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History
of The Kappa Deuteron Chapter
of The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta
Timeline
1776:
In the year of Independence, Phi Beta Kappa, the first Greek-letter
society and the forerunner of today’s college fraternities,
is organized at William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virginia,
on December 5, 1776. Later during a period of particular hostility
toward secret societies, the Harvard chapter divulged its secrets
and henceforth Phi Beta Kappa became an academic honorary society.
1785:
The Georgia General Assembly makes provision for the nation’s
first state-chartered college, the University of Georgia.
1801:
First classes at Franklin College, the University of Georgia, are
held.
1848:
Six students at Jefferson College, in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania,
met on April 22, 1848, to establish a fraternity "founded upon
the principle of secrecy." On May 1, 1848, these six
founders adopt a Constitution and prepare to establish chapters
of their Fraternity at other campuses.
1861:
The Civil War begins, and the expansion of Phi Gamma Delta and other
Greek-letter secret fraternities is halted as the nation’s
youth respond to the call to arms.
1865:
The Civil War ends, and shortly thereafter, fraternities begin to
expand. In 1866, Sigma Alpha Epsilon becomes the first of
the Greek-letter fraternities at the University of Georgia.
1870:
Five students at the University of Georgia - Edwin LeRoy Antony,
Robert L. Berner, Emmett Cody, Charles E. Harman, and William Wynne
- petition Phi Gamma Delta for a charter.
1871:
After initially disapproving the petition for charter, in January
of 1871, the Grand Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta votes to grant a charter
to the five petitioners. In April, Legate Thomas B. Cox of
Macon arrives in Athens to present the five founders their charter
for the organization of Kappa Deuteron. Kappa Deuteron becomes
the fifth Greek-letter secret society at The University of Georgia.
1874:
In 1874, the University bans fraternities, including Phi Gamma Delta,
a prohibition that ends in 1878.
1878:
The Kappa Deuteron Chapter, while operating sub rosa during the
ban on fraternities, is now extinct.
1884:
After a failed attempt the year prior, Kappa Deuteron returns to
the Georgia campus.
1890:
Kappa Deuteron disappears from the University of Georgia, not to
return for more than 75 years.
1966:
Phi Gamma Delta Executive Secretary William S. Zerman addresses
the UGA Greek Week Banquet in May, leading to the colonization of
the Fraternity at Georgia in November of 1966.
1968:
On March 23, 1968, Kappa Deuteron is re-chartered and the members
of the Colony initiated.
1973:
Kappa Deuteron, now just five years old, wins the first of eight
Cheney Cups, the award given to the best Fiji chapter in the United
States and Canada.
1978:
Kappa Deuteron’s Kenyon W. Murphy is named the Cecil J. Wilkinson
Award winner, given to the most outstanding senior Phi Gamma Delta
member - the first of four Georgia winners.
1994:
The new Chapter house is dedicated at Kappa Deuteron’s 26th
Pig Dinner on April 23, 1994.
1998:
Phi Gamma Delta celebrates its sesquicentennial and the Kappa Deuteron
Chapter the 30th anniversary of its 1968 re-chartering.
1999:
Kappa Deuteron wins a record eighth Cheney Cup.
2001:
Kappa Deuteron wins the Zerman Trophy for an unprecedented sixth
consecutive year for achievement in extracurricular activities.
2002:
Kappa Deuteron brings home the Cheney Cup for a record 9 times and
Dr. Morehead wins the Durrance Award.
"While we Brothers of Kappa Deuteron
are very proud to hold the Cheney Cup, it is very important that
we put it in the proper perspective. Winning the Cheney
Cup is not the most important goal of Kappa Deuteron. Providing
for its members and encouraging them to do their best in all their
endeavors is the primary goal of this Chapter ... When each Brother
strives to reach new heights and to become better Brothers, awards
such as the Cheney Cup will come as rewards for those efforts."
FijiUGA
October 1979
"Many fraternities at the University
of Georgia excelled in a single area. Phi Gamma Delta excelled
in all of them. This tradition of success permeated every aspect
of my Chapter. Upholding it was a responsibility that was
placed upon our shoulders from the first day we pledged."
Vernon E. "Trey"
Googe III (Georgia ‘91)
Wilkinson Award Acceptance Speech
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