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HE first fraternity represented at Bucknell was Phi Kappi Psi, the PennsylvaniaGannna chapter of which \\-as estahlisllecl in 1855. In 1S64 Kappa cl~apter of Sigl~la'frateriiities hecaiiie very strong. Tliis oppositiotl policy finally i~iduced tlle localcliapter of Phi Kappa Psi to put their charter in tlie hands of their alun~ni. SigmaChi, Iio~vever, continued active in spite of the college regulations wllicli required all studentsupon entering college to sign a pledge that they would not join any fraternity.With the advent of a new president in 1879, a riiore liberal policy \\-as pursuedtoward fraternities, and in the following year the charter of Phi Kappi I'si was again el~trnstedto an active chapter. Two years afterward, tlie Delta cliapter of Pl~i Gamrna Delta wasestablished, and after a few years of strnggling entered upon a prosperous career. PennsylvaniaZeta chapter of Sigma Alplla Epsilon n7as estahlislled in 1893, and, after experiencing soineinternal difficulties which ended in the founding of a local society called Phi I+:psilon,it became esta1)lislied on a firill basis and has entered upon asuccessful course. It is at present tlie only fraternityhaving a Chapter House at Bucknell. In 1895 some of theyoung ladies of the University secured a charter from Pi 2Beta Phi, aud the Penilsylrania Beta chapter of thisorganization is now occupyitlg a Chapter Hall in the OldMiller Mansion on Second street. The only class fraternity 11aring- a chapter at Bticlt~lellis the Freshinan fraternity, Theta Delta Tau, tlie Delta chapterof which was estaldished in 1895.67