Pi Delta Kappa


Pi Delta Kappa was a collegiate sorority operating in Ohio from 1907 to 1913. The sorority established three chapter before being absorbed by Chi Omega.

History

Pi Delta Kappa sorority was created at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio in 1907. It founders were four friends who attended Athens High School together and did not want to separate into different sororities. Professor Howell Lindley helped the students organize the sorority.
Pi Delta Kappa expanded in 1909 with Beta chapter at Miami University and Gamma chapter at the University of Cincinnati. By 1911, Pi Delta Kappa had 75 active members and had a total of 200 initiates.
Pi Delta Kappa was governed by a grand council consisting of a president, vice president, and secretary. It also had a publication editor, once it started publishing a magazine in 1911.
The sorority was absorbed by Chi Omega in 1913.

Symbols

The motto of Pi Delta Kappa was Non Progredi Est Regredi or "To Not Go Forward Is To Go Backward". The sorority's badge was an owl with emerald eyes, wearing a mortar board with the sorority's letters. Its pledge pin was a gold mortar board with an azure blue band.
The sorority's colors were old gold and seal brown. Its flower was a pink rose. Its jewel was the emerald. Its magazine was The Hour Glass.

Chapters

Following are the chapters of Pi Delta Kappa.
ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatus
Alpha – 1913Ohio UniversityAthens, OhioMerged
Beta1909–1913Miami UniversityOxford, OhioMerged
Gamma1909–1913University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OhioMerged