The Deltas' power was in the Franklin Literary Society. The other fraternity in existence prior to the founding of Phi Kappa Psi was Phi Gamma Delta, which originated at Jefferson College in 1848. They were generally regarded as "lops" or "long-ears", those students who considered themselves to be intellectually and morally superior. The Philo Literary Society was the Beta's sphere of influence. Beta Theta Pi had been founded at Miami, Ohio in 1839 and was instituted at Jefferson in 1842. There were two fraternities at Jefferson College at this time, Beta Theta Pi and Phi Gamma Delta. The Greek letters are the acronym for the phrase, in Greek, "Friend's Association of Honor". The term also denoted the victors in the annual Literary Society Contests.įebruary of 1852 saw the birth at Jefferson College of an organization rooted, at least ostensibly, in honor. Scholastic excellence was rewarded with "honors" at graduation. Academic use of the word is less nebulous. Letters written by Jefferson College students often contain the indefinable term. Honor is a word much used in the lexicon of the mid-nineteenth century. This is not an objective approach to the subject, but is shows more clearly the students and their politics. We will study the situation primarily from the point of view of the early members of the fraternity, making liberal use of their own words. In this issue we will look into the difficulties encountered by the second fraternity that originated at Jefferson College in its struggles to make a place for itself in the college community. The first article in this series about fraternities at Jefferson College dealt, from a statistical viewpoint, with the men who founded Phi Gamma Delta. Solobay, 514 Craighead Street, Canonsburg, PA 15317. Send membership requests and fees to Joseph A. Society membership is open to all: Individual $10 student $5 contributing $15 business or institutional $25 sustaining $50 life $150. Reprinted with the author's permission. The Jefferson College Times is a publication of the Jefferson College Historical Society. Have any questions? Please see our contact us or FAQ pages for more information.Originally published in The Jefferson College Times, Vol. Please email us with your name, order number, and a picture to verify, and we'll issue you a return label. If your item(s) come damaged or incorrect, we want to make it right. If your order has already been shipped, please see our returns and exchanges page for information on returning your order! Please call us at 80 or email us at your order information to request an order cancellation. If your order hasn’t shipped and you'd like to cancel it for any reason, we're able to cancel this for you. If you need to update the shipping address in your order and it hasn’t shipped, we can still make changes for you! Please call us at 80 or email us at your order information and we'll work with you to get this updated. You can order with confidence knowing that you can return and exchange most items that you've ordered! Please read our returns and exchanges policy for more information. That's why we kept your best interests in mind as a customer when we created our policies. We want you to love what you ordered from us.
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