Category Archives: Colleges and Universities

Dr. Aldora Tyler, Kappa Alpha Theta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

Dr. Aldora Tyler spent almost her entire life in Clinton, Illinois. Born on April 20, 1862, she became a member of the Delta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta in 1881. At that time, the Delta Chapter was located at Illinois … Continue reading

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Mary Antorietto McKay, Theta Phi Alpha, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

Mary Antorietto McKay was  born in Italy on January 1, 1897. Her family immigrated to the United States and settled in Athens, Ohio. She graduated from high school in Athens and enrolled at Ohio University. There she became a member … Continue reading

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Grace Fern Heck Faust, Zeta Tau Alpha, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

Grace Fern Heck Faust was born in 1905. In the fall of 1924, she enrolled in Ohio State University where she became a member of Zeta Tau Alpha. She earned a bachelor’s degree in 1928, one of two women who … Continue reading

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A Famous (Unheard of) Writer with a Sorority Connection

Here’s another post by my Pi Beta Phi sister, Penny Proctor. Quick – which writer from Indiana published six novels and over 200 short stories in popular magazines between 1924 and the early 1950s? Drawing a blank? Here’s a hint: … Continue reading

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Mildred Thrasher Griffin: The Story Behind the Badge

This post was written by my  friend Penny Proctor. She is an initiate of the Pi Beta Phi chapter at Hillsdale College. Thank you, Penny, for sharing this story. When is a badge more than a badge? When it is … Continue reading

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Rest in Peace, Bob Dole, Loyal Kappa Sigma

Robert “Bob” J. Dole, an October 4, 1942, initiate of the Kappa Sigma chapter at the University of Kansas, died on December 5, 2021, at the age of 98.   He was the first Kappa Sigma to be named Kappa Sigma … Continue reading

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Edith “Eli” Mahier on Gamma Phi Beta’s Founding Day #NotableSororityWomen

The first social event Frances Haven (Moss) attended after enrolling in Syracuse University in 1874 was a church oyster supper. Her father, Dr. Erastus Otis Haven, was recently elected Chancellor of the university. At that supper, she met the man … Continue reading

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With Thoughts of Mary Matthews on the Purdue Pi Phi Centennial

I love attending chapter anniversaries. There is nothing better than to see conversations start where they left off decades ago as if no time had transpired.  When I was asked if I would speak at the 100th anniversary of the … Continue reading

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Alpha Chi Omega and Zeta Tau Alpha Share a Founders’ Day

Alpha Chi Omega and Zeta Tau Alpha celebrate Founders’ Day on October 15. How amazing is it that the first organization and the last organization on the alphabetical listing of National Panhellenic Conference members share the same Founders’ Day? On Thursday, … Continue reading

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Aryness Joy Wickens on Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Founders’ Day #NotableSororityWomen

On October 13, 1870, Kappa Kappa Gamma made its debut at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. Kappa Kappa Gamma’s founders are Mary Moore “Minnie” Stewart, Anna Elizabeth Willits, Susan Burley Walker, Hanna Jeanette “Jennie” Boyd, Mary Louise “Lou” Bennett,  and … Continue reading

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