Category Archives: The Anchora of Delta Gamma

Choosing a Convention Delegate – As True Today As It Was Almost 100 Years Ago!

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

In the early 1900s, the magazines of the National Panhellenic Conference organizations would often contain an “Exchanges” section. The editors would chose items from the other NPC and men’s fraternity magazines and publish them. The May 1915 issue of the … Continue reading →

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New Ocean House, Swampscott, MA, the Site of Many Fraternity and Sorority Conventions

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

From the 1920s until the 1960s, the  New Ocean House in Swampscott, Massachusetts, was the site of many conventions, including those of fraternities and sororities. Alpha Chi Omega’s 1924 convention took place at the New Ocean House. Kappa Kappa Gammas … Continue reading →

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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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Whistle a Happy (Sorority) Tune……

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Sorority whistles may have been the first social media used by National Panhellenic Conference organizations. Imagine being on a campus and hearing your organization’s whistle. What a comforting sound it must have been, knowing sisters were close at hand. Sorority whistles … Continue reading →

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The Key, The Arrow, and The Kappa Alpha Theta Debut – Lawrence, Kansas, 1880s

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

The University of Kansas holds a unique distinction within the fraternity magazine world. Three of the seven founding National Panhellenic Conference organizations had the first issue of their magazines published by their respective chapters at Kansas. The three groups are … Continue reading →

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