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Sphinx
Sphinx history and important facts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What date was Sphinx founded? | February 28th, 1919 |
| What were the original letters of Sphinx? | Delta Sigma Phi |
| What year did Sphinx become a legitimate social group? | 1923 |
| What year was Sphinx told to "join or cease"? | 1930 |
| What date did Sphinx change their letters to the letters used now? | April 1st, 1930 |
| What group merged with Sphinx? | Alpha Bet Sigma (Alps) |
| When did Sphinx merge with another group? | 1933 |
| What year were all the Sphinxmen enlisted? | 1943 |
| What are Sphinx's colors? | Kelly green and White |
| What is Sphinx's sister sorority? | Kappa Phi Omega |
| What is the sister sororities mascot? | Scottie Dog |
| What is the sister sororities colors? | Turquoise, Black, and Gold |
| What does the lamp on the crest stand for? | truth and knowldge |
| What does the flame on the crest stand for? | brotherhood |
| What do the seven rays on the crest stand for? | the 7 organizing memeber |
| What does the Sphinx on the crest stand for? | power and pride |
| What does the sword on the crest stand for? | brotherhood and fidelity |
| What does the star on the crest stand for? | the five founding fathers |
| What does the flag look like? | Kelly green with a white band dividing the flag, has the letters on it, alternating colors |
| What is the Sphinx symbol? | an evergreen pine |
| What does the Sphinx symbol represent? | continuous brotherhood throughout a lifetime |
| What is the Sphinx flower? | American Beauty Rose |
| What are the six pillars of Sphinx? | Brotherhood, Fidelity, Devotion, Scholarship, Self-control, Service |
| What is Sphinx's motto? | Veritas Ad Nos Super Omnia |
| What does the motto mean? | Truth to Us Above All |
| What year was the first refounding? | 1946 |
| What year had record pledges? | 1970 |
| How many pledges were in the largest pledging group? | 37 people |
| What year did Sphinx refound the second time? | 1963 |
| What year did a Sphinxman deactivate to activate another fraternity? | 1984 |
| What fraternity was refounded by a Sphinxman? | Lamda Gamma Epsilon (Kings) |
| What year did Sphinx lose another prominent alumni member to cancer? | 1990 |
| What year did Sphinx reactivate for a third time? | 2001 |
| What year was Kappa Phi Omega founded? | 1921 |
| What year were Sphinxmen called to war for a second time? | 1951 |
| How many people were left when the Korean war started? | 6 people |
| What were the original colors of Sphinx? | red and blue |
| What year did Sphinx change their colors to what they are now? | 1963 |
| What year did Sphinx disband for the final time? | 1998 |
| How long was Sphinx dormant until the third refounding? | 2 years |
| When was Sphinx the second largest fraternity on campus? | 2002 |
| What year was Sphinx the largest active fraternity on campus? | 2010 |
| What year was the chapter room named? | 2014 |
| What does Dibs do? | Alumni Advisor |
| How many years has Sphinx been running? | 104 years |
| When did Sphinx change their constitution to become more inclusive? | 2022 |
| What three things come before Sigma Delta Phi? | God, Country, and Otterbein |
| What do the letters Sigma Delta Phi stand for? | Self-control, Devotion, and Fidelity |
| What three articles govern Sphinx? | New Member Oath, Activation Oath, and Constitution ?? |
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