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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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Mary Elizabeth Lasher Barnette
Marguerite “Peg” Lindsley (Arnold)
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Category Archives: Fraternity meetings
10/16/1913 – Lillian Thompson, Gamma Phi Beta, Calls to Order the 12th NPC Meeting
The meeting of 12th National Pan-Hellenic Congress (now known as the National Panhellenic Conference – NPC) opened on October 16, 1913 at the Congress Hotel in Chicago. Gamma Phi Beta Lillian Thompson chaired the meeting. “Last year, when she became … Continue reading
10/7/1995 – the NPC Rotation Began Anew
On October 7, 1995 at the close of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) meeting at which Harriet Rodenberg, Sigma Delta Tau, presided, Jean Wirths Scott, Pi Beta Phi, was installed as Chairman for the 1995-97 biennium. I was at that … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Amy Burnham Onken, NPC Chairman 1945-47!
Amy Burnham Onken, an alumna of Pi Beta Phi’s chapter at Northwestern University, attended her first National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) meeting in 1917. She served on Pi Phi’s Grand Council and was a visitor at the NPC meeting. Who could have … Continue reading
The West Baden Springs Hotel, the “Eighth Wonder of the World” and the Site of Several Fraternity Conventions
This past Saturday, August 24, a tweet from Phi Kappa Tau noted that “On this day in 1926, Phi Kappa Tau’s first convention at a resort hotel took place in West Baden, Ind.” In the 1920s, West Baden Springs was … Continue reading
William Raimond Baird, BΘΠ, Opens Fraternity Congress, 1893 Chicago World’s Fair
The post previous to this one is about the Fraternity Congress at the Columbian Exposition (aka Chicago’s World’s Fair) in 1893. After it was posted, I came across the program of events. I was elated to find out that one … Continue reading
120 Years Ago Today, Fraternity Men and Women Gathered in Chicago at the World’s Fair
Chicago was the place to be in the summer of 1893. The World’s Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was taking place. July 19, 1893 also has the distinction of being the first time the men and … Continue reading
Phi Sigma Sigma Celebrates Its Centennial in NYC
From July 10-14, 2013, Phi Sigma Sigma members will gather at the 2013 convention and celebrate the organization’s Centennial. The convention will take place at the Crowne Plaza in Times Square. The festivities will include a trip to Hunter College, … Continue reading
More Special Trains to Convention – ΔΓ’s Began in 1881
After the last post about convention trains, my friend Marilyn Haas, Delta Gamma Fraternity Archivist, sent me this information about Delta Gamma’s special trains: “The ‘Delta Gamma Convention Special’ first started in 1881. The private car of Mr. J.B. Mulliken … Continue reading
All Aboard!! Special Trains to Conventions – the Fun Before the Fun!
The collegians and alumni/ae who are headed to conventions this summer will likely drive or fly to their destinations. Imagine what it must have been like when rail travel was the way people got to where they were going! “Specials,” … Continue reading
