Three of the four now existing here were founded in this college...These fraternities now are national, and to those of us who belong to the Alpha's of our respective brotherhoods, there is a quick sense of our positions and a pride in our relationship to our 'frat'.
"[19] President of Miami University, Guy Potter Benton, noted that the college had "a peculiar distinction as the 'Mother of Fraternities'" in his annual report in 1905.
[23][24][25][26][27] Others Greek letter organizations founded at Miami include Delta Zeta women's fraternity in 1902 and Phi Kappa Tau in 1906.
[30] In December 1989, The New York Times reported that "Miami [is] known as the Mother of Fraternities..."[31] In June 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate passed a resolution honoring Miami University for its 200th anniversary; the resolution included, "Miami University is known as the 'Mother of Fraternities', as it is the Alpha chapter of 5 national Greek organizations, Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Kappa Tau, and the Delta Zeta sorority.
"[32] In 2015, Time noted that Miami is "nicknamed the mother of fraternities...."[33] Phi Beta Kappa honor society was formed in 1776 at the College of William & Mary in Virginia.
[34] In 1905, The Eleusis of Chi Omega calls Phi Beta Kappa the "mother of fraternities" because it was the first American society with a Greek name.