Category Archives: Notable Fraternity Women

The 2012 Paralympic Games

Paralympic Games Update: Tatyana McFadden won a Bronze medal in the 100m. Update: Muffy Davis, a Tri Delta, has won two Gold medals for hand cycling at the 2012 Paralympics. Tatyana McFadden won her third Gold medal. Allison Aldrich, Delta … Continue reading

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NPC and NPHC Women Astronauts

Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, died of pancreatic cancer on July 23, 2012 at the age of 61. Although there are some reports on the Internet that the first woman in space was a member of a … Continue reading

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NPC Women and Fraternity Men in the White House

Here is a post on the fraternity men and National Panhellenic Conference women who have lived in the White House seems quite appropriate. National Panhellenic Conference women who have served as First Lady Lucy B. Hayes, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Ohio Wesleyan … Continue reading

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Congratulations NPC Olympians and Best of Luck to NPC Paralympians

Congratulations to the National Panhellenic Conference women who brought home medals from the London Olympics: Gold medal Kristin Armstrong Savola, U.S. Cycling, Kappa Kappa Gamma, University of Idaho Rachel Buehler, U.S. Soccer, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Stanford University Erin Cafaro, U.S. … Continue reading

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She Became First Lady by the Light of a Kerosene Lamp

Grace Goodhue Coolidge went to bed the evening of August 2, 1923 as the wife of the Vice President. She was awakened in the middle of the night. As her father-in-law, a Windsor County notary, administered the oath of office … Continue reading

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2012 Olympics – The Power of National Panhellenic Conference Women!

Congratulations to the NPC women who brought home medals from the London Olympics: Gold medal Kristin Armstrong Savola, U.S. Cycling, Kappa Kappa Gamma, University of Idaho Rachel Buehler, U.S. Soccer, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Stanford University Erin Cafaro, U.S. Rowing, Pi … Continue reading

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“My Dear Mrs. Sisson…Wouldn’t it be a good plan for you to look some of them up?”

“There are local ladies societies at Barnard (Alpha Omicron Pi), Wellesley (Alpha Kappa Gamma), U. of Miss (Sigma Tau), U of Ark (Chi Omega), Wesleyan (Phi Sigma), Dickerson (sic) (Phi Gamma Zeta), Sigma Kappa (Colby) – Wouldn’t it be a … Continue reading

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Carrie Chapman Catt Attends Panhellenic Day at the 1939 World’s Fair

July 13, 1939 was Panhellenic Day at the New York World’s Fair. The event took place in the Executive Suite of the Pennsylvania Building. Prominent fraternity women discussed “Freedom for women in the world of tomorrow.” Carrie Chapman Catt, an … Continue reading

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“If My Father Were Your Father, You Would.” – Calvin Coolidge, Jr.

July 7, 1924 was most likely one of the worst days of Grace and Calvin Coolidge’s life together. Their youngest son, Calvin, Jr., died at the age of 16. On June 30, he had played tennis on the White House … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Morrill Land-Grant Act and a Snippet About Carrie Chapman Catt

President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Land-Grant Act on July 2, 1862. Iowa was the first state to accept the terms of the Act. The funding went to Ames College which is now Iowa State University. Among the early female … Continue reading

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