nt of the first three fraternities, Chi Psi and
Beta Theta Pi in 1845 and Alpha Delta Phi in 1846, whose early
adventures have been noted, some twenty-eight other general fraternities
have been established. Among the first of these were Delta Kappa
Epsilon, 1855; Sigma Phi, 1858; Zeta Psi, 1858; Psi Upsilon, 1865; Beta
Theta Pi, which had lapsed and was re-established in 1867; Delta Tau
Delta, 1874, re-established 1900; Phi Kappa Psi, 1875; Delta Upsilon,
1876; Sigma Chi, 1877; Phi Delta Theta, 1864, re-established in 1887;
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 1888, and Theta Delta Chi in 1889. Since 1890 this
list has been more than doubled and includes the re-establishment in
1902 of Phi Gamma Delta originally established in 1885, and Alpha Tau
Omega first established in 1888 and re-established in 1904.

[Illustration: THE TUG OF WAR ACROSS THE HURON
The Freshman losing in the annual Freshman-Sophomore Contests]

[Illustration: FOUR SOCIETY HOUSES

Psi Upsilon
Sigma Phi
Phi Delta Theta
Collegiate Sorosis]

There are now thirteen sororities in the University. The establishment
of the first one caused great amusement among the fraternities. This was
Kappa Alpha Theta, which came in 1879 but fell by the wayside six years
later and was not revived until 1893. The second arrival on the scene,
Gamma Phi Beta, came in 1882, followed by Delta Gamma in 1885, and
Collegiate Sorosis in 1886. The first professional fraternity to be
established was Phi Delta Phi, a law fraternity, which organized its
parent chapter in the University in 1869. It was not until 1882 that the
medical fraternity, Nu Sigma Nu, and the dental fraternity, Delta Sigma
Delta, established their Alpha chapters at Michigan. Since that time
fourteen more professional fraternities have appeared.

These fraternities, together with the three house clubs, Trigon,
Emerites and Monks, which in effect are maintained as fraternities,
bring the total number of these organizations in the University to
sixty-four, with an estimated active membership of something over 2,000
University men and women.

The first fraternity to establish a chapter house was Alpha Delta Phi,
which occupied in the college year 1875-76, the old "Octagon House,"
later the home of Professor Winchell, on the site of the present Hill
Auditorium. The present Psi Upsilon chapter house on the corner of South
University Avenue and State Street was, however, the first chapter house
built for that purpose