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Sperry Hall

Soronian 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. Soronian's motto is "Strong in Love, Firm in Right". Their colors are red & white and their flower is the red rose. The society currently resides in their house known as Sperry Hall. Sperry Hall was built in 1905, completed in 1907 therefore making the house 105 years old to date. 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.

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