When was phi gamma delta founded

Both the secretary and editor were just subsidized volunteers. The first brother employed full-time was Cal Chambers Wisconsin , who served as a traveling field secretary from until The Fraternity bragged of two national figures in Charles W. Fairbanks Ohio Wesleyan , U. Marshall was joined by the first Phi Gam cabinet member, Albert S. Then in Wilson appointed Newton D. Baker Johns Hopkins , Washington and Lee as secretary of war.

During World War One chapter houses were kept open by the first "purple legionnaires," recruited to watch over them. Not as many undergraduates entered the military as did in However, a few chapters— NYU and Columbia for instance— closed for the war when every member volunteered. After the war, continued slow expansion brought chapters at the University of the South, also known as Sewanee, in and the University of Idaho in Like its counterpart in New York, it provided accommodations, dining, and social functions for local and visiting brothers.

The Fraternity created its second full-time professional position in Merging this position and the Editor worked superbly. In Phi Gamma Delta swelled with pride as Calvin Coolidge Amherst followed Thomas Marshall to become the third brother to serve as vice-president.

Then, just a month before the Ekklesia, President Warren Harding passed away. Coolidge became the first Phi Gam to enter the White House. His political ascendancy highlighted a "golden age" for the Fraternity, as one brother called it.

The Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Ekklesia. The Ekklesia in Pittsburgh proved a watershed event. William Chamberlin had just authored The History of Phi Gamma Delta two years before, heightening the sense of nostalgia felt during the diamond anniversary. The Ekklesia eliminated the jeweled badges of previous decades by voting to revert to the original badge as worn by the Founders.

Important revisions of the Ritual and Constitution were made, with care taken to preserve the brilliance of the originals. The brothers also made a pilgrimage to old Jefferson College , the main hall of which was then still standing.

But in its arguably most significant act the Ekklesia made Phi Gamma Delta an international fraternity by granting a charter to the University of Toronto in Canada. It also chartered local groups at Davidson College and Oregon State, continuing the push to the west and south that characterized expansion since The Fraternity amounted to sixty-six active chapters and almost twenty thousand living brothers.

Top of the World. That seventy-fifth year found Phi Gamma Delta at the top of the world. Between the achievement of graduates and a growing number of Fraternity accomplishments, brothers had every reason to feel exuberant.

Perhaps it was a "golden age. A "liquor problem" arose at some chapters, hazing had spread with the rise of delayed initiation, and membership laws would soon restrict the color and religion of new members.

How far the Fraternity had come! How many luminaries grace its early rolls! The bright examples of these sons of McCarty inspired thousands to live and grow "Deltaism" from a small Midwestern beginning to a place of prominence.

You, the brothers of today and tomorrow, have inherited that tradition. Box Lexington, Kentucky Back to History Articles page I ntroduction A chapter chronicler once wrote that "the beginnings of any movement are frequently rather shadowy. The Founding John T. Internal and External Growth Mixed success continued as twelve new and two revived chapters arose between and According to the American Almanac for and studies by James T. Herron, Jr. By comparison Miami had the same year.

Beta chartered at Jefferson in This boarding house, called "Fort" Armstrong, was razed in He also found no evidence to show that Fletcher or Crofts ever became Masons. In fact, the Grand Lodge of Ohio has expressly denied that Crofts was ever initiated into Freemasonry. The University of Nashville was the precursor to Peabody College, a noted teachers school and since a part of Vanderbilt University. Since at least the roll has read "Washington College, Maryville, Tenn.

At Maryville the name "Washington" may have been mistaken by later officials of the Grand Chapter as the name of the institution. Asbury became DePauw University in the s. Howard became Samford University in Pennsylvania College changed its name to Gettysburg College in It seeks to maximize the college experience of its members through academic assistance, leadership development, community service and gentlemanly conduct.

Primary emphasis is placed on scholarship and the development of the individual, and as a result, the fraternity seeks to complement the mission of University of Montevallo.

Phi Gamma Delta is a non-hazing fraternity. Nave, Robert C. The fraternity held chapter meetings in multiple locations, until June of , where they became the first fraternity at Indiana University to own their own chapter house. All that was left to do at the Ekklesia was to find someone to write and present a speech to the General Assembly.

The decision was made to have Robert J. Schoettler, the delegate from Washington to present the speech. Before the Ekklesia, he had been instructed to vote against Zeta Delta Epsilon, but he had been won over. At about noon, Roger Hunt rushed out of the General Assembly to announce to the Zeta Delta Epsilon delegation that a charter had been granted!

In the afternoon of April 17, , there was an informal gathering at the chapter house at E. First Street. A buffet luncheon was held at the chapter house. On Sunday, April 19, , a dinner at the chapter house was held for the new members of Phi Gamma Delta. Afterwards, a reception was held at the chapter house for all fraternities, dormitories, and friends of Zeta Delta Epsilon. This culminated the struggle of Zeta Delta Epsilon who saw five rather discouraging attempts at previous Ekklesiai and the installation of 13 other national fraternity and sorority groups at the University of Arizona, nearly all of them much younger groups.

Goodbye to the Zeta Delt dream girl And the fair Octotilla bloom. And though we bid adieu, We still remember you— Goodbye, old Zeta Delt, goodbye. And its banner dropped slowly from the mast…into the spotlight came the royal purple of Phi Gamma Delta…upward it moves as almost exultingly the voice swung into: Hello, Phi Gamma Delta, We welcome the purple tonight— Hello to the black shining diamond And the gleaming star of white.

Changes and additions and subsequent editing were done by Vinson J. Subsequently— As mentioned, our first Chapter House from to was a half circle of garden apartments called Zuni Court it later was expanded and was renamed the Geronimo Hotel in Next we purchased a house at E.

First Street in the house was subsequently razed and only an empty lot remains and stayed at that location until we moved to E. The Chapter House has undergone several major renovations since that time. Upsilon Alpha is one of just a few fraternities that owns its property. Over the years it became obvious that a new, more-modern facility was needed. Through the generous donations of the Graduate members, money was raised to construct a new Chapter House; and, demolition of the Chapter House occupied since began in December The new Chapter House was completed and occupied in October