Center for Fraternity & Sorority Life

-Alpha Phi was established in 1872 at Syracuse University in New York.
-Alpha Phi became the first women's fraternity in America to build and occupy its own chapter house in 1886.
-Alpha Phi became an international fraternity with chapters in Canada in 1906.
-Alpha Phi was the first Sorority to establish a foundation starting in 1957
-Alpha Phi was the first woman's organization to use Greek letters/emblems
-Alpha Phi was the first Sorority to use Traveling Delegates
-Alpha Phi called the world's first inter-sorority meeting: a group that later became the National Panhellenic Conference
-Alpha Phi is the 3rd largest women's sorority with over 150 chapters in the U.S. and Canada
-Alpha Phi is the 4th oldest National Women's sorority
-Alpha Phi is one of only 3 international sororities
-Alpha Phi has over 175 active alumnae chapters
-Alpha Phi is pronounced Alpha "fee" (long "e") not "fie" because "Alpha" is a vowel and "Phi" is pronounced "fee" when it follows a vowel
-Alpha Phi became the first NPC international/national member to have a site on the World Wide Web in 1995
-Famous Alpha Phis: Jeri Ryan, actress (Star Trek) and Jodie Sweetin, actress (Full House)