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Delta Gamma, 1883

Delta Gamma, founded in 1872 at Oxford, MS, is the third oldest sorority in the USA. Zeta chapter at Albion was installed in 1883. The DG's hold the distinction of being the only sorority at Albion to ever provide full dorm accommodations for its members. The first lodge shown here was on E. Cass Street and opened in 1896. The current lodge was built on 1967.

Source: Source: Alby Zatkoff, 2002.

Delta Gamma sorority lodge on East Cass Street.
Source: Keith Fennimore. The Albion College Sesquicentennial History. Albion, Michigan: Albion College. 1985. p 315.