The Miami Triad is comprised of three fraternities that were founded at the Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. These fraternities in the order they were founded are Beta Theta Pi (1839), Phi Delta Theta (1848), and Sigma Chi (1855). Other national greek organizations founded at Miami in addition to the Triad are Delta Zeta Sorority founded in 1902 and Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity, founded in 1906. Because of the number of greek organizations founded there, Miami University has come to be known as the "Mother of Fraternities". While the term fraternity can be used to describe any number of social organizations, including the Lions Club and the Shriners, fraternities and sororities are most commonly known as social organizations of higher education students in the United States and Canada but there are fraternities in the whole world (for... Miami University, founded in 1809, is the second oldest college west of the Allegheny Mountains. ... Oxford is a city located in southwestern Ohio in northwestern Butler County in Oxford Township, originally called the College Township. ... Beta Theta Pi (ΒΘΠ) is an international college social fraternity founded on August 8, 1839 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA. Beta, as it is nicknamed, has over 120 chapters and colonies in the United States and Canada, and is known in the fraternity world for continued dedication to the... Phi Delta Theta (ΦΔΘ) is an international fraternity founded in 1848 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. ... Public Motto In Hoc Signo Vinces (Latin: In this sign you will conquer) Founding Location Miami University in Oxford, Ohio Founding Date June 28, 1855 Founders Benjamin Piatt Runkle Thomas Cowan Bell William Lewis Lockwood Isaac M. Jordan Daniel William Cooper Franklin Howard Scobey James Parks Caldwell Grand Consul Lee... Delta Zeta (ΔΖ) is a college sorority founded on October 24, 1902, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. ... ΦΚΤ (Phi Kappa Tau) is a U.S. national college fraternity. ...