Historic Merger | How Phi Delta came to join
Phi Sigma Sigma
BACK IN THE 1980S, when Greek Life at Bloomsburg University was at its height, a number of sororities were founded -- including this chapter of Phi Sigma Sigma in 1988 and a "local" sorority that enjoyed great success in its day called Phi Delta.
Phi Delta was formed in Fall of 1983, and was officially recognized as a sorority by the campus on November 9, 1983. It traced its roots back to the oldest known sorority on campus, Lambda Alpha Mu, about which we know little at this time. According to "pledge" manuals of the time (as new member materials were then known):
"Twenty-five women interested in the Greek system, but with views different from those of other Greek organizations, formed Phi Delta. Our sisterhood is based on the principle that one's individuality may be retained while belonging to a Greek organization. Along with the founding sisters, 26 other women with the same ideals joined with us... as charter sisters. Together, these 51 women were the beginning of Phi Delta."
Some years later, when Greek Life on campus had subsided a bit, both Phi Sigma Sigma and Phi Delta recognized they had many core values in common. At the recommendation of the campus and international Phi Sigma Sigma, Phi Delta sisters merged to become Phi Sigs.
The current sisters of Phi Sigma Sigma are in contact with many of the Phi Delta sisters of yesteryear, and we see it as part of our heritage and responsibility to keep alive the memory of that sorority. To this day, we can trace some of our Sapphire Sister lineages (formerly known as "families) back to Phi Deltas!
Phi Deltas remain very loyal to each other, and supportive of this chapter. We are in the process of gathering contact information for Phi Delta sisters. If you'd like to share information or get in touch with us, please write us! E-mail our Phi Delta Alumnae Liaison, Katy Weber Abram!
