Phi Delta Gamma (professional)
| Phi Delta Gamma | |
|---|---|
| ΦΔΓ | |
| File:The pin of Phi Delta Gamma (professional).png | |
| 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) |
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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.
- ^ a b c William Raimond Baird (1977). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. pp. 820–821.
- ^ a b 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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