Page 13 Flashcards
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The Early History of the American Fraternity System
Where was the first American Fraternity started?
College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia
When was it created?
on December 5, 1776.
What the first American Fraternities name
Phi Beta Kappa (the first greek letter society)
What was it founded for?
social and literary purposes
Characteristics of the present-day fraternity:
- Ritual
- handshake
- motto
- badge
- mystics
- tie of friendship and idealism
What were the three examples of literary societies formed
- Adelphian
- Ciceronian
- Calliopian
What were the three fratenities form at union college and when
- Kappa Alpha, 1825
- Sigma Phi, 1827
- Delta Phi, 1827
What were the three Union College Frats named known as
Union Triad
Where did Sigma Phi create their Beta Chapter?
Hamilton, NY
What was created due to Sigma Phi’s Beta Chapter?
Alpha Delta Phi
By the end of the 19th Century how many National Fraternities were there?
Over 30
Why did they want to restrict membership?
Oustanding ideals and nobel aspirations of service, many of the orgs, due to their origin, acquired the characteristic of Elitisim
During the last two decades of the 19th Century, the tremendous wave of immigration brought religious and thenic groups to our shores. What happened at this time in fraternal societies?
The professed desire by the majority of the fraternal societies to protect and defend what they believed to be the moral and social values of the college system as they belived it to be.
