Category Archives: National Panhellenic Conference

The First Time NPC Met in Denver, Winter 1930

The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) usually meets in the fall. However, there have been some exceptions. The 21st NPC meeting took place from February 23-28, 1930 at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado. It is likely most of the … Continue reading

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Celebrating the Rebirth of Two NPC Alpha Chapters!

This spring two National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) organizations are recolonizing their Alpha chapters. Zeta Tau Alpha is returning to its birthplace at Longwood University. Alpha Omicron Pi is revitalizing the chapter whose home will be the now co-ed Columbia University, with … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Mizzou! In 1902, There Were Only Two – KKΓ and ΠBΦ

“Happy Birthday Mizzou! Founded in 1839 as America’s first public university west of the Mississippi,” read the status of one of my Pi Phi friend’s facebook page. How could I not cobble together a quick post from my dissertation, Coeducation … Continue reading

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Taking the Mystery Out of Fraternity History – AFLV’s Ignite Fraternity

Spending several days among young fraternity men and women at the Association of Fraternal Leadership & Value’s Central Fraternal Leadership Conference in conjunction with the National Black Greek Leadership Conference offered many opportunities to see the latest “pin attire” up … Continue reading

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“Hazing as Girls Practice It” – The University of Chicago’s Esoteric Club, 1896

“What objection can Miss Talbott (sic) make to a national fraternity in the face of this?” was written on a page that had an undated article entitled “Hazing as Girls Practice it.” It was in with some late 1890s correspondence … Continue reading

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Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch, Settlement House Founder and Kappa Kappa Gamma

Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch was a social worker at a time when that discipline was in its infancy. She was also a fraternity woman and played a role in the first gathering of what came to be the National Panhellenic Conference. … Continue reading

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“War Work” by NPC Groups During World War I

World War I opened the doors to greater philanthropic efforts by the NPC groups. The war began in 1914 and although America did not enter it until 1917, the NPC magazines of that era tell about the hasty departures of … Continue reading

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George Banta and the Delta Gamma / Phi Delta Theta Connection

There are a few men who names emerge in the history of women’s fraternities/sororities. These men include Dr. Wesley P. Coddington, Dr. Charles Richardson, Dr. Guy Potter Benton, and the Right Reverend Edward D. Kelly. The man most influential in … Continue reading

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Alumnae Panhellenics: The Foundation for Sorority Success

My thanks to Jane Sutton, Alpha Xi Delta and National Panhellenic Conference Chairman, for being today’s guest blogger. Jane also has her own blog at http://alphaxideltanpc.blogspot.com/ As chairman of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) and previously as the national president … Continue reading

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And There She Is – The List of Miss Americas Who Belong to Sororities

The Miss America pageant began in 1921 and a number of sorority women have worn the Miss America crown since then. One winner even crowned a chapter sister as her successor. In 1960, outgoing Miss America Mary Ann Mobley crowned … Continue reading

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