Alpha Sigma Phi was founded on December 6, 1845, at Yale University (it was then known as Yale College). The Yale of 1845 was worlds away from the Yale of today. In 1845, only a very small percentage of American young men (and a minuscule amount of young women) were enrolled in any form of higher education. Alpha Sigma Phi’s founders are Louis Manigault, Horace Spangler Weiser and Stephen Ormsby Rhea.
I’ve written about Vincent Price and his affiliation with Alpha Sigma Phi (see http://wp.me/p20I1i-2rd). Ted Cassidy, who had an iconic role as Lurch and Thing in The Addams Family television show, was a member of the Alpha Sigma Phi chapter at West Virginia Wesleyan College.
Ted Cassidy
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On December 6, 1998, Delta Phi Omega was founded at the University of Houston. Its sixteen founders, “recognized the need for an organization to promote the advancement of South Asian women. Sixteen women from various backgrounds came together with the common goal of uniting women among the South Asian community.” Its founders are Simran Bakshi-Guiterrez, Heena Bhakta-Palmer, Leena Cherian-Joseph, Bonna Choudhari, Rita Dhanani-Rauniyar, Anita Jari-Kharbanda, Amitha Nikam-Verma, Avni Patel, Jesika Patel, Jolly Patel, Shevon Patel, Sonal Amit Patel, Arati Shah, Deepa Swamy-Kurian, Manisha Vakharia, and Sarika Wadhawan.
Delta Phi Omega has chartered 46 chapters at 52 schools. In November 2016, two colonies were chartered. The colonies are at the College of William and Mary and Binghamton University.
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