phi...but our old conventions used to be held with Tau Epsilon Phi in the 70's and such.

APhiBee · #57 04-08-2002, 01:58 AM

At UNT....we don't have brother fraternities. Fraternities ask the sororities to mix...basically get together for a party and mingle and meet one another. A fraternitiy can ask any of the sororities.

thetakates · #58 05-25-2002, 02:20 PM

The founder of Theta had a brother that was a FIJI and a father that was a Beta. This is where they get teh father-brother connection for the fraternities. Other than that that is about the only connection we have with those fraternities. I have never really heard anyone talk about hanging with the Betas, but alot of my sisters do date FIJI'S. But pretty much at my school we have to pair with different fraternities for social events each year. We give these organizations bids or they give them to us.

To clear that up we dont actually have bro-sis relationships there are just certain fraternities that we do more with.

arrowgirl · #59 05-25-2002, 03:16 PM

I go to school at Knox College, and here the Pi Phis are technically associated with Phi Delta Theta, although lately (through the freshman class), more Pi Phis associate with TKE.

I think it probably just depends on your school, although I am not sure.

SapphireSphinx9 · #60 05-29-2002, 11:51 PM

At my school Sigma Pi is our "unofficial" brother organization. I know that if it wasn't for Sigma Pi at CSU Dominguez Hills, Phi Sigma Sigma wouldn't have been started. They contacted our National and asked to form an interest group...
I know that at some other chapters they are tied together also.