So, out of my boredom over spring break, I've decided (or decided about an hour ago, rather) to make a little history of ALL the PHC sororities at the University of Missouri!! (Who needs Baird's, right?!) I've always found it interesting to hear about sororities that have been on our campus, and I never understood why at such a big school (6000 Greeks total I think and about 1000 women participating in fall recruitment a year) it's been so hard for some sororities to thrive. 13 chapters seems small for such a large school. (And it's not like any chapters are struggling... several are upwards of 200 women.) Anyone else agree? Can anyone offer some insight into why? Anyways... if something doesn't look right to you, just post and I'll fix it... thanks to everyone who has already contributed!!
By the way, these are only national organizations... locals have not been included.
I don't know if ANYONE is gonna be interested in this (considering there are about three Mizzou women on here!!), but I AM!!
Alpha Chi Omega (Alpha Nu)
Status: Active
Founded at MU: 1922
Alpha Delta Pi (Alpha Gamma)
Status: Active
Founded at MU: 1915
Alpha Epsilon Phi (Alpha Beta)
Status: Closed
Founded at MU: 1929
-Inactive since 1997
Alpha Gamma Delta (Epsilon Alpha)
Status: Closed
Founded at MU: 1922
-Inactive in 1975
-Recolonized in 1981
-Inactive since 1988
Alpha Omicron Pi (Delta Alpha)
Status: Closed
Founded at MU: 1986
-Inactive since 1994
Alpha Phi (Omicron)
Status: Active
Founded at MU: 1910
-Recolonized in 1998
Chi Omega (Rho Alpha)
Status: Active
Founded at MU: 1918
Delta Delta Delta (Delta Xi)
Status: Active
Founded at MU: 1915
Delta Gamma (Mu)
Status: Active
Founded at MU: 1909
Delta Phi Epsilon (Phi Nu)
Status: Closed
Founded at MU: 1978
-Inactive since 1984
(To throw in my two cents... this seems soooo weird to me!! The DPhiE national headquarters is in St. Louis, but there are NO chapters in Missouri. Anybody know how that worked out that way??)
Gamma Phi Beta (Alpha Delta)
Status: Active
Founded at MU: 1921
(From what I'm told, Kappa helped to bring Gamma Phi to Mizzou!! Don't quote me on it though!!)
Kappa Alpha Theta (Alpha Mu)
Status: Active
Founded at MU: 1909
Kappa Delta (Epsilon Iota)
Status: Active
Founded at MU: 1975
Kappa Kappa Gamma (Theta)
Status: Active
Founded at MU: 1875 (We're the oldest!!
)
Phi Mu (Chi)
Status: Active
Founded at MU: 1913
-Inactive in 1944
-Recolonized in 2001
Phi Sigma Sigma (Omega)
Status: Closed
Founded at MU: 1935
-Inactive since 1955
Pi Beta Phi (Missouri Alpha?)
Status: Active
Founded at MU: 1899
(Kappa founded first and Pi Phi founded second... Monmouth Duo is taking over the woooooorld!!)
Sigma Delta Tau (Alpha Lambda)
Status: Closed
Founded at MU: 1957
-Inactive since 1968
Sigma Kappa (Epsilon Mu)
Status: Closed
Founded at MU: 1968
-Inactive in 1973
-Recolonized in 1990
-Inactive since 2004
Theta Phi Alpha (Theta)
Status: Closed
Founded at MU: 1921
-Inactive since 1927
Zeta Tau Alpha (Alpha Psi)
Status: Active
Founded at MU: 1924
-Inactive (1930s?)
-Recolonized (1950s?)
So, to slightly summarize...
- Of the 26 organizations in the National Panhellenic Conference, 21 have at some point had a chapter at Mizzou.
-Of those 21, only 13 of the chapters are currently active.
-Of those 13 active chapters, only 10 have avoided recolonization and periods of dormancy.
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