History of Sororities and Fraternities
The History of Sororities and Fraternities began at Wesleyan Female College in the mid 1800s as a secret society for women. It was known as the Adelphean Society. A few years later another society was created on the same campus and a rivalry began. These were not called sororities at the time, but they would evolve into this name later. In fact, it was considered a fraternity before a sorority but the word “fraternity” did not fit with an all female organization and that is how the word sorority came about. The first Greek sorority was named Pi Beta Phi in 1867 .
(oldest sorority)
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