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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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Doctors Who Wore Badges: Fraternity Women in Medicine 1867-1902
Female Senators and Their Sorority Affiliation – 2019 Edition
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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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Tade Hartsuff Kuhns on Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Founders’ Day
On October 13, 1870, Kappa Kappa Gamma was founded at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. Having walked the Monmouth campus and downtown many times, I always try to envision what life was like for those 1870 coeds. It never fails … Continue reading
Clara Bradley Burdette’s Bells on Alpha Phi Founders’ Day
Alpha Phi is the oldest of the Syracuse Triad, the three women’s National Panhellenic Conference organizations – Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Gamma Delta – founded at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. In 1871, a chapter of … Continue reading
ABCs of Alpha Chapters of NPC Sororities
Yesterday I was asked about Alpha chapters and how many NPC groups still had active Alpha chapters. Kappa Alpha Theta, which will celebrate 150 years in 2020, has the oldest continuously operating Alpha chapter, followed closely by Alpha Phi and … Continue reading
More Than 1/4 of @NPCWomen Organizations Founded in October!
October is a busy month for Founders’ Day celebrations. Seven of the 26 National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) organizations will be a year older before Halloween gets here. Although I try to write a post for each of the NPC groups … Continue reading
Gladys Gilpatrick, Alpha Delta Pi
This post was originally written for Women’s History Month 2016. The link was broken so I am replacing it with this post. With it being football season, it just seems appropriate to highlight the only female with a pillar in … Continue reading
Football in the Air, Circa 1944
Yesterday, as I walked the dogs in the early morning, there was a chill in the air. It was definitely football weather, I thought to myself. As I made my way to the Pi Beta Phi Archives for an impromptu … Continue reading
An Alpha Gam Eliza Schuyler Hamilton on Alpha Phi’s Founding Day
Although today, September 18, is not Alpha Phi’s official Founders’ Day, it is the day upon which Alpha Phi was founded. It is the oldest of the Syracuse Triad, the three women’s National Panhellenic Conference organizations – Alpha Phi, Gamma … Continue reading
A Grand P.E.O. Sesquicentennial With GLO Connections
I’m convention tired. I’ve spent the better part of the last week greeting old friends and making new ones. It’s fairly easy to make new friends in a place where everyone shares a deep connection to an organization. This is … Continue reading
Celebrating 150 Years of the P.E.O. Sisterhood
I’m in Des Moines at the 74th Convention of International Chapter (CIC) of the P.E.O. Sisterhood in Des Moines, Iowa. I’ve been spending most of my time in the Bookstore where copies of the 150th commemorative history of P.E.O., We … Continue reading
Good Morning, Des Moines!
I was hoping to walk around downtown Des Moines this morning before starting my day. Not happening. It’s raining cats and dogs, with an occasion lightening strike and clap of thunder. What’s more, I failed to pack an umbrella and … Continue reading
