Phi Delta Gamma (professional)

Phi Delta Gamma
Phi Delta Gamma
ΦΔΓ
Founded	June 7, 1924; College of William and Mary
Type	Professional
Affiliation	PFA (former)
Emphasis	Forensics
Scope	National (US)
Publication	The Literary Scroll
Merged with	Tau Kappa Alpha (1935)

Phi Delta Gamma (ΦΔΓ) was a professional fraternity in the field of Forensics (public speaking).

History

Phi Delta Gamma was founded on June 7, 1924, at the College of William & Mary,[1] combining chapters from the University of Iowa, Georgetown University School of Law, the University of Minnesota, the University of Illinois, Ohio University, George Washington University, and the University of Southern California. Founders were William O. Moore and George O. Hurley, State University of Iowa; Kenneth E. Oberholtzer, University of Illinois; Dean William A. Hamilton, College of William and Mary; Russell D. Tubaugh, Ohio University; Paul A. Lomax, University of Southern California; William Waldo Girdner, George Washington University; and Carl E. Anderson, University of Minnesota.[2][3][4]

It was a founding member of the Professional Interfraternity Conference in 1928.[5] It merged into Tau Kappa Alpha in 1935.[2]

Publications

The magazine was The Literary Scroll [3]

Chapters

These are the chapters of Phi Delta Gamma (professional). Chapters in bold were active at the time of the merger, chapters in italics were inactive. Per Baird's, all appear to have been active in 1935.[2][6]

1924 – IA Alpha – Iowa State University
1924 – IL Alpha – University of Illinois
1924 – VA Alpha – College of William & Mary
1924 – OH Alpha – Ohio University
1924 – CA Alpha – University of Southern California
1924 – DC Alpha – George Washington University
1924 – MN Alpha – University of Minnesota
1925 – AL Alpha – Auburn University
1925 – TX Alpha – University of Texas
1927 – IL Beta – Northwestern University
1927 – OH Beta – Ohio State University
1928 – IN Alpha – Indiana University

References

Confirm, possibly in Banta reference; the meeting combining the groups may have occurred in Iowa. The Gopher reference notes founding at William & Mary, perhaps because that was the oldest school.
William Raimond Baird (1977). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. pp. 820–821.
Banta's Greek Exchange: Published in the Interest of the College Fraternity World. George Banta Company, Incorporated. 1928. p. 274.
Noted in the 1928 Minnesota Gopher yearbook, p.447, that it was founded at the College of William & Mary.
"The ARCHI of Alpha Rho Chi" (PDF). Vol. IX, no. 7. July 31, 1928. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
Names are likely, but conjectural. Order and dates are from the Baird's listing. The Minnesota chapter listing is mentioned in Minnesota Gopher yearbooks as the MN Alpha chapter of the fraternity.

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[1] Confirm, possibly in Banta reference; the meeting combining the groups may have occurred in Iowa. The Gopher reference notes founding at William & Mary, perhaps because that was the oldest school.

[Baird1977-2] William Raimond Baird (1977). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. pp. 820–821.

[Banta1924-3] Banta's Greek Exchange: Published in the Interest of the College Fraternity World. George Banta Company, Incorporated. 1928. p. 274.

[4] Noted in the 1928 Minnesota Gopher yearbook, p.447, that it was founded at the College of William & Mary.

[5] "The ARCHI of Alpha Rho Chi" (PDF). Vol. IX, no. 7. July 31, 1928. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[6] Names are likely, but conjectural. Order and dates are from the Baird's listing. The Minnesota chapter listing is mentioned in Minnesota Gopher yearbooks as the MN Alpha chapter of the fraternity.

Professional fraternities and sororities organizations and members
Currently active members of the Professional Fraternity Association	Alpha Zeta Alpha Kappa Psi Alpha Rho Chi Alpha Phi Omega Alpha Chi Sigma Alpha Omega Epsilon Delta Chi Xi Delta Epsilon Mu Delta Theta Phi Delta Kappa Alpha Delta Omicron Delta Sigma Pi Delta Sigma Chi Epsilon Nu Tau Theta Tau Kappa Epsilon Kappa Epsilon Psi Kappa Eta Kappa Kappa Kappa Psi Kappa Lambda Chi Kappa Psi Lambda Kappa Sigma Mu Beta Phi Mu Phi Epsilon Pi Sigma Epsilon Rho Pi Phi Sigma Alpha Sigma Alpha Iota Tau Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Delta Phi Beta Phi Gamma Nu Phi Delta Epsilon Phi Delta Chi Phi Sigma Pi Phi Chi Theta
Former and formerly active members of the Professional Fraternity Association or its predecessors: Professional Panhellenic Association or Professional Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Delta Theta Alpha Delta Sigma Alpha Kappa Kappa Alpha Sigma Alpha Alpha Tau Delta Alpha Omega Beta Alpha Psi Gamma Eta Gamma Gamma Iota Sigma Delta Epsilon Iota Delta Sigma Delta Delta Psi Kappa Epsilon Eta Phi Zeta Phi Eta Theta Kappa Psi Theta Sigma Upsilon Theta Sigma Phi Iota Sigma Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Beta Pi Kappa Delta Epsilon Kappa Phi Kappa Nu Sigma Nu Xi Psi Phi Omicron Delta Kappa Omicron Nu Pi Lambda Theta Sigma Delta Chi Sigma Nu Phi Sigma Sigma Sigma Sigma Phi Delta (now social) Phi Beta Gamma Phi Beta Pi Phi Delta Delta Phi Delta Gamma Phi Delta Kappa Phi Delta Pi Phi Delta Phi (now honor society) Phi Epsilon Kappa Phi Lambda Kappa Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (now social) Phi Rho Sigma Phi Upsilon Omicron Phi Chi Chi Beta Phi Psi Omega Omega Tau Sigma Omega Upsilon Phi Pershing Rifles Scabbard and Blade Scarab
North American Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Gamma Rho Alpha Gamma Sigma
Active independent professional fraternities	Alpha Gamma Kappa Alpha Zeta Omega Alpha Eta Rho Alpha Iota Alpha Psi Gamma Epsilon Tau Delta Sigma Theta Delta Theta Sigma Delta Kappa Gamma Delta Kappa Phi Delta Phi Epsilon Kappa Gamma Psi Kappa Pi Nu Beta Epsilon Phi Sigma Gamma Phi Psi Chi Eta Phi Block and Bridle
Inactive independent professional fraternities	Alpha Epsilon Iota Alpha Tau Sigma Chi Zeta Chi Delta Omicron Alpha Pi Delta Nu