The Orange County Ivy Connection revceived it's charter on August 2005. We started out with a few women that wanted to keep in touch with their sisters after school was over. The rest is history. Now we have fun events and also support Alpha Phi International and other philanthropies, like participated in the Race for the Cure in September, 2005.
Alpha Phi Firsts and Phi Facts:
Alpha Phi called the world's first inter-sorority meeting: A group that later became the National Panhellenic Conference.
Alpha Phi built the world's first sorority house (in 1872 at Syracuse University).
Alpha Phi was the first sorority to use traveling delegates.
Alpha Phi was the first women's society to use Greek letters.
Alpha Phi was the first sorority to establish a foundation.
Alpha Phi was the first NPC sorority to establish a website.
Alpha Phi was the first sorority to publish a book-length history
Alpha Phi is the third largest women's sorority with 150 chapters/colonies in the US and Canada.
Alpha Phi was founded in 1872 by 10 of the first 20 women to enter Syracuse University.
Alpha Phi is the fourth oldest national women's sorority.
Alpha Phi is one of only three international sororities.
Three of the original 10 became members of Phi Beta Kappa.
Three of our founders were listed in Who's Who of America: Clara Bradley Burdette, Martha Foote Crow, and Rena Michaels Atchison.
Alpha Phi is pronounced Alpha "fee" (long "e") not "fie," because "Alpha" is a vowel and "Phi" is pronounced "fee" when it follows a vowel.
Alpha Phi's Creed was written in 1912 by Annette Hall Hitchcock.
Alpha Phi's official pin was adopted in 1908.
Alpha Phi's official crest was adopted in 1922.
Alpha Phi's password was changed from German to Greek at the 1922 Convention.
Alpha Phi's original colors were blue and gold. (see note 1).
The Alpha Phi Foundation was established in 1957.
Alpha Phi chapters are named in alphabetical order as they are incorporated (see note 2).
Alpha Phi is called the first inter-sorority conference of the original nine sororities. This resulted in the creation of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), which still exists today.
Alpha Phi is a true "international" sorority. It has maintained the longest continuous presence in Canada of any sorority. The Xi chapter was established at the University of Toronto in 1906.
Alpha Phi has over 175 active alumnae chapters.
Important Notes
1. In 1879, the colors were changed to the more distinctive silver and bordeaux. Blue and gold were the colors of the Fraternity Delta Upsilon, and the change was made in order to truly set our colors apart from any other Greek organization's.
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