Pi Kappa Phi – White Diamond Ch. 1
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What are the names of Pi Kappa Phi's 7 founding fathers?
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$ Andrew Alexander Kroeg Jr - Elected Archon $ Simon Fogarty Jr. $ Laurence Harry Mixson James Forgarty - Honorary seventh member Alexander Pelzer Wagener Thomas F. Mossimann Theodore Barnwell Kelly $ - one of the three founders
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What is the name, founding date, and founding location of the first college fraternity?
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Flat Hat Club - Founded in 1750 at the college of William and Mary inside the Raleigh Tavern
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What is the name, founding date, and founding father of the first greek fraternity?
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Phi Beta Kappa - Founded December 5, 1776 by John Heath. Philosophy is the guide to life.
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What is the name of the first women's fraternity and where/when was it founded?
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Kappa Alpha Theta - Founded in 1870 at DePauw University
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What is the name of the first sorority?
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Gamma Phi Beta - Founded 1874 at Syracuse University
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What fraternities make up the Union Triad?
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Sigma Phi Delta Phi Kappa Alpha Society
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What fraternities make up the Miami Triad?
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Sigma Chi Phi Delta Theta Beta Theta Pi
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What was the only fraternity founded during the civil war and where was it founded?
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Theta Xi - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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What fraternity established the first fraternity house, and when/where?
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Chi Psi - University of Michigan in 1854
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What was the original name of Pi Kappa Phi and what did it mean?
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Nu Phi - Non fraternity
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When was Pi Kappa Phi established and where?
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December 10th, 1904 90 Broad Street Charleston, SC Fogarty's House
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When/where was the first Supreme Chapter held? What was accomplished during this meeting?
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Charleston, SC on December 29, 1906. Laws created governing the fraternity, written down in the \"Gold Book\" Supreme chapter held every other year.
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Which chapter introduced the concept of alumni initiation?
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Alpha Xi at Polytechnic Institute of NY in Brooklyn in 1928. Formally Psi Sigma.
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Who designed the first Pi Kappa Phi flag?
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Albert Meisel, Alpha Xi
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Where was Pi Kappa Phi's second (beta) chapter?
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Presbyterian (Clinton, South Carolina)
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Where was Pi Kappa Phi's third (gamma) chapter?
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University of California at Berkeley: January 11, 1909
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Where was Pi Kappa Phi's fourth (delta) chapter?
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Furman University (Greenville, South Carolina)
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What is Pi Kappa Phi's official flower?
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Red Rose
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Who was Pi Kappa Phi's first Executive Secretary and Director?
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George Sheetz
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What is the name of Pikapp's official journal?
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The Star & Lamp
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Who was known as the \"Mother of the Fraternity\"?
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Harry Mixson's mother
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Pi Kappa Phi Motto
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Nothing Shall Ever Tear Us Asunder
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Pi Kappa Phi's first motto
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Nil Separabit - \"Nothing Shall Separate Us\"
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Pi Kappa Phi Museum
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Eldred J. Harman Museum
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When/who founded PUSH and what does it stand for?
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Thomas Sayre 1977, Play Units for the Severely Handicapped
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Where is the national chapter located
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Charlotte, NC
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Who/when was the first person initiated under ritual
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Henry Patrick Wagener, March 24, 1906
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First Mr. Pi Kappa Phi
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Leo Pou (Omicron - Alabama)
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Who was the only national president to die in office?
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Devereux D. Rice, Iota, 1948
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Who is a past CEO (1959-94) and Honorary 4th Founder?
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Durward W. Owen, Xi (Roanoke)
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What is Pi Kapp College?
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The fraternity's preeminent national collegiate leadership school held in summer, every other year.
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What have been the gifts for each 25 year anniversary?
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1929 - Memorial Gateway 1954 - Memorial clock 1979 - Garden of 75 rose bushes 2004 - Bell Tower
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Which individuals authored the fraternity's ritual and when?
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Laurence Mixson and Alexander Wagener, 1906
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What is Pi Kappa Phi's creed
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I believe that the ideal chapter is made up of men Who are bound together in a common loyalty which transcends any personal selfishness; Who realize that membership means personal responsibility in bearing their share of the financial burden of the chapter and the national organization; Who bring credit to the fraternity by striving to attain the highest possible standards of scholarship; Who safeguard the reputation of their chapter by keeping careful watch over their personal conduct; Who uphold faithfully the traditions and activities of their college; Who prepare themselves diligently to shoulder their full responsibility as citizens. I believe that my chapter can become an ideal chapter, and I shall do my share to make it so.
