Gamma Phi Society's Formation is the Genesis for the Founding of the Delphic Society, Later the Delphic Fraternity

After decades of research, I can confidently say the seminal concept for the formation of the Delphic Fraternity was the creation of the Gamma Phi Society at Colgate University, which was founded around 1833.

In 1840, the society became the Adelphian Society, a lineal descendant of the Delphic Society at the University of Rochester.

The society at Rochester, founded in 1850, is the predecessor organization to the Delphic Society established in 1871 at SUNY Geneseo.

Today, the society formed at Geneseo is known as the Delphic Fraternity (Delphic of Gamma Sigma Tau Fraternity.)

For more information about the Gamma Phi Society at Colgate University, visit:https://fratcomm.blogspot.com/2019/06/gamma-phi-society-1833-colgate.html

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Posted 2nd June 2019 by Phil Vélez

Location: Hamilton, NY 13346, USA

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