29:
240:
four students sits on campus in front of Buhl
Library. Although no alcohol was involved and the driver was deemed to be at fault, the incident triggered tightened control of fraternity practices and other student activities at the college. It remains one of the deadliest fraternity-related accidents in the United States.
239:
In 1974, seventeen
Adelphikos pledges were walking back to campus from a fraternity event when a driver who had fallen asleep at the wheel plowed into them from behind. Four pledges - Thomas Morgan Elliott, John Curtin, Rudolph Mion, and Gary Gilliland - were killed. Today a memorial plaque to the
226:
From its beginning in 1913 when formed by ten members of the student body, it has flourished on the campus uninterrupted for over ten successive decades. Adelphikos was the second official (recognized) fraternity on campus and the first group to use Greek letters directly in its name, vying in a
222:
Adelphikos was formed as an outgrowth of the two campus debate clubs, the
Webster and the Shakespeare, where an intense rivalry inspired eight of the Webster men to invite two of their rivals to join in the formation of the fraternity, putting an end to the strife. Adelphikos' name is a coined,
263:
Adelphikos' name is a coined, Greek-derived word, whose definition is known by its members. The fraternity does not use a Greek letter acronym.Its motto is "Men of honor, men of courage". Its colors are purple and gold. Its mascot is the black cat.
243:
In the aftermath of the pledge deaths, the fraternity experienced setbacks, struggling in the late 1970s , with members committing violations of campus rules that resulted in the loss of college recognition during the 1990s.
629:
649:
255:
Adelphikos is not affiliated with any national fraternal organization. It is an independent organization, like all other Grove City fraternities.
654:
624:
315:
634:
506:
357:
579:
639:
557:
540:
413:
644:
199:
530:
252:
Reemerging from this period in 2000, the fraternity was re-established as a
Christian brotherhood.
494:
227:
friendly rivalry for "first" with another of the campus' eighteen fraternities and sororities, the
207:
150:
438:
283:
8:
293:
349:
203:
51:
502:
353:
553:
279:
498:
488:
339:
273:
28:
618:
345:
302:, president and chief community officer of Free-The-People and former CEO of
391:
303:
211:
156:
119:
463:
583:
531:"Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive)"
299:
228:
289:
604:
414:"Penn State students' deaths among 15 suspected hazing cases in Pa"
387:
528:
223:
Greek-derived word, whose definition is known by its members.
112:
192:
537:. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives.
439:"Oil City Derrick Newspaper Archives, Feb 19, 1974, p. 11"
522:
175:
546:
341:
Freedom's
College: The History of Grove City College
382:
380:
378:
376:
296:, and pioneer in the field of highway engineering
630:Fraternities and sororities in the United States
616:
552:
486:
529:William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.).
373:
337:
541:The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage
480:
316:List of social fraternities and sororities
650:Student organizations established in 1913
333:
331:
292:, former professional baseball player,
617:
328:
388:"The Adelphikos Fraternity - History"
16:American social collegiate fraternity
286:, former president of the fraternity
655:1913 establishments in Pennsylvania
13:
267:
247:
14:
666:
625:Local fraternities and sororities
535:Student Life and Culture Archives
276:, contemporary Christian musician
580:"Matt Kibbe | FreedomWorks"
27:
597:
234:
572:
456:
431:
406:
1:
321:
558:"GCC and Austrian Economics"
101:Men of honor, men of courage
41:; 111 years ago
7:
635:Mercer County, Pennsylvania
394:: The Adelphikos Fraternity
309:
146:200 Campus Drive, Box #1398
10:
671:
464:"Hazing Deaths: 1737-2019"
258:
217:
193:
487:John Kloosterman (2011).
170:
141:
133:
125:
105:
97:
89:
81:
73:
65:
57:
35:
26:
21:
560:. Austrian Philosophists
539:The main archive URL is
495:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
490:Grove City College 2012
284:George Mason University
640:Pennsylvania culture
556:(23 December 2005).
443:newspaperarchive.com
338:Lee Edwards (2000).
