Dean William A. Hamilton, College of William and Mary
Russell D. Tubaugh, Ohio University
Paul A. Lomax, University of Southern California
William Waldo Girdner, George Washington University
Carl E. Anderson, University of Minnesota.
The fraternity's purpose was to "maintain and stimulate a greater interest in the work of literary societies, debate clubs, and dramatic organization in colleges and universities and to foster the upbuilding of literary societies."[1]
The fraternity's badge was illustrated in Baird's as a diamond shape with an enameled center that featured a scroll with the Greek letters ΦΔΓ on it in the diagonal, from the left corner of the scroll to the bottom right corner. There was a star above and below the scroll.
Phi Delta Gamma University of Minnesota, 1924
Membership
Phi Delta Gamma's members included male undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty.[2][7][4] Membership was through a pledging and initiation process, with new members being elected based on debating experience, qualities of scholarship, and interest in literary events.[8][9][10] The fraternity also awarded honorary memberships.[11]
Activities
Phi Delta Gamma pursued intersociety rather than intercollegiate forensics.[1][12] Its activities included debates and forensic contests, awarding silver loving cups to members of the winning team.[1][13] The DC Alpha chapter awarded a silver loving cup annually to winner of a freshman oratory contest, while he CA Alpha chapter awarded a loving cup annually for the best speech in the state.[14][15][16] The VA Alpha chapter purchased three gold medals to be awarded annually for "unusual merit" to a men and women in forensics and either a man or woman for dramatics at the College of William and Mary.[17] The society's members also organized guest speakers and social events such as an annual banquet.[11][18][19]
The fraternity's magazine was The Literary Scroll[5][1]
Governance
Chapters elected the following officers: president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer; some chapters had a sergeant-at-arms and chaplain.[17][20][21]
Chapters
Following is a list of the chapters of Phi Delta Gamma. [a]
^Names are likely, but conjectural. The Minnesota chapter listing is mentioned in Minnesota Gopher yearbooks as the MN Alpha chapter of the fraternity.
^Sources indicate this chapter was founding chapter, established before June 1924. However, it was not authorized as a campus organization until March 3, 1925.
^ abcdefghRobson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manuel of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. p. 751.
^ abc"The Year in Forensics". The Gopher: Annual Publication of the Student Body of the University of Minnesota. 39: 238. 1925 – via Google Books.
Former and formerly active members of the Professional Fraternity Association or its predecessors: Professional Panhellenic Association or Professional Interfraternity Conference
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