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Dinner Societies
At institutions of higher education, men were meeting weekly to discuss topics outside the realm of their academic learning but still pertaining to their intellectual growth. Pic Credit: https://sites.jmu.edu/103fall14/a-toast-to-greek-life/ -
Alpha Delta Phi Founded
Men's Fraternity. Hamilton College.
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American Civil War Begins
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American Civil War Ends
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Birth of the Chapter House
Many fraternities did not have their own chapter houses until this time. At this point in time, many chapters' Alumni networks began building chapter houses on college campuses and changing the face of the American fraternity. Pic Credit: http://www.wabash.edu/fraternity/phidelt/history -
Panhellenic Convention of Seven Women's Fraternities
Called by Kappa Kappa Gamma. It lasted 3 days and ended in a banquet. (Baird, W. R., Anson, J. L., & Marchesani, R. F. (1991). Baird's manual of American college fraternities. Indianapolis, Ind: Baird's Manual Foundation. Page I-8.) Pic Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa_Kappa_Gamma -
College Fraternities Congress
Originally proposed by Willis O. Robb of Beta Theta Pi. Held at Chicago's World Fair. Meeting included groups of fraternity magazine editors. William Baird presented a paper on the "Legal Status of the Fraternities". (Baird, W. R., Anson, J. L., & Marchesani, R. F. (1991). Baird's manual of American college fraternities. Indianapolis, Ind: Baird's Manual Foundation. Page I-8.) Pic credit: http://beta.org/ -
Alpha Chi Rho Founded
Men's Fraternity. Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut.
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American Panhellenic Society
Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. Presided over by Phi Delta Theta. (Baird, W. R., Anson, J. L., & Marchesani, R. F. (1991). Baird's manual of American college fraternities. Indianapolis, Ind: Baird's Manual Foundation. Page I-8.) Pic Credit: https://www.phideltatheta.org/ -
Plessy V. Ferguson
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National Panhellenic Conference
Formed from the Panhellenic Convention. Alpha Phi invited 8 other sororities to attend the conference. Became the first interfraternity association. (Baird, W. R., Anson, J. L., & Marchesani, R. F. (1991). Baird's manual of American college fraternities. Indianapolis, Ind: Baird's Manual Foundation. Page I-38.) Pic Credit: http://www.sfasu.edu/studentaffairs/925.asp -
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Alpha Phi Alpha Founded
First African American Fraternity. Cornell University.
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National Interfraternity Conference
Meeting in New York of 26 fraternity representatives. Alpha Delta Phi as chairman and Beta Theta Pi as secretary. (Baird, W. R., Anson, J. L., & Marchesani, R. F. (1991). Baird's manual of American college fraternities. Indianapolis, Ind: Baird's Manual Foundation. Page I-8.) -
World War I Begins
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Rho Psi Founded
First Asian American Fraternity. Cornell University.
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World War I Ends
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19th Amendment to the US Constitution
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Alpha Delta Gamma Founded
Men's Fraternity. Lakeshore Campus of Loyola University in Chicago, IL.
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National Pan-Hellenic Council Founded
Founded by Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Gamma Rho, Zeta Phi Beta, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Phi eta Sigma, and Omega Psi Phi. Constitution approved at Howard University. (Baird, W. R., Anson, J. L., & Marchesani, R. F. (1991). Baird's manual of American college fraternities. Indianapolis, Ind: Baird's Manual Foundation. Page I-42.) Pic Credit: http://www.sjsu.edu/getinvolved/frso/groups/nphc/ -
World War II Begins
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Phi Iota Alpha Formed
First Latino American Fraternity. Louisiana State Univerity.
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World War II Ends
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Brown V. Board of Education
Supreme Court overturns Plessy V Ferguson. -
Rosa Parks Bus Incident
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott lead by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -
Woolworth's Counter Sit-In
Four college students in Greensboro, NC, stage a sit in at the Woolworth's counter. This method of protest spreads throughout the South. -
I Have A Dream
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivers his famous speech in Washington, D.C. -
Malcolm X Assassinated
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated
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Professional Fraternity Association
Formed by the merger of the Professional Panhellenic Association and the Professional Interfraternity Conference. Pic Credit: http://pfa.publishpath.com/ -
Mu Sigma Upsilon Founded
First Multicultural American Sorority. Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
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Delta Phi Upsilon Founded
First Fraternity for Gay Men of Color. Florida State University.
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Alpha Pi Omega Founded
First Native American Sorority. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations Founded
Groundwork laid in 1997. Merged with ConcilioNactional de Hermandades Latinas (CNHL) to form a single umbrella organization for all Latino/a/x fraternities and sororities. ((2016) NALFO History. Retrieved from: http://nalfo.org/nalfo-history/) Pic Credit: http://nalfo.org/ -
National Multicultural Greek Council Founded
Followed on the heels of NALFO. Thirteen multicultural greek organizations came together to form the NMGC. ((2016). NMGC - National Multicultural Greek Council >> About. Retrieved from: http://nationalmgc.org/about/). Pic Credit:http://nationalmgc.org/ -
National Asian Pacific Islander American Panhellenic Association Founded
Fourteen APIA fraternities and sororities created the APIA Greek Alliance, later renamed NAPA. Originally created to help "Rock the Vote". (Dosono, B., & Gee, B. (2016). About. Retrieved from http://www.napahq.org/about/#history) Pic Credit: http://www.napahq.org/