294:St. Louis Cardinals
645:Grove City College
445:. 19 February 1974
350:Regnery Publishing
204:Grove City College
202:formed in 1913 at
52:Grove City College
468:www.hanknuwer.com
200:social fraternity
184:
183:
662:
609:
608:
601:
595:
594:
592:
591:
582:. Archived from
576:
570:
569:
567:
565:
554:Peter J. Boettke
550:
544:
538:
526:
520:
519:
517:
515:
484:
478:
477:
475:
474:
460:
454:
453:
451:
450:
435:
429:
428:
426:
425:
410:
404:
403:
401:
399:
384:
371:
370:
368:
366:
335:
280:Peter J. Boettke
196:
195:
180:
177:
166:
162:
159:
153:
147:
118:
111:
49:
47:
42:
31:
19:
18:
670:
669:
665:
664:
663:
661:
660:
659:
615:
614:
613:
612:
603:
602:
598:
589:
587:
578:
577:
573:
563:
561:
551:
547:
527:
523:
513:
511:
509:
499:College Prowler
485:
481:
472:
470:
462:
461:
457:
448:
446:
437:
436:
432:
423:
421:
412:
411:
407:
397:
395:
386:
385:
374:
364:
362:
360:
336:
329:
324:
312:
282:, economist at
274:David M. Bailey
270:
268:Notable members
261:
250:
248:Reestablishment
237:
220:
174:
164:
163:
160:
155:
149:
148:
145:
116:
109:
50:
45:
43:
40:
17:
12:
11:
5:
668:
658:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
611:
610:
596:
571:
545:
521:
507:
479:
455:
430:
405:
372:
358:
352:. p. 31.
326:
325:
323:
320:
319:
318:
311:
308:
307:
306:
297:
287:
277:
269:
266:
260:
257:
249:
246:
236:
233:
219:
216:
182:
181:
172:
168:
167:
143:
139:
138:
135:
131:
130:
127:
123:
122:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
75:
71:
70:
67:
63:
62:
59:
55:
54:
37:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
667:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
636:
633:
631:
628:
626:
623:
622:
620:
606:
600:
586:on 2013-08-22
585:
581:
575:
559:
555:
549:
542:
536:
532:
525:
510:
508:9781427498823
504:
500:
496:
492:
491:
483:
469:
465:
459:
444:
440:
434:
419:
415:
409:
393:
389:
383:
381:
379:
377:
361:
359:9780895262776
355:
351:
347:
346:Washington DC
343:
342:
334:
332:
327:
317:
314:
313:
305:
301:
298:
295:
291:
288:
285:
281:
278:
275:
272:
271:
265:
256:
253:
245:
241:
232:
230:
224:
215:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
189:
179:
173:
169:
165:United States
158:
152:
144:
140:
136:
132:
128:
124:
121:
114:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
64:
60:
56:
53:
38:
34:
30:
25:
20:
599:
588:. Retrieved
584:the original
574:
562:. Retrieved
548:
534:
524:
512:. Retrieved
489:
482:
471:. Retrieved
467:
458:
447:. Retrieved
442:
433:
422:. Retrieved
420:. 2017-08-09
417:
408:
396:. Retrieved
392:Pennsylvania
363:. Retrieved
340:
304:FreedomWorks
262:
254:
251:
242:
238:
235:1974 tragedy
225:
221:
212:Pennsylvania
191:
187:
185:
157:Pennsylvania
142:Headquarters
85:Christianity
69:Independent
66:Affiliation
619:Categories
590:2013-10-10
473:2019-05-16
449:2019-05-16
424:2020-08-24
322:References
300:Matt Kibbe
229:Pan Sophic
208:Grove City
188:Adelphikos
176:adelphikos
151:Grove City
22:Adelphikos
290:Bob Glenn
194:αδελφικός
129:Black Cat
418:pennlive
310:See also
134:Chapters
82:Emphasis
605:"About"
259:Symbols
218:History
198:) is a
171:Website
44: (
36:Founded
564:6 July
514:6 July
505:
398:6 July
365:6 July
356:
126:Mascot
117:
113:Purple
110:
106:Colors
77:Active
74:Status
61:Social
161:16127
98:Motto
93:Local
90:Scope
566:2012
516:2012
503:ISBN
400:2012
367:2012
354:ISBN
186:The
178:.org
120:Gold
115:and
58:Type
46:1913
39:1913
231:.
206:in
621::
533:.
501:.
497::
493:.
466:.
441:.
416:.
390:.
375:^
348::
344:.
330:^
214:.
210:,
154:,
607:.
593:.
568:.
543:.
518:.
476:.
452:.
427:.
402:.
369:.
190:(
137:1
48:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
