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Quiz about National Panhellenic Conference Sororities
Quiz about National Panhellenic Conference Sororities

National Panhellenic Conference Sororities Quiz


See how much you know about the 26 sororities of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC).

A multiple-choice quiz by ariesrising. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
ariesrising
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
124,767
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
Plays
672
Last 3 plays: Guest 147 (7/15), Guest 192 (3/15), Guest 172 (7/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. This women's fraternity was the first to be founded, in 1851. Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Which sorority was the first to use the word "sorority" in its name? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. This sorority uses the key as its badge and a major symbol. Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. These two sororities share the lion as a mascot. Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. This sorority was the first to initiate someone as an alumna initiate. Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Which of these sororities does not belong to the Syracuse Triad? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. This is the only sorority that does not have a crest. Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Which sorority has had a male initiate? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Kappa Kappa Gamma and Chi Omega share this mascot. Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. This NPC sorority is the youngest. Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. This group existed as I.C. Sorosis before taking on a Greek letter name. Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. This group was formerly known as the Philomathean Society. Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. This sorority was the first one formed with a Greek lettered name. Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Sigma Sigma Sigma is one of four sororities founded at Longwood College. What are the other three? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Of the 26 sororities, how many do not have a rose, carnation or violets as their official flower? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This women's fraternity was the first to be founded, in 1851.

Answer: Alpha Delta Pi

ADPi was founded May 15 1851 at Wesleyan College in Georgia.
2. Which sorority was the first to use the word "sorority" in its name?

Answer: Gamma Phi Beta

Prior to Gamma Phi Beta being founded in 1874, all other sororities were officially called women's fraternities, and many are official fraternities today.
3. This sorority uses the key as its badge and a major symbol.

Answer: Kappa Kappa Gamma

Kappa was founded at Monmouth College in Illinois on October 13 1870.
4. These two sororities share the lion as a mascot.

Answer: Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu

ADPi has Alphie the Lion as their mascot, while Phi Mu has Sir Fidel.
5. This sorority was the first to initiate someone as an alumna initiate.

Answer: Alpha Phi

Alpha Phi initiated Frances E. Willard in 1875. There are only a few NPC sororities that do not, or have not, done alumnae initiations.
6. Which of these sororities does not belong to the Syracuse Triad?

Answer: Delta Gamma

The Syracuse Triad groups were all founded at Syracuse Universities. Many chapters have a Triad Tea or other event to celebrate their connection to each other.
7. This is the only sorority that does not have a crest.

Answer: Alpha Omicron Pi

AOPi does not have a crest, as they state that crests are not of Greek origin, but from the Middle Ages (which is true).
8. Which sorority has had a male initiate?

Answer: Delta Gamma

Delta Gamma initiated George Banta to acknowledge all the help he had given the organization. He was also a member of the Phi Delta Theta men's fraternity.
9. Kappa Kappa Gamma and Chi Omega share this mascot.

Answer: Owl

Both sororities have the owl as their mascot. ADPi and Phi Mu share the lion, Alpha Phi, Alpha Xi Delta, AOPi, Kappa Delta, and Sigma Delta Tau all use a bear. Alpha Sigma Tau and Delta Gamma share the anchor, while Alpha Sigma Alpha and Zeta Tau Alpha use a crown.
10. This NPC sorority is the youngest.

Answer: Sigma Delta Tau

Both DPhiE and SDT were formed in 1917, but Sigma Delta Tau was formed March 25th, 8 days after Delta Phi Epsilon.
11. This group existed as I.C. Sorosis before taking on a Greek letter name.

Answer: Pi Beta Phi

Their name change occured in 1888.
12. This group was formerly known as the Philomathean Society.

Answer: Phi Mu

Phi Mu became their official name in 1904. Alpha Delta Pi also had another name, the Adelphean Society. They changed to Alpha Delta Phi in 1905, and then to Alpha Delta Pi in 1913, to avoid confusion with 2 other groups of the same name.
13. This sorority was the first one formed with a Greek lettered name.

Answer: Kappa Alpha Theta

Theta was founded in 1870, and used the Greek letters from the day of their founding and was never know by another name, unlike the 3 organizations (ADPi, Phi Mu and Pi Beta Phi) founded before it was.
14. Sigma Sigma Sigma is one of four sororities founded at Longwood College. What are the other three?

Answer: Kappa Delta, Zeta Tau Alpha and Alpha Sigma Alpha

All four sororities were founded from 1897 to 1901.
15. Of the 26 sororities, how many do not have a rose, carnation or violets as their official flower?

Answer: Seven

Kappa Alpha Theta (pansy), Kappa Kappa Gamma (fleur de lis), Alpha Phi (lily of the valley & forget me not), Delta Delta Delta (pansy), Alpha Sigma Alpha (aster, narcissus), Alpha Epsilon Pi (lily of the valley), and Delta Phi Epsilon (iris) all use other flowers.
Source: Author ariesrising

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