Soronian
Soronian Society is a literary Society for women, Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan.
Soronian Society was founded in 1847 and they later adopted the Greek letters of Iota Kappa Omicron (IKO) in 1868. The societies name, Soronian, was created from the letters in the names of the original 8 founding members, however, the names of these women were lost to a fire and have yet to be recovered. Soronian's motto is "Strong in Love, Firm in Right". Their colors are red & white and their flower is the red rose. They use the Old English Font "S" as a symbol for their society as well. Iota Kappa Omicron (IKO) is the sister house to the fraternity Phi Alpha Pi, right around the corner on Olivet's Campus.
The society currently resides in their house known as Sperry Hall. Sperry Hall was built in 1905, completed in 1907 therefore making the house 110 years old to date. The house has 9 rooms and can hold up to 19 active members. Soronian is known as the oldest inter-collegiate sorority in the United States of America. Soronian was the first literary society in the United States and possibly the world.