Miami Triad
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The Miami Triad is a term used to describe three fraternities that were founded at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. These fraternities, in the order they were founded, are Beta Theta Pi (1839), Phi Delta Theta (1848), and Sigma Chi (1855). Historians of fraternities often compare the significance of the Miami Triad to the "Union Triad" of fraternities that formed at Union College in the mid 1820s.[1]
Other national Greek organizations founded at Miami, in addition to the Triad, are Delta Zeta Sorority, founded in 1902, and Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity, founded in 1906. Because of the number of Greek organizations founded at Miami University, the school is often called Mother of Fraternities.[2]
It is has been tradition at some campuses, such as Iowa State University[citation needed], the University of Kansas[3], and the University of Mississippi]][4] that have local representation of each of the Miami Triad chapters, to hold an annual party, formal, or ball, (often referred to as "Miami Triad" or simply "Triad") to commerate their tie to each other and the Miami Triad's place in Greek history. This tradition has waned in recent years and some schools have transformed the celebration into to other types of events, such as the University of Kansas' Miami Triad Concert.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ versusmag.org: A Brief History on the Evolution of Greek Life. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
- ^ muohio.edu: Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life and Leadership. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
- ^ The Jayhawker Yearkbook, 1937, Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas, 153.
- ^ Ole Miss Yearkbook, 1957, Oxford, MS: University of Mississippi, 155.
- ^ Kansan.com: Students remember friend with 2nd annual concert. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
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