Chapter 2 Flashcards
Chapter 2 Title
The Greek Tradition
Chapter 2 subtitle
History of the Greek Movement
pg 7 sidenote
In 1750, The Raleigh Tavern saw the formation of the Flat Hat Club.
pg 8 sidenote (bottom)
Five months after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, five students at the college of William and Mary founded Phi Beta Kappa.
ph 9 sidenote (top)
Phi Beta Kappa became strictly an honorary organization. With 283 active chapters and over 500,000 living members, it is the largest Greek-lettered society.
pg 9 sidenote (bottom)
Union is recognized as the “Mother of Fraternities.”
pg 10 sidenote (top)
Alpha Delta Pi(founded as the adelphean Society) is the oldest women’s fraternity.
pg 10 sidenote (bottom)
22 of the present day fraternities were founded prior to 1860.
pg 11 sidenote
Kappa Alpha Theta was the first women’s Greek-lettered society.
pg 12 bottom quote
“A mystic Bond of Brotherhood make all men one.” -Thomas Carlyle
pg 13 subtitle
Presidents of the United States Who have Been Members of National General College Fraternities
pg 13 sidenote (top)
To date, 44% of all U.S. Presidents have been fraternity men.
pg 13 sidenote (bottom)
18 U.S. Vice presidents, including one Delta Chi, were or are fraternity members.
pg 13 bottom note
Until 1906, Delta Chi was a professional law fraternity that allowed dual memberships.
although no longer possible to belong to more than one general college fraternity, an individual in previous time could hold dual membership under certain circumstances.
pg 14 sidenote
Delta Chi has provided the conference with five chief officers.
