<p>Entering college can be a scary time for many people. Suddenly, you are forced to leave home and start a new life, and your comforting social network at home simply vanishes. In 1911, when Cesidio Guarini started Syracuse University, he found his home with another Italian immigrant, Ferdinand DiBartolo. They had similar backgrounds and similar dreams for their futures, and when they met more Italian-American students, they formed Il Circolo Italiano two years later. While still small, the group became a leader of social organizations on the campus. To commemorate their active years, they donated a fountain to the university. However, the members soon realized graduation would mean an end to the energetic and successful social group, as well as the friendships between the members. So Nicholas Frunzi proposed the concept of starting a fraternity. In 1914, seven men took the oath and became Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity’s first brothers. The group was enthusiastically supported by the administration of the university. When Frunzi transferred to Columbia University, he met the members of a brand-new Italian fraternity there. Soon, the two groups colluded and adopted the Syracuse name, starting the well-know national fraternity.</p>