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All collegiate fraternities and sororities, beginning with Phi Beta Kappa in 1776, had, at inception, either a tacit or overt spiritual component. This may have been as simple as an official opening or closing prayer, expanding to Biblical lessons contained within rituals, and rules regarding behavior that are modeled on various Christian, or Jewish strictures.
Kappa Beta Phi's earlier motto, regularly stated in early 20th century yearbooks, was the Welsh phrase popularized by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "Ygwir yn erbyn y byd", which in English means, "The truth against the world". Its use predates Tennyson, and he had it engraved in the floor at the entrance to his home.
Kappa Kappa Gamma: ΚΚΓ: 1870 International NPC: Traditional Active Kappa Lambda Iota: ΚΛΙ: 1869 Local McKendree University: Traditional Active [11] [q] Kappa Phi Delta: ΚΦΔ: 1904 Local Illinois Institute of Technology: Traditional Active [12] Kappa Phi Lambda: ΚΦΛ: 1995 National NAPA Asian Fraternte Servitium Varietas (Sisterhood ...
The College of William & Mary fraternities and sororities include chapters of national organizations belonging to the Panhellenic Council, the Interfraternity Council (IFC) and the National Pan-Hellenic Council, and also recognizes one local fraternity without Greek letters (Queens' Guard) and the local chapter of one national fraternity (Kappa Sigma) that abandoned membership in an inter ...
Representatives of Alpha Omega Alpha, the Order of the Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, and Sigma Xi attended its preliminary meeting held on October 2, 1925. When ACHS was officially established on December 30, 1925, its founding members were Alpha Omega Alpha, the Order of the Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, and Tau Beta Pi. [2]
He lived the true meaning of the fraternity’s motto, “Culture for Service and Service for Humanity.” Bob Booker, a member of Phi Beta Sigma, stands at Knoxville College’s homecoming ...
Beta Sigma Psi, the oldest Christian fraternity, was founded as a national fraternity for Lutheran students in 1925 at the University of Illinois, home to the largest Greek system in the United States. The fraternity had its origins in the concerns of Rev. Frederick William Gustav Stiegemeyer, the son of a Lutheran pastor, who had been ...
Kappa Alpha Society's founders adopted many of Phi Beta Kappa's practices (Phi Beta Kappa had been established at Union College in 1817 [11]), but formed their organization around fellowship, making the development of friendship and brotherhood their primary purpose. Students liked the organization but the faculty was opposed to the small ...