Category Archives: Greek-letter Organization

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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A Delta Tau Delta on Anti-Fraternity Sentiment in Wisconsin, With a Century’s Perspective

A century ago there was a concerted effort in at least three states – Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin – to ban Greek-letter organizations from some or all institutions in those states. These campaigns are but a few of the efforts … Continue reading

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A Kappa Alpha Theta’s Role in Eradicating Polio World-Wide

This past Tuesday, the members of the Rotary Club of Carbondale-Breakfast did a very foolhardy thing. They elected me Vice President (President Nominee). And how will I get a post out of this? Easy Peasy! (And, by the way, breakfast … Continue reading

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December 10th – A Fine Time for Being Founded and Other 10ths, Too

The tenth of the month seems a grand time for founding an “organization of our own.” In my opinion, that is a theme common to the founding of a good many, if not most or nearly all, Greek-letter organizations (GLOs). … 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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December 7, 1941 About a Week After the Joint NIC-NPC Meeting

December 7, 1941, is a day that has lived in infamy. A little more than a week earlier, fraternity men and women were meeting in New York City at the first joint meeting of the National Interfraternity Conference (NIC) and … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Alpha Sigma Phi! DYK Vincent Price Joined the Alpha Chapter?

Alpha Sigma Phi was founded on December 6, 1845, at Yale University (it was then known as Yale College). The Yale of 1845 was worlds away from the Yale of today. In 1845, only a very small percentage of American … 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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Thanksgiving Leftovers With a Dash of GLO Flavor

Travelling from Illinois to Connecticut via the interstate highway system offered me plentiful opportunities to ponder random thoughts.  Whenever we are on the highway through metro New York and I see the sign for Yonkers, I want to take a … Continue reading

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Sorority Women On the Road to Miss USA 2014

If you are looking for the contestants who are competing in the Miss USA 2015 competition see http://wp.me/p20I1i-1TI.   Congratulations to Miss Nevada USA Nia Sanchez. She was crowned Miss USA in early June 2014.   There were several sorority women in the competition. TOP … Continue reading

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