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What was the first Fraternity at Miami University?
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Alpha Delta Phi established a chapter at Miami in 1833
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What was the significance of Alpha Delta Phi establishing a chapter at Miami?
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It paved the way for the Miami Triad
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What was Alpha Delta Phi's reputation?
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Good scholarship and citizenship
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Who helped pass a law banning Alpha Delta Phi from joining literary societies?
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John Reily Knox
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Which president of Miami tried to ban fraternities and what happened?
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George Junkin tried to but failed and resigned
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Who founded Beta Theta Pi?
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John Reily Knox, Samuel T Marshall, & J.G Smith
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Who was the President of Miami during the Great Snowball Rebellion?
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Dr. E.D. MacMaster
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What dorm was Phi Delta Theta founded in?
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Northeast Building or Old North Hall, now called Elliot Hall
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Who are the Immortal Six?
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Brother Robert Morrison Miami 1849, Brother John McMillan Wilson Miami 1849, Brother John Wolfe Lindley Miami 1850, Brother Robert Thompson Drake Miami 1850, Brother Ardivan Walker Rodgers Miami 1851, and Brother Andrew Watts Rogers Miami 1851
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What three days did the Immortal Six meet?
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December 26th, 28th, and 30th
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What was done during the December 26th meeting of the Immortal Six?
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Constituted themselves as a secret society, appointed a committee to create a motto, bond, and constitution
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What was done during the December 28th and 30th meeting of the Immortal Six?
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Report of the committee was considered and amended and subsequently further debated and adopted
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Who was the first man to pledge Phi Delta Theta and when?
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Morton George Williams on January 1st, 1849
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Who were the joint authors of the Bond of Phi Delta Theta?
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Brother Robert Morrison Miami 1849 and Brother John McMilllan Wilson Miami 1849
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What does the badge of Phi Delta Theta look like and who designed it?
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It is a shield with an eye as the emblem and a scroll and was designed by Brother Robert Morrison Miami 1849
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Which Phi Delt became President?
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Brother Benjamin Harrison Miami 1852
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Who stole Phi Delt's pin?
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Sigma Tau Gamma
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When and where was Robert Morrison Miami 1849 born? When did he die?
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March 15th, 1822 in Greene County Pennsylvania and died July 27th, 1902
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What Fraternity was formed due to strife within Delta Kappa Epsilon?
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Sigma Phi in 1855, later renamed to Sigma Chi in 1856 after they realized that there was already a Sig Phi
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When and where was John McMillan Wilson Miami 1849 born? When did he die?
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September 10th, 1825 in Union County, Indiana and died July 19th, 1874
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When and where was Robert Thomspon Drake Miami 1850 born? When did he die?
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March 6th, 1822 in Clark County, Ohio and died March 19th, 1873.
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When and where was John Wolfe Lindley Miami 1850 born? When did he die?
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August 23rd, 1826 in Ohio and died in December 16th, 1907
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When and where was Ardivan Walker Rodgers Miami 1851 born? When did he die?
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October 20th, 1824 in Ohio and died December 11, 1856
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When and where was Andrew Watts Rogers Miami 1851 born? When did he die?
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1825 in Ohio and died in December 26th, 1901.
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When was the first branch of Phi Delta Theta established and where?
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October 11th, 1849 at Indiana University
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What was Morton George Williams called by John McMillan Wilson?
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First Chosen, First Taken, and the best beloved
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What are the only two instances of a Fraternity chartering two chapters on one campus?
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Miami in 1852 and Centre in 1855
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When was the chapter at UChicago founded?
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1865
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When was the Indiana State Convention and what was special about it?
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1865. It was the first state convention with chapter representation held by any fraternity.
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When and where was the first alumni club organized?
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1876 in Franklin, Indiana
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What was the presiding chapter called?
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Grand Chapter
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What rights did the parent chapter at Miami have?
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Charter other chapters in Ohio as well as the first chapter in each other State of the Union
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When did the executive committee change and what did it change into?
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1880 into the General Council
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What is the General Council composed of?
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President, Treasurer, 2 Members at Large and a Reporter
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What did the Board of Trustees do?
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Acted as a court of appeals
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When did the Fraternity take occupancy of the Memorial Library and its General Headquarters Building?
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December 1st, 1947
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Who was the first president of the General Council?
