The Three Mergers 1965 - 2023 Cuvée Blanc - Napa Valley

Four students founded Alpha Gamma Upsilon at Anthony Wayne Institute in Fort Wayne, Indiana during the spring of 1922. The merger of Alpha Gamma Upsilon with Alpha Sigma Phi was a quiet affair. Dr. Otto Sonder, an alumnus of the Beta Chi Chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi at American University, was the faculty advisor for the Alpha Gamma Upsilon Chapter at Lycoming College and was involved in the discussion of the merger. Brother Sonder was also aware of the concern the small fraternity had for its future, and introduced them to Alpha Sigma Phi's Executive Secretary, Ralph F. Burns. In 1965, the Alpha Gamma Upsilon Chapter at Lycoming was installed as Gamma Rho Chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi. The "Old Gal" gained five chapters from the merger.