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17 Cards in this Set
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Who was the first fraternity to obtain a national charter at the State College of Washington?
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Kappa Sigma
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Who was the local organization for Kappa Sigma and when were they organized?
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Kappa Theta, Fall of 1906
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What was Kappa Sigma's chapter at WSU called and when was it installed on?
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Gamma Nu chapter and on February 3rd 1909
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What(which frat) and where(college) and when(year) was the first fraternity founded?
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Phi Beta Kappa : William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virgina in 1776.
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Why was Phi Beta Kappa initially founded for:
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Founded originally as a literary society primarily intended for debate and discussion outside of the classroom.
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Why was Phi Beta Kappa set apart from other organizations of its time?
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Because of its qualities of secrecy, they used Greek letters for a name and the plan for chartering branches at other locations
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Why were fraternities such as Phi Beta Kappa founded for:
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They were founded with the hope that they would give students more individual liberties and broaden opportunities for the participation of students on college campuses
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Who was the first fraternity in the sense of todays fraternity and where was it founded?
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Kappa Alpha, founded at Union College in 1825
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Which college did not try to suppress fraternity movement like most colleges and what were they then known as and why were they called that.
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Union College which became known as the "Mother of Fraternities" because it became a breeding ground for the fraternal movement
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Where did the majority of the original fraternity movement occur in?
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In the southern States
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Where did expansion follow and why and when was it interrupted?
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Expanded in the north and south but in the mid-1800's but was interrupted by the Civil War.
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What happened to the Northern and Southern fraternities after the Civil War?
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Many of the northern fraternities went on to flourish while many of the southern fraternities did not survive.
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When did the women's fraternity movement begin?
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It began 90 years after the establishment of Phi Beta Kappa.
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When did the first college fraternity for women start in?
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It started in 1867
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When was the first Greek letter society formed in?
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In 1870
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What happened in 1902? and which sorority invited the groups to meet and where?
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Sororites felt they needed to work together and as a result Alpha Phi invited 8 groups to meet in Chicago, Illinois where they formed the National Panhellenic Conference(NPC).
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What is the NIC where was it organized and when?
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National Interfraternity Conference organized in New York, New York on Nov. 17th 1909
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