Category Archives: DePauw University

Doctors Who Wore Badges: Fraternity Women in Medicine 1867-1902

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

In 1870, there were 525 female doctors in the United States (Newcomer, 1959).   Among the fraternity women who became physicians were founders of two NPC groups, Rachel Jane “Jennie” Nicol, a founder of Pi Beta Phi, and Eleanor Dorcas Pond … Continue reading →

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Happy Founders’ Day, Alpha Chi Omega!

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Alpha Chi Omega’s  seven founders, Anna Allen, Olive Burnett, Bertha Deniston, Amy DuBois, Nellie Gamble, Bessie Grooms and Estelle Leonard, were students in the DePauw School of Music. With the guidance and support of James Hamilton Howe, Dean of the School … Continue reading →

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DePauw’s 1870s Samurai Fraternity Men Who Were Betas and Dekes

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

In 1877, four young Japanese men arrived in Greencastle, Indiana. They became students at the alma mater of their teacher, an American missionary. They, too, like their mentor, became fraternity men. Two joined Delta Kappa Epsilon and the other two … Continue reading →

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Lemuel H. Murlin, Phi Kappa Psi and Kappa Alpha Theta Husband, Confers Doctoral Degree on Grace Coolidge

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

On December 12, 1924, Grace Goodhue Coolidge received an honorary degree from Boston University. President Lemuel H. Murlin gave these remarks, “Grace Goodhue Coolidge, student, university graduate, teacher; daughter, wife, mother; in every station exemplifying the finer qualities of mind … Continue reading →

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