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1911-1920

  • 1911: Women in the College of Fine Arts were allowed to hold membership in Greek letter societies and sororities.  Alpha Kappa Psi, College of Fine Arts sorority, is founded.
  • 1912: Gamma Kappa Club becomes a chapter of the national fraternity Theta Xi, becoming the first Carnegie Tech national fraternity.
  • 1913: Opheleum Club is organized.
  • 1914: Local fraternity Delta Epsilon Omega is organized.
  • 1915: National fraternity Alpha Phi Delta installed.
  • 1915: Local fraternity Tau Gamma Phi is founded.
  • 1916: Local fraternity Iota Sigma Delta founded.
  • 1916: Beta Theta Epsilon becomes a chapter of the national fraternity Sigma Nu.
  • 1917: Sigma Tau becomes a chapter of the national fraternity Delta Upsilon.
  • 1918: Interfraternity Council established to serve as the liaison with administration and to formulate and enforce regulations relating to rush, pledging, initiation, and recognition of new activities.
  • 1918: Dean Mary B. Breed of Margaret Morrison made the decision that women in Margaret Morrison Women’s School could not hold membership in a sorority. Theta Sigma is shut down.
  • 1919: Local chapter Alpha Pi is organized.
  • 1919: Zeta Lambda Epsilon becomes a chapter of the national fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
  • 1920: Sigma Rho becomes a chapter of the national fraternity Beta Theta Pi.
  • 1920: Sigma Epsilon Phi is founded.
  • 1920: Local chapter Zeta Delta is founded.