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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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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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Elsie Katherine Bergegrun, M.D.
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Dr. “Mattibelle” Boger Shattuck
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Carlotta Joaquina Maury, Ph.D.
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Meghan Markle, HRH The Dutchess of Sussex
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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: Syracuse University
Happy Founders’ Day 2013, Alpha Gamma Delta!
Alpha Gamma Delta was founded at Syracuse University on May 30, 1904 at the home of Dr. Wellesley Perry Coddington, a Syracuse University professor. The Alpha Gamma Delta Founders are Marguerite Shepard, Jennie Titus Smith, Georgia Otis Chipman, Ethel Evelyn … Continue reading
The Graduation Edition – Alumna / Alumnae /Alumnus / Alumni
I love the pomp and circumstance of graduation ceremonies. After all, I earned a degree based mainly on the color of the hood (two of my favorite colors wine and silver blue, which just happen to be Pi Beta Phi’s … Continue reading
The First Fraternity House Built by Women for Women
Syracuse University has the distinction of being home to the first fraternity house owned by women. There were no dormitories for women when Alpha Phi and Gamma Phi Beta were founded in 1872 and 1874, respectively. In 1884, the Alpha … Continue reading
Musings on a Western Union Telegram from Chi O to Pi Phi
This gem was found in a 1957 scrapbook. Evidently the Syracuse University Greek Week skit competition was fairly intense that year. The gracious ladies of the Chi Omega chapter sent a telegram to congratulate the winners, the sisters of the … Continue reading
The Syracuse – Michigan Match-Up, the Non-Athletic Version
Syracuse and Michigan play a basketball game tonight. It’s part of the coveted Final Four of NCAA basketball. The Final Four usually not a big deal in the Becque household (well, at least not in my life – my sons … Continue reading
A Bittersweet Day in the Archives
Upon my arrival at the Pi Beta Phi Archives yesterday, I was met with about 30 boxes of various sizes and shapes. They were the remains of my own chapter, the New York Alpha Chapter of Pi Beta Phi. Its … Continue reading
From the Saltine Warrior to Otto the Orange at Syracuse University
Syracuse University is the only university whose mascot started as a goat, became an Indian, had a quick flirtation with a Roman gladiator, and finally became a citrus fruit – namely a round orange called Otto. Syracuse’s school colors started … Continue reading
Syracuse University and the Tragedy of Pan Am Flight 103 Over Lockerbie
December 21, 1988, four days before Christmas, was to have been filled with joyful reunions. It quickly turned horrible for the families and friends of the 259 people on board and 11 on the ground who perished when Pan Am … Continue reading
Fraternity History and Sorority History Do Matter!
It’s been a year since I started this blog. Some people stumble upon it while trying to find out which presidents were fraternity men, or which Olympic athletes were sorority members, or any odd number of searches that will lead … Continue reading
