Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Alpha Theta was the first women's organization founded with Greek letters...whereas Gamma Phi Beta was the first organization to use the word sorority. After considering all of this, I'd think that ADPi was the first secret organization for women, Theta's the first women's GLO, and GPhiB's the first sorority. The first Greek letter organization was Phi Beta Kappa, which was founded on December 5, 1776 at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, the second oldest institution of higher learning in America (Harvard is the oldest). It was the first fraternity film produced by Hollywood professionals, and featured undergraduates from Kansas, Missouri, and California, with alumni Ronald Reagan and Stan Kenton, in a 15-minute color and sound film. The first Greek letter women's fraternity, Chi Theta Delta, was formed in 1856 at Troy Female Seminary. It was formed by female students who had become so intrigued and impressed by the fellowship displayed by the men's fraternity Theta Delta Chi that they sought membership. First and ONLY Black Greek-Letter Fraternity to have one of its members on the face of a U.S. Coin. (George Washington Carver: The 1951 Half Dollar) Only 2 African Americans have EVER been on the face of a US coin: George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington--who was not Greek. - Kappa Alpha Theta was founded at Indiana Asbury University (now known as DePauw University) on this date, thus becoming the nation's first Greek-letter fraternity for women (the word sorority had not yet been coined). A few years later, it changed to Alpha Delta Pi, and is a member of the NPC. The FIRST secret society (that eventually went national) made up of Greek letters was Kappa Alpha Theta (1870). This organization is also in the NPC. The FIRST national women's fraternity was founded as I.C. Sororsis (1867). In 1888, it became Pi Beta Phi, and is also in the NPC. Chi Theta Delta (1856) was the FIRST women's group to bear a Greek letter name.
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