Happy Anniversary to Kappa Kappa Gamma, The Delphic Fraternity, and Delta Chi!

Three very distinct organizations share the same founding date within about 20 years of each other. Aside from the founding date of October 13, the three organizations illustrate the longevity and diversity of today's fraternity and sorority life. 

Kappa Kappa Gamma - The first of the three groups celebrating October 13th as a founding date is Kappa Kappa Gamma, a women's fraternity founded in 1870 at Monmonth College in Illinois. Kappa Kappa Gamma is one of the oldest women's Greek-letter societies in existence today. Kappa Kappa Gamma is a women's fraternity because the word sorority was not coined until after its founding. The organization's mascot is the owl and its flower is the fleur-de-lis. The women's fraternity has about 135 chapters nationwide. 

The Delphic Fraternity - The Delphic Fraternity, also known as Delphic of Gamma Sigma Tau, is a historic multicultural organization originally founded as a literary society on October 13, 1871 at SUNY Geneseo. It is the second fraternity in the nation to officially promote multicultural diversity within collegiate institutions and the first truly multicultural fraternity to be formed on the East Coast. During the early 1900s the Delphic Fraternity expanded to eight historic chapters throughout New York and Pennsylvania. Today an undergraduate chapter and two alumni chapters represent all 10 chapters of the legendary organization.  

Delta Chi - Delta Chi was founded on October 13, 1890 at Cornell University. It was originally founded as a professional fraternity for law students. In 1922 Delta Chi became a general membership social fraternity, eliminating the requirement for men to be studying law, and opening membership to all areas of study. Delta Chi became the first international fraternity to abolish "hell week". The fraternity has 135 chapters in the United States and Canada. The organization's colors are red and buff and its official flower is the White Carnation. 

Happy Anniversary to all members of Kappa Kappa Gamma, the Delphic Fraternity, and Delta Chi!

(Full Disclosure: The author of this blog is a member of The Delphic Fraternity.)