Category Archives: Fraternity Magazines

Thinking About “The Magazine Came Today” by Barbie Tootle

Yesterday’s mail had copies of The Beta Theta Pi  and The Sig Ep Journal.  I usually stop everything and read The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi on the day it arrives. Even if I don’t have the time to read it, I will quickly … Continue reading

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Happy 110th Birthday, 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.  It is the youngest of the Syracuse Triad, Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Gamma … Continue reading

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Friends For Life, For Fun, and For Support

Today’s post is about things I’ve seen posted on the internet in the last 24 hours. The first is from an almost year-old news story which appeared in the Lansing State Journal last February. A friend posted it to her … Continue reading

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“Sis Doc,” Kappa Sigma and Chi Omega, Born 150 Years Ago Today!

Dr. Charles Richardson, a Fayetteville, Arkansas, dentist, was born 150 years ago today, on January 8, 1864, in Rich Valley, Virginia. He was one of 11 children.  He did his undergraduate work at Emory & Henry College in Virginia and … Continue reading

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Happy 117th Birthday Alpha Omicron Pi!

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

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The PhiGamArchives Tweet Brings on a Post About Fraternity Magazines

Today’s post was spurred on by a tweet from Curator of Archives @PhiGamArchives: 12/17/1860 Lambda Chapter writes other chapters to propose publishing “Phi Gamma Delta Monthly.” #badtiming #CivilWar Bad timing indeed! First off, writing letters took time. The Lambda chapter … Continue reading

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Of Pawn Shops and Fraternity Pins, Light Years Away From eBay

I’m sometimes asked where I come up with topics for this blog. Frankly, I think the topics find me. In researching my December 7 post, I came upon a small article in the December 1941 KLEOS of Alpha Phi Delta … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Phi Beta Kappa, the Granddaddy of All GLOs!

The Phi Beta Kappa Society was founded on December 5, 1776 by five College of William and Mary students. The first meeting of the organization took place in the Old Raleigh Tavern’s Apollo Room. As the first Greek-letter collegiate society, it … Continue reading

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11/22/1963 in Dallas – The Three Wives, One a ΔΔΔ, and the Judge, a ΔΓ

Friday, November 22, 1963, is one of those hallmark dates. Almost everyone who was alive on that date remembers exactly where they were when they heard of President Kennedy’s death. Today’s collegians might not believe that there wasn’t a 24-hour … Continue reading

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Book Sale Trivia – Illini Style

This past weekend was spent working at the Friends of the Library book sale. Every now and then, while straightening up, I’d find an interesting book. The 2003 Illio, the University of Illinois yearbook, suddenly appeared and, of course, I … Continue reading

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