1953 Order to Sever National Ties

A 1953 order from the State University of New York required fraternities and sororities at state-operated colleges to sever their national affiliations.  This affected the following houses:

• Delta Kappa Theta Fraternity - originally one of eight Delta Kappa Fraternity chapters
• Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority - originally one of nine Alpha Delta Sorority chapters
• Phi Kappa Pi Sorority - originally one of 10 Clionian chapters 
• Psi Phi Delta Fraternity
• Alpha Kappa Phi Sorority - originally one of nine Agonian chapters