March 19, 1954: Milton Daniel, TCU Board president, forms a committee to investigate allowing Greek societies at TCU.

Sept. 11, 1954: Board approves (16-7-1) to establish Greek societies on campus.

Sept. 27, 1954: Effigy hangs from tree near administration building announcing “the end of TCU’s democracy” as part of student protest.

September 1955: TCU’s eight fraternities and eight sororities hold first official fall Rush.

March 1956: Talk of building dormitories for fraternities and sororities begins.

1957: The first Greek Review.

1965: Ground broken for Worth Hills dorms.

January 1966: Sorority Rush rules revised. Informal rush in spring still allowed.

1969: Rush is changed to begin five days after classes start in fall.

1970-71: TCU welcomes its first African-American (now known as NPHC) fraternities; TCU chapter of Pi Beta Phi named No. 1 in the nation.

1972: Delta Sigma Theta, NPHC sorority, establishes chapter at TCU.

January 1975: Resolution passed to ban fraternities found guilty of hazing.

1976: Alpha Kappa Alpha, TCU’s second NPHC sorority, established.

September 1976: Sig Eps National office closes TCU chapter.

1980: Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) chapter suspended on hazing charges; New chapter of Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) is installed.

1981: Spring sorority rush abolished; Kappa Deltas withdraw from campus.

1988: Two NPC national sororities accept African-American pledges for the first time; Kappa Alpha Psi, NPHC fraternity, recognized.

1989: Alpha Phi sorority disbands.

1990: Alpha Chi Omega forms chapter; bid day rules change for the following year, men no longer allowed to participate in women’s bid day activities.

1992: Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity recharters after three years off campus.

1995: An all-day seminar called Greek 101 is held for new members of all Greek organizations. Topics include sexual assault, stereotypes and alcohol.

1997: Latino social groups begin forming on campus.

2003: The Princeton Review ranks TCU the 15th biggest major fraternity and sorority scene in the country. Greeks obtain one of the largest pledging classes ever at TCU. More than $121,000 is donated by TCU’s Greek organizations to charities like Muscular Dystrophy Association, Children’s Miracle Network and the Tarrant County Food Bank. Chi Upsilon Sigma, TCU’s first national Latin sorority, is established.

2005: The Multicultural Greek Council officially forms; Phi Beta Sigma is recognized on campus