Which option is identified as the first Greek Letter Society?

Which option is identified as the first Greek Letter Society?

• A. Phi Beta Kappa
• B. Alpha Delta Phi
• C. Delta Upsilon
• D. Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Answer: (A)

The question tests knowledge of the earliest Greek-letter society in the United States. Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary as a secret literary and philosophical society, using Greek letters in its name. This origins story—focused on scholarship and the adoption of Greek letters right from the start—makes it widely recognized as the first Greek-letter organization in the U.S. The other groups came along later (early 1830s for Alpha Delta Phi and Delta Upsilon, mid-1800s for Sigma Alpha Epsilon) and thus aren’t the earliest.

The question tests knowledge of the earliest Greek-letter society in the United States. Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary as a secret literary and philosophical society, using Greek letters in its name. This origins story—focused on scholarship and the adoption of Greek letters right from the start—makes it widely recognized as the first Greek-letter organization in the U.S. The other groups came along later (early 1830s for Alpha Delta Phi and Delta Upsilon, mid-1800s for Sigma Alpha Epsilon) and thus aren’t the earliest.