Category Archives: Psi Upsilon

Jewelry Newly Found

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Three fraternity badges – one a Psi Upsilon badge belonging to a Founder, and two I.C. Sorosis badges belonging to early members of Pi Beta Phi – have recently found new homes. This story of the Psi Upsilon Founders’ badge … Continue reading →

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The 11th day of the 11th month – #EnduringFriendships

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Today, Veterans Day, commemorates the date upon which World War I ended – the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. It had been known as Armistice Day, but in 1954 it was renamed Veterans … Continue reading →

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Gamma Phi Carissima on Founders’ Day

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Frances Haven grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Evanston, Illinois, as her father, Dr. Erastus Otis Haven, headed up the University of Michigan and then Northwestern University. When Dr. Haven was elected Chancellor of Syracuse University, Frances moved to Syracuse, … Continue reading →

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In the Land of the Illini Thinking of the ‘Cuse

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Syracuse has been on my mind lately. I’m not in Syracuse, but this view as I walked out the door yesterday morning reminded me of the quad at Syracuse. The school’s colors even involve orange. And for many years both … Continue reading →

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Psi Upsilon, Sorrow at Washington State, and a Message from Cal

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Today marks the 182nd anniversary of Psi Upsilon’s founding at Union College in Schenectady, New York. On November 24, 1833, Robert Barnard, Samuel Goodale, Sterling G. Hadley, George Washington Tuttle, Edward Martindale, Merwin Henry Stewart, and Charles Washington Harvey founded … Continue reading →

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Grace and Calvin Coolidge, Baseball, and the Two O’Haras

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

On Friday, July 3, 2015 another president made his debut in the fourth-inning mascot race during the Washington Nationals baseball game. It happened to take place on the evening before his birthday. The new guy just happened to win the … Continue reading →

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