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Rev. Theodore DuBose Bratton, eventual bishop of Mississippi (1903), assisted his students with the creation. The purpose was to "foster the highest ideals of Christian womanhood" (Saint Mary's Archives). The first initiation was held in 1901. In 1904, AKP was incorporated as a national sorority. Soon, other chapters were chartered. Beta chapter was chartered at Virginia Female Institute (Stuart Hall) in Staunton, Virginia. The next eight years were the "heyday" of the sorority. Chapters were chartered at schools in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania.[/sub][/indent] [hr][right][img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/b3RmLjY2LmZmMGExMy5VR2hwSUV4aGJXSmtZU0JoYkhCb1lRLCwuMQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA,,/standaris.regular.png[/img][/right][hr] [indent][sub][right][i]History[/i][/right] Phi Lambda Alpha (ΦΛΑ) fraternity established communications with Pi Delta Phi, which had been recently founded in 1916 in the Northeastern United States, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). After some communication, these two organizations realized the existence of a non-Greek letter secret society, the Union Hispano Americana (UHA). As a result of intensive correspondence and various interviews, the three organizations merged. In their merger agreement, the three organizations adopted the name of Phi Lambda Alpha Fraternity, with the distinctive emblem & constitution of Pi Delta Phi, and the goals & motto of the UHA. This new union was formalized on June 11, 1921, in Pennsylvania.[/sub][/indent] [hr] [indent]Both groups were once the biggest in Apollon. Despite their size dwindling over the years, they weathered the years by keeping their extensive networking with other chapters, remaining relevant . Some would argue the smaller sizes helped solidify quality over quantity, though one thing was clear: despite their prestige, both sorority and fraternity were starting to slip in numbers. Some attribute this to the previous hazing being too much and scaring away potential brothers and sisters, some argue that the drama between the two groups is what ended up killing both. Either way, the board stepped in and assigned a Staff Advisor to monitor and cultivate the two groups--a But really, there's only one common interest that counts. 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