History

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    Panhellenic Crest

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    The shield is a protective influence for our entire membership.
    A lamp denotes leadership, scholarship and enlightenment.

    The laurel wreath signifies victory, or achievement of ideals.

    While the sword piercing the wreath indicates willingness to fight for ideals, symbolizing, too, penalty of obligation; also bravery, achievement and discipline.

    The mantling surrounding the shield is the protecting cloak that education gives us, and a protective influence of organization.


    Thus, there in the mantle is inscribed the name of the National Panhellenic Conference.

    (Adopted at the 1957 Biennial Session)

     

     

    General Fraternity and Sorority History

     

    1776 - Phi Beta Kappa: First Greek Letter organization founded at the College of  William & Mary

     

    1825 - Kappa Alpha Society: First general social fraternity founded at Union College

     

    1851 - Adelphian Society (now Alpha Delta Pi): First secret society for women established at Wesleyan College

     

    1867 - Pi Beta Phi: First Secret Society for Women


    1870 - Kappa Alpha Theta: First Greek Letter fraternity for women

     

    1874 - Gamma Phi Beta: First Greek Letter organization to adopt the word "sorority"

     

    1902 - National Panhellenic Conference founded
     
    SDSU Fraternity and Sorority History

     

    1920's - First Greek Letter organizations are founded at San Diego State College

     

    1924 - InterFraternity Council established

     

    1926 - InterSorority Council established

     

    1947 - Theta Chi becomes the first national fraternity on campus

     

    1949 - Alpha Xi Delta becomes the first national sorority on campus

     

    1949 - Panhellenic Association established (taking over InterSorority Council)

     

    1952 - Kappa Delta purchases the first sorority house (a stucco bungalow on Montezuma Road)

     

    1979 - National Pan-Hellenic Council established

     

    1997 - United Sorority & Fraternity Council established