Delta Chi Alpha
Delta Chi Alpha was one of the first Greek-lettered organizations for collegiate women. It was founded in May 1878 at Ohio Wesleyan University. The badge was silver with a monogram of the letters "encircled by a frosted wreath" (Baird's 1879). The colors were cardinal and ecru. In 1879, the membership was twenty-five.
In 1882, the fraternity established the Beta chapter at Beaver College. (The Phi Gamma Delta 1882, p. 76).
Alpha chapter, at Ohio Wesleyan, affiliated with Kappa Alpha Theta (Baird's 1898). It is not known what happened to Beta.
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