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Brother George Banta Sr Franklin-Indiana 1876
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What does Phi Delta Theta have more than any other fraternity?
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Chapters that are more than 100 years old
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When was Walter B. Palmer president of the General Council?
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1896
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Who was the first Fraternity to expand into Canada?
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Zeta Psi
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When did Phi Delta Theta expand into Canada?
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1902, Quebec Alpha
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What did the Scroll declare about McGill?
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The Phi Delta Thetas of McGill are thrice welcome: as fellow Americans, as college men, and as brothers in The Bond
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Who has the most chapters in Canada?
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Phi Delta Theta
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When is Alumni Day?
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Third Wednesday of April
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What was Phi Delt the first to do?
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Create an endowment for free lifetime subscriptions to the magazine, adopt a pledge pin, publish a pledge manual, alumnus recognition button, own a house in the South
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When was Founders Day established and when is it?
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1910 and March 15th
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What did the parent chapter grant state chapters the right to do?
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Allowed them to be State Grand Chapter's, the ability to establish new chapters within the state.
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The first charter in a state could only be granted by?
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National Grand Chapter
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When and where was the first General Convention held?
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Cincinnati in 1851
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When was the executive commitee created?
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1868
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Why was the Convention of 1880 significant?
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General Council adopted with the power of all executive and administrative functions
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Who is on the Executive Committee of the General Council
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President, Treasurer, and Reporter
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How many provinces are there today?
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About 50
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What are the General Convention's four main responsibilities?
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Electing the General Council, Revoking charters of Chapters, Providing for hte raising and disbursement of revenues, and enacting laws for the regulation of the Fraternity
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Chapter delegates constitute how much of the vote at the General Convention?
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65-75%
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Who has voting privileges at the General Convention?
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Undergraduate Chapter Delegates, Members of the General Council, Past Presidents of the General Council, Province Presidents, Survey Commisioners; Executive Vice President; Housing Commissioner; Other Commissioners that the General Council may appoint; Alumni Club Delegates
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What is the General Council responsible for?
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Interpreting and executing all laws of the Fraternity and promoting the general welfare of the Fraternity
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What is the Province President responsible for?
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Two year term, serve as deputy of the General Council in safeguarding the Welfare of the fraternity
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What is the Chapter Advisory Board?
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Two year term, works with the officers and members of an individual chapter to help it maintain the standards of Phi Delta Theta
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What is the survey commission?
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Two year terms, responsible for the location and creation of new chapters of the Fraternity
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What is the Housing commission?
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Promote safe, affordable housing for the chapters
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What is the Phi Delta Theta Educational Foundation?
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Award annual scholarships and fund the educational programs of the Fraternity
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What is the Canadian Scholarship Foundation?
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Provide Canadian scholarships
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What is the Frank J.R. Mitchell Fund?
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He was the managing editor of the scroll and you pay $10 and every members get a subscription to the scroll
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What is the Walter B. Palmer Foundation?
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Investment loans to assist chapter house corporations in purchasing, constructing, or refurnishing chapter houses.
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What is the David D. Banta Endowment Fund?
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Supports the library located in General HQ
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What are Alumni Clubs?
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Fostering loyalty to the Fraternity
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What are House corporations?
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The house corporation is the entity to which the Walter B. Palmer Foundaton can make loans for the renovation or building of a chapter facility
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Where is the General Headquarters located and who is it ran by?
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Oxford, Ohio by Executive Vice President, the Secretary to the General Council
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What do the HQ staff do?
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Day to day administration and affairs of the fraternity
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What are leadership consultants
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Counsel undergraduates across the country
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What is Risk Management?
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Created in 1995 to administer insurance, housing, and risk maangaement program
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Who were the Chief executives?
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Brother Arthur R Priest DePauw 1891, Brother Paul C Beam Indiana-Illinois 1925, Brother Robert J. Miller New Mexico 1950, Brother Robert A Biggs Georgia-Southern 1976
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What is the supreme governing document of the Fraternity?
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The bond of Phi Delta Theta
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What are the laws that make up the COnstitution called?
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The Code
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Who can revoke a charter, and what is required?
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General Convention and a 3/4ths vote
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What allows for the establishment of a colony?
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Unanimous votes from General Council, Survey Commission, and approval of Province President.
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