Category Archives: National Panhellenic Conference

On Sigma Kappa’s Birthday – a Wimbledon Champ Who Was National President

On November 9, 1874, Sigma Kappa was founded by five young women, the only females enrolled at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. They received a letter from the faculty approving the organization’s petition, which included a constitution and bylaws. The … Continue reading

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Sensational Shopping at Sorority Alumnae Fundraisers

Christmas Village, one of Nashville, Tennessee’s oldest philanthropic events, takes place from November 15-17, 2013, at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds. This will be the 53rd Christmas Village. It started in 1961 when Pi Beta Phi alumnae Berenice Miller Denton and … Continue reading

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NPC History for $200, Alex / Jean Mrasek, Elizabeth Dyer, Mary Love Collins, Jobelle Holcombe

If Jeopardy! ever had a category called National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), the answer/question would be “Which Chi Omegas have served as NPC Chairman.” The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) wrapped up its meeting about two weeks ago, The newly installed NPC … Continue reading

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Edith Head, Delta Zeta’s 1968 Woman of the Year

Fashion designer Edith Head was born on October 28, 1897. She was Delta Zeta’s 1960 Convention initiate as a member of Mu Chapter at the University of California-Berkeley. Head was a Berkeley graduate and had a master’s degree from Stanford … Continue reading

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“All Women Are Lifted Up By Heights Attained By One Woman” 17th NPC Meeting, 1921

The 17th National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) meeting took place from October 26-29, 1921; it was chaired by Ethel Hayward Weston, Sigma Kappa. She was the first NPC delegate to serve six years on the Executive Council. The meeting took place at … Continue reading

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Happy Founders’ Day, Kappa Delta and a Snippet about Olga Achtenhagen, the “Hiking Professor”

Kappa Delta was founded on October 23, 1897 at the State Female Normal School (now Longwood University) in Farmville, Virginia. Its founders are Lenora Ashmore Blackiston, Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson, Sara Turner White and Mary Sommerville Sparks Hendrick. Among the charter … Continue reading

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10/16/1913 – Lillian Thompson, Gamma Phi Beta, Calls to Order the 12th NPC Meeting

The meeting of 12th National Pan-Hellenic Congress (now known as the National Panhellenic Conference – NPC) opened on October 16, 1913 at the Congress Hotel in Chicago. Gamma Phi Beta Lillian Thompson chaired the meeting. “Last year, when she became … Continue reading

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Happy Founders’ Day to Alpha Chi Omega and Zeta Tau Alpha!

October 15 is the founding day of both Alpha Chi Omega and Zeta Tau Alpha. Alpha Chi Omega was founded at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, in 1885, Thirteen years later, in 1898, Zeta Tau Alpha was founded at the … Continue reading

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143 Years of Sisterhood! Happy Birthday, Kappa Kappa Gamma!

Happy Founders’ Day, Kappa Kappa Gamma. This past Wednesday, I visited Stewart House in Monmouth, Illinois, the former home of Kappa Founder, Mary Moore “Minnie” Stewart. It is always a treat to visit Stewart House. The home and gardens are … Continue reading

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Holt House and Stewart House – THE Places to Visit in Monmouth, Illinois

I am in Monmouth, Illinois, for the Holt House Committee meeting. Holt House is the home in which Pi Beta Phi was founded on April 28, 1867. The Committee also visited Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Stewart House. The Monmouth Duo, Pi … Continue reading

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