List of societies at Colgate University

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Since being founded in 1819, Colgate University has had a rich tradition of student societies. Literary societies, Greek letter organizations, Non-Greek letter organizations, honor societies, and even secret societies have all played a part in Colgate history.

Organization Name Type of Society Founded Ended
Gamma Phi literary prior to 1833 1840
Pi Delta literary around 1834 1840
Adelphian Society literary / oration 1840 1880 (became Beta Theta Pi)
Aeonian Society literary / oration 1840 1887 (became Phi Kappa Psi)[1]
Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) Greek fraternity 1856 2004
Delta Upsilon (DU) Greek fraternity 1865 present[when?]
Beta Theta Pi (Beta) Greek fraternity 1880 present[when?][2]
Phi Kappa Psi (Phi Psi) Greek fraternity 1887 1982[3]
Phi Gamma Delta (Phi Gam) (FIJI) Greek fraternity 1886 1989[4]
Theta Chi (Tach) Greek fraternity 1912 present[when?]
Lambda Chi Alpha Greek fraternity 1916 1968[5]
Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) Greek fraternity 2005 unknown[6]
Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) Greek fraternity 1917 2000 °°°°[7]
Sigma Nu Greek fraternity 1917 1968[8]
Kappa Delta Rho (KDR) Greek fraternity 1917 2003
Phi Delta Theta (Phi Delt) Greek fraternity 1918 present[when?]
Owls Club non-Greek fraternal organization 1907 1908 (became Sigma Alpha)
Madison Club literary / oration 1902 1917 (became Alpha Tau Omega)
Colgate Commons Club counter-culture fraternal organization 1927 1960
Sigma Chi Greek fraternity 1930 2015
Phi Kappa Tau Greek fraternity 1937 present[when?]
(Chi O) Greek Co-Ed fraternity 1980 1990[9]
Gamma Phi Beta (Gamma Phi) Greek sorority 1982 present[when?]
Kappa Alpha Theta (Theta) Greek sorority 1988 2008
Kappa Kappa Gamma (Kappa) Greek sorority 1988 present[when?]
Pi Beta Phi (Pi Phi) Greek sorority 1989 1992
Alpha Chi Omega Greek sorority 1989 1996
Delta Delta Delta (Tri Delta) Greek sorority 1996 present[when?]
Sorella Society (Sorella) non-Greek sorority organization 2008 2010[when?]
The Brothers of Colgate University (Brothers) non-Greek fraternal organization 1999 present[when?][10]
Blue Diamond Society (BDS) non-Greek fraternal organization 2006 present[when?][11]
(GEEB) co-Ed social society 2018 present[when?][12]
Gorgon's Head secret senior honor society 1908[13] 1934 (merged with Skull and Scroll to form Konosioni)[14]
Skull and Scroll secret senior honor society 1912[13] 1934 (merged with Gorgon's Head to form Konosioni)[14]
Konosioni senior leadership society 1934 present[when?][14]
Psi Chi psychology academic honor society unknown present[when?][15]
Gamma Theta Upsilon international geography academic honor society unknown present[when?][16]
Beta Beta Beta biology academic honor society 1971 present[when?][17]
Phi Eta Sigma first-year academic honor society 1982 present[when?][18]
Society for Inquiry literary 1824 unknown[19]

Some uncited information in this table is taken from: The History of Greek Life

Greek life[]

Fraternities were first brought to Colgate in 1856 when Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) was granted a chapter. The first sorority was brought to Colgate in 1982 when a chapter of Gamma Phi Beta (Gamma Phi) received a charter.

Secret societies[]

Secret or underground organizations have had a widespread existence at Colgate University. Many of the school's original societies had roots as underground organizations. In terms of secret honor societies, Colgate has also had its fair share. Two secret Honor Societies, the Gorgon's Head and Skull and Scroll, enjoyed a period as rival societies until 1934 when they merged to form Konosioni, now known as the Tredecim Senior Honor Society. Even with its history, Tredecim is no longer a secret society but is now seen as a leadership society, with only 26 members of each graduating class peer-selected to membership.

References[]

  1. ^ The Record of Phi Kappa Psi - A Short History of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity by Guy Morrison Walker, 1906.
  2. ^ "Colgate Beta - Home". www.colgatebeta.org.
  3. ^ List of Phi Kappa Psi chapters and colonies
  4. ^ List of Phi Gamma Delta chapters and colonies
  5. ^ List of Lambda Chi Alpha chapters
  6. ^ "The Lion - Summer 2014". Issuu.
  7. ^ "Around the college (The Colgate Scene, January 2001)". www4.colgate.edu.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Fraternities Admit Women Into Ranks". New York Times.
  10. ^ "The Brothers of Colgate University". The Brothers of Colgate University.
  11. ^ "- Get Involved at Colgate". colgate.campuslabs.com.
  12. ^ "- Trust, Respect, and Humility: How the Launchpad Initiative Really Began".
  13. ^ a b "Spring Scene 2013". Issuu.
  14. ^ a b c "- Get Involved at Colgate". www.getinvolved.colgate.edu.
  15. ^ "Chapter Directory Search - Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology". www.psichi.org.
  16. ^ "Geography Dept. Honors and Awards | Colgate University". www.colgate.edu.
  17. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2001-04-15. Retrieved 2014-08-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. ^ College literary societies
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