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Be founded west of the Allegheny Mountains (August 8, 1839)
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Have the oldest continuously published college fraternity magazine(1872)
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Publish an open constitution for public distibution (1879)
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Be in 13 states - more than any other fraternity
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Be on more than 35 campuses - more than any other fraternity
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Establish a chapter west of the Mississippi River (Universityof Iowa 1866)
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Adopt an expansion view
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Organize into districts for administrative purposes (1873)
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Have general officers (1872)
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Create alumni chapters (1867)
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Have a General Convention and one of few to have annual Conventions
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Host an interfraternity event and meeting
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Require chapters to remain informed about each other
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Adopt a 2.5 Minimum GPA for a chapter (1984)
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Adopt a 2.5 Minimum GPA for each member (1997)
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Adopt at 2.7 Minimum GPA for a chapter (2006)