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TI-IE GAMMA CHAPTER OF THE AGONIAN FRATERNITY. REVIOUS to the year 1890 there were no exclusively feminine literary societies connected with KE, the Fredonia Normal School. During the session of 1890-QI two young women's societies were 9 formed. These were known as the Neosophic and Alpha Mu societies. They thrived during the ' ' 'Al year of their organization and recommenced their activities in the following school year,-but they were destined to be short lived. In March, 1892, two delegates from the Agonian.Fraternity-one from Oneonta, the other from'Gene- seo-came to Fredonia for the purpose of forming a Chapter. After several days of work on the part of the delegates, and of consideration on the part of the existing societies, the idea of duality for the sake of compe- tition was, With some other early precepts, overruled for the time. The two societies were merged, afarewell banquet was given, and the Gamma Chapter of the Agonian Fraternity, with fifty-three charter members, was formed. The new organization was destined for a longer life and wider bounds of helpfulness. Its ac- tivity has been stimulated from the nrst by the co-operation of the sister Chapters, while latterly the element of competition has not been wholly lacking. Aside from these influences, the Chapter has enjoyed a vigorous and useful existence through its own strength and its energetic application to its chosen department-literary work-with business conducted according to parliamentary and healthful intersprinkling of social intercourse. The Chapter has outgrown two rooms and now occupies its third apartrnent.VVhile the roll varies in length from year to year, as the older members join the Alumni, and their places, as active members, are taken by new- corners-the spirit and power of the society waxes strong with increasing years. As 'time goes on the work done improves in many respects. As an illustration of this and of the co-operative spirit which aids -the com- petitive in the perfection of designs, by the different literary organizations now exisiting in the school, attention is directed to the improvement in the lecture courses presented. The first annual convention of the Agonian Fraternity, as such, was held at Oneonta in October of 1892. The Fraternity then consisted of' three Chapters. Since that time the yearly convention has met with the different Chapters in the month of October. The Chapters of the Fraternity are now seven in number: The 1. Alpha, at Genesog 2. Beta, at Oneonta, 3. Gamma, at Fredoniag 4. Delta, at Plattsburgg 5. Epsilon, at Mansfieldg 6. Zeta, at.Brockport, 7. Eta, at jamaica. , , 29
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