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| Alpha Phi History |
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| In 1872, when Syracuse University first opened its doors to women, a group of friends decided to join together in a sisterhood. Their aims were to seek the highest ideals of womanhood, to develop a spirit of service, helpfulness, and cooperation, and to further their intellectual growth. These women were the original founders of Alpha Phi. At Ohio State University, the women of Rho Chapter maintain the 130-year heritage of Alpha Phi. The objectives of Alpha Phi members remain as the promotion of growth in character, unity of feelings, and social communion of our members. |
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| When Alpha Phi was founded, they were called a "fraternity" because the term "sorority" hadn't been coined yet. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A professor of Greek at Syracuse advised the founding sisters to call the organization Alpha "Fee" instead of "Fie" as this is grammatically correct since it follows Alpha, a vowel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alpha Phi was the FIRST women's fraternity to occupy a chapter house, and in 1886 at Syracuse, Alpha Chapter built the FIRST sorority house in America. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| In 1902, Alpha Phi called the FIRST inter-sorority meeting which resulted in the founding of what is now the National Panhellenic Council. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alpha Phi was the FIRST women's fraternity to use Greek letters as its emblem. Other early groups had used keys, kites, arrows, and anchors. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alpha Phi chapters are named in alphabetical order as they are incorporated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alpha Phi is one of only three international sororities. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alpha Phi - Rho Chapter * The Ohio State University 134 East 15th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201 Webmaster: Gina Carlier * Email: [email protected] This page was last updated on 02/02/2005 |
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