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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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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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Category Archives: Zeta Phi Beta
Martha Broadus Anderson Winn, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2024
Martha Broadus Anderson Winn, a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., was born in 1875 and she was raised in Washington, D.C. In 1898, she married railroad porter Henry S. Anderson. A soprano, she studied voice, first in … Continue reading
Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHW2022
Arizona Cleaver (Stemons), along with her four friends, Pearl Neal, Myrtle Tyler, Viola Tyler, and Fannie Pettie, are the five pearls of Zeta Phi Beta. They are the organization’s founders. The idea for the organization happened several months earlier when … Continue reading
January 16, 1920 is a Special Day for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Three of the four National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) sororities celebrate their foundings during the same week. All three, Delta Sigma Theta, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Zeta Phi Beta were founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. For this year’s Founders’ … Continue reading
Annie Turnbo Malone, Zeta Phi Beta, #NotableSororityWoman, #WHM2021
Annie Turnbo (Malone) was born in 1877 on a farm near Metropolis, Illinois, a city on the Ohio River just north of Paducah, Kentucky. Her parents were former slaves. During her childhood she accompanied her aunt, an “herb doctor,” as … Continue reading
Sallie Wyatt Stewart, Zeta Phi Beta, on Founders’ Day
Today Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. turns 101 years old. There was a wonderful celebration last year. The idea for the organization happened when Arizona Cleaver was walking with Charles Robert Samuel Taylor, a Phi Beta Sigma at Howard University. … Continue reading
Happy 100th, Zeta Phi Beta!
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. turns 100 years old today. The idea for the organization happened when Arizona Cleaver was walking with Charles Robert Samuel Taylor, a Phi Beta Sigma at Howard University. Taylor suggested that Cleaver consider starting a … Continue reading
Ophelia Settle Egypt and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Arizona Cleaver, along with her four friends – Pearl Neal, Myrtle Tyler, Viola Tyler, and Fannie Pettie – are the five pearls of Zeta Phi Beta. They are the organization’s founders. The idea for the organization happened several months earlier … Continue reading
Violette Neatley Anderson, Zeta Phi Beta, #WHM2018, #notablesororitywomen
Violette Neatley Anderson, a member of Zeta Phi Beta was the first female African-American attorney admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. The year was 1926. Her journey to that Court was circuitous. She was born in England, but … Continue reading
Dr. Deborah Cannon Wolfe on Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.’s Founding Day
From 1953 until 1965, Dr. Deborah Cannon P. Wolfe, served as Grand Basileus (President) of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Born in Cranford, New Jersey, in 1916, Wolfe attended Cranford Schools. Although she wanted to attend Oberlin College, Jersey City … Continue reading
January 9 and a Look Back to January 8
Yesterday, January 8, was spent in a car driving from Florida to Illinois. I sat in the back seat between our two dogs. For one day, they had my undivided presence and attention. Yesterday was also my birthday. It’s a … Continue reading
