Need To Know Flashcards
What was the first general men’s fraternity?
Flat hat club
What was the first Greek men’s fraternity?
Phi beta kappa
Which president of the United States was a D-chai?
Benjamin Harrison
What year was sir Edward coke knighted?
1603
What was Sir Edward Coke’s highest title?
Kings bench
What year did D-chi ban hell week?
1922
Where was D-chi founded?
Cornell University (specifically the law school)
What are the four pillars of D-chi
Friendship, character, justice, and education
What year was D-chi founded?
1890
What is the preamble?
We the members of the Delta Chi fraternity, believing that great advantages are to be derived from a brotherhood of college and university men, appreciating that close association may promote friendship, develop character, advance justice, and assist in the acquisition of a sound education, do ordain and establish this constitution.
What is the fraternity’s flower?
White carnation
What is the fraternity’s mascot?
Knight Errant
What is D-chi motto?
Leges meaning “law”
What are D-chi colors?
Red and Buff
What is D-chi’s cardinal principle?
To perpetuate justice in society