Mother of Fraternities

The Mother of Fraternities refers to two colleges: Union College and Miami University, both of which founded many fraternities.

Union College was the site in which three fraternities in the United States, Kappa Alpha Society,[1] Sigma Phi Society,[2] and Delta Phi,[3] known collectively as the Union Triad, were founded between 1825 and 1827.

Several other early alpha chapters in the Greek system, including Psi Upsilon (1833), Chi Psi (1841), and Theta Delta Chi (1847), were founded at Union as well.

The Mother of Fraternities label is also used to refer to Miami University[4][5] based upon the rise of the Miami Triad: Beta Theta Pi,[6] Phi Delta Theta[7] and Sigma Chi[8] which were founded from 1839 to 1855, during the school's historical period known as "Old Miami". After the school became reestablished, the alpha chapters of Delta Zeta (1902)[9] and Phi Kappa Tau (1906)[10] were founded.[11]

References
  1. "HISTORY OF THE KAPPA ALPHA SOCIETY". Kappa Alpha Society. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  2. "History of the Sigma Phi". Sigma Phi. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  3. "About Delta Phi". Delta Phi. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  4. Shriver, Phillip (1998). Pratt, William (ed.). Miami University: A Personal History. Oxford, OH: Miami University Press. pp. 85–98. ISBN 1881163288.
  5. Powell, Lisa (February 16, 2018). "Happy 209th birthday, Miami! 9 things you didn't know about the university's history". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  6. "The Founding of Beta Theta Pi". Beta Theta Pi. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  7. "Our Mission". Phi Delta Theta. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  8. "The Founding". Sigma Chi. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  9. "WOMEN IN HISTORY & THE MAKING OF DELTA ZETA SORORITY". Delta Zeta. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  10. "Phi Kappa Tau Founding". Phi Kappa Tau. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  11. Mother of Fraternities. Remarkable Ohio (Ohio Historical Marker). 22 S Campus Avenue, Oxford, OH 45056: Ohio History Connection. Retrieved March 29, 2018.CS1 maint: location (link)


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