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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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Fraternity Women Who Were Lawyers, 1867-1902 (When Women Could Not Vote!)
Hidden Figures on Alpha Kappa Alpha Founders’ Day
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Category Archives: National Panhellenic Conference
Happy Founders’ Day Alpha Gamma Delta! And a Shout Out to Nann, a Loyal Alpha Gam
Happy Founders’ Day Alpha Gamma Delta! Alpha Gamma Delta was founded at Syracuse University on May 30, 1904 at the home of Dr. Wellesley Perry Coddington, a Syracuse University Professor. It is the youngest of the Syracuse Triad, the three … Continue reading
“We Trust Nothing Will Prevent Your Being Present” – The First NPC Meeting, 1902
I just rediscovered this copy of a postcard sent by Margaret Mason Whitney to the women who were scheduled to attend the first National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) meeting on May 24, 1902. This one meeting was the stopping point of my … Continue reading
The Panhellenic Patriots of Company Q
Co-eds at the University of Minnesota were organized into a Women’s Military Company. According to a report in the March 1889 Key of Kappa Kappa Gamma, “Soon after drill began for the men, the faculty petitioned that a like favor … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Alpha Delta Pi!
Alpha Delta Pi was founded as the Adelphean Society on May 15, 1851 at Wesleyan Female College in Macon, Georgia. In 1905, the Society changed its name to Alpha Delta Phi. With the installation of its Beta Chapter at Salem … Continue reading
There Are No Alumni of Women’s Colleges or Women’s Fraternities/Sororities
“Once a Student, Always an Alumna” reads an ad on the back of the Mount Holyoke Alumnae Quarterly, one of my favorite college magazines. Mount Holyoke College is a women’s college. It has only graduated women since its founding in … Continue reading
Designed by Members for Members – KAT, AGD, AXiD
What do Syracuse University’s Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Xi Delta, and Alpha Gamma Delta chapters have in common? Their chapter houses were all designed by alumnae of their respective organizations. Kappa Alpha Theta Marjorie Wright designed the home of the … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Tri Sigma and a Little Tidbit about Mabel Lee Walton
On April 20, 1898, at Virginia’s State Female Normal School in Farmville, eight women, Lucy Wright, Margaret Batten, Elizabeth Watkins, Louise Davis, Martha Trent Featherston, Lelia Scott, Isabella Merrick, and Sallie Michie, announced the founding of Sigma Sigma Sigma. The … Continue reading
The 1902 National Panhellenic Conference Meeting
The National Panhellenic Conference, the umbrella organization of 26 women’s fraternities and sororities, will celebrate its 110th birthday this year. Lillian W. Thompson, Gamma Phi Beta, served as Chairman at the 1913 meeting. She also attended the 1902 meeting and … Continue reading
The Key, The Arrow, and The Kappa Alpha Theta Debut – Lawrence, Kansas, 1880s
The University of Kansas holds a unique distinction within the fraternity magazine world. Three of the seven founding National Panhellenic Conference organizations had the first issue of their magazines published by their respective chapters at Kansas. The three groups are … Continue reading
