Which group is considered the first women's sorority?

Which group is considered the first women's sorority?

• A. I.C. Sorosis at Monmouth College (Illinois), 1867
• B. Kappa Alpha Theta
• C. Alpha Phi
• D. Gamma Phi Beta

Answer: (A)

The earliest example of a women's Greek-letter organization on a college campus is I.C. Sorosis, founded in 1867 at Monmouth College in Illinois. This group is considered the first because it began earlier than other well-known women's fraternities and established the tradition of sisterhood, mutual support, and Greek-letter naming that many later sororities followed. The later groups—founded at DePauw, Syracuse, and the University of Denver in the early 1870s—were important pioneers too, but they formed after I.C. Sorosis and built upon the pattern it started.

The earliest example of a women's Greek-letter organization on a college campus is I.C. Sorosis, founded in 1867 at Monmouth College in Illinois. This group is considered the first because it began earlier than other well-known women's fraternities and established the tradition of sisterhood, mutual support, and Greek-letter naming that many later sororities followed. The later groups—founded at DePauw, Syracuse, and the University of Denver in the early 1870s—were important pioneers too, but they formed after I.C. Sorosis and built upon the pattern it started.