Delphic of Gamma Sigma Tau Fraternity celebrates its 153rd anniversary today. It was founded on October 13, 1871, as the Delphic Society at the State Normal School in Geneseo, New York. The organization is known as the Delphic Fraternity and since its re-establishment at SUNY New Paltz in 1987, it has also been known as Gamma Sigma Tau.
The multicultural organization has chartered 14 chapters in its 153-year history, most in the State of New York. It is represented by an active undergraduate chapter at the University of Virginia, three professional graduate chapters in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Charlotte, North Carolina, and three alumni chapters at SUNY New Paltz, Binghamton University, and SUNY Delhi.
Although founded in 1871, the fraternity can trace its lineage to the Gamma Phi Society formed around 1833 at Colgate University. The Gamma Phi Society was incorporated into the Adelphian Society, whose members helped form the Delphic Society at the University of Rochester. The society at Rochester is the predecessor organization to the Delphic Society founded at Geneseo.
Happy 153rd Founders' Day to all of Delphic!
For more information on the history of the Delphic Fraternity, feel free to read through its history e-book.
(Disclosure Statement: The author of this blog is a member of the Delphic Fraternity.)
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