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Welcome! Chances are good you found this blog by searching for something about fraternities or sororities.
I was the last person anyone would have suspected of joining a sorority in college. I am sure I would have agreed with them, too.
When I made my way to Syracuse University, I saw the houses with the Greek letters that edged Walnut Park, and wished I could tour them. My roommate suggested I sign up for rush (as it was then called, today it’s known as recruitment) and go through the house tour round and then drop out of rush. It sounded like a plan. I didn’t realize that I would end up feeling at home at one of the chapters. And that I would become a member.
In this blog I will share the history of GLOs and other topics. I wrote a dissertation on “Coeducation and the History of Women’s Fraternities 1867-1902.″ It chronicles the growth of the system and the birth of the National Panhellenic Conference.
My Master’s thesis details the history of the fraternity system at Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1948-1960. The dates are significant ones and the thesis is available on the top menu.
I have done research at the Student Life Archives and have written several histories of University of Illinois fraternity chapters for the Society for the Preservation of Greek Housing.
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10 Sorority Women from the Golden Age of Television
Doctors Who Wore Badges: Fraternity Women in Medicine 1867-1902
Female Senators and Their Sorority Affiliation – 2019 Edition
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Fraternity Women Who Were Lawyers, 1867-1902 (When Women Could Not Vote!)
Hidden Figures on Alpha Kappa Alpha Founders’ Day
Sorority Women Writing Stories Whose Characters Are Sorority Women
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Dr. “Mattibelle” Boger Shattuck
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Carlotta Joaquina Maury, Ph.D.
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Mary Elizabeth Lasher Barnette
Marguerite “Peg” Lindsley (Arnold)
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Mildred “Millie” Lonergan McAuliffe
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Category Archives: Colleges and Universities
Madeleine Zabriskie Doty, Alpha Omicron Pi, #NotableSororityWomen, on Founders’ Day
Alpha Omicron Pi was founded on January 2, 1897, at the home of Helen St. Clair (Mullan). She and three of her Barnard College friends, Stella George Stern (Perry), Jessie Wallace Hughan, and Elizabeth Heywood Wyman had pledged themselves to … Continue reading
Bob McGrath, Phi Gamma Delta and Sesame Street Icon
Bob McGrath will live on forever as his character on Sesame Street. Robert Emmett McGrath was his given name and Bob Johnson was the name of the role on Sesame Street. He was the human corralling a cast of Muppet … Continue reading
Happy Founders’ Day, Gamma Phi Beta!
A church oyster supper was the first social event Frances Haven (Moss) attended after enrolling in Syracuse University in 1874. Her father, Dr. Erastus Otis Haven, had been recently elected Chancellor of the university. At that supper, she met the … Continue reading
Skiouros the Squirrel on Alpha Gamma Delta’s Founding Day
Alpha Gamma Delta was founded at Syracuse University on May 30, 1904 at the home of Dr. Wellesley Perry Coddington, a Syracuse University professor. By 1901, all seven of the founding National Panhellenic Conference organizations had chapters at Syracuse. Coddington, who … Continue reading
Happy Founders’ Day, Theta Phi Alpha!
On August 30, 1912, Theta Phi Alpha was founded at the University of Michigan. Although founded on August 30, Theta Phi Alpha celebrates Founders’ Day on April 30, the Feast Day of St. Catherine of Siena.* St. Catherine is the patroness … Continue reading
Margot Sherman, Sigma Kappa, #NotableSororityWoman, #WHM2022
Margot Sherman, the professional name of Margaret Sherman Peet, was initiated into the Alpha Mu Chapter of Sigma Kappa at the University of Michigan. She earned a bachelor’s in journalism in 1927 and was the first female to graduate from … Continue reading
Jacqueline Jenkins-Nye, Ph.D., Alpha Gamma Delta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022
Jacqueline Jenkins-Nye moved to Baltimore, Maryland when she was a young child and her father started teaching at Johns Hopkins University. After high school graduation, she enrolled in Goucher College, which was then located in downtown Baltimore. There she became … Continue reading
Keilah Kuzminski Goff, Delta Phi Epsilon, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022
On March 17, 1917, five young female students at Washington Square College Law, a Division of New York University, founded Delta Phi Epsilon. There were only about two dozen women enrolled in the college. The DIMES, as they are referred … Continue reading
Wilkie Hughes, Alpha Omicron Pi, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022
After Wilkie Hughes graduated from Alexandria High School in Alexandria, Indiana, she entered Indiana University. There she became a member of the Beta Phi Chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi. Hughes served as Chapter President and was also President of the … Continue reading
Beryl Bonner Meyers, Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022
Beryl Bonner Meyers was born in Leadville, Colorado and attended the University of Colorado. There she became a member of the Zeta Chapter of Chi Omega. She was the second woman to graduate from the University of Colorado’s law school. … Continue reading
