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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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10 Sorority Women from the Golden Age of Television
Doctors Who Wore Badges: Fraternity Women in Medicine 1867-1902
Female Senators and Their Sorority Affiliation – 2019 Edition
For International Women’s Day, Another 10 Amazing NPC Women!
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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Elsie Katherine Bergegrun, M.D.
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Dr. “Mattibelle” Boger Shattuck
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Category Archives: Kappa Alpha Theta
#HearHerHarvard Again; Listen This Time
Update 12/3/2018 – Six organizations filed lawsuits against Harvard University and the 26 National Panhellenic Conference sororities and the 66 North-American Interfraternity Conference fraternities threw their support behind them. Visit www.standuptoharvard.org to sign a petition and to #standuptoharvard. Established in 1636, Harvard University is the … Continue reading
#HearHerHarvard – Let Harvard Women Associate Freely and Without Penalty
Update 12/3/2018 – Six organizations filed lawsuits against Harvard University and the 26 National Panhellenic Conference sororities and the 66 North-American Interfraternity Conference fraternities threw their support behind them. Visit www.standuptoharvard.org to sign a petition and to #standuptoharvard. Update – August 2018. Kappa Alpha … Continue reading
Grace Goodhue Coolidge, Ll.D., with an Appearance by a Phi Psi and a Theta
On December 12, 1924, First Lady Grace Goodhue Coolidge received an honorary degree from Boston University. President Lemuel H. Murlin gave these remarks: Grace Goodhue Coolidge, student, university graduate, teacher; daughter, wife, mother; in every station exemplifying the finer qualities … Continue reading
A Kappa Royal, a Miss Teen USA, a Presidential Painting, and an Exhibit
Have you heard that Britian’s Prince Harry will marry Meghan Markle, a Kappa Kappa Gamma? Odds are that her royal title will be Duchess of Sussex. Markle is an initiate of the Kappa chapter at Northwestern University. My Alpha Gam friend … Continue reading
Dr. Placida Gardner Chesley, Kappa Alpha Theta, #notablesororitywomen, #WHM2017
As a student at the University of Southern California, Vera Placida Gardner joined a local organization, Alpha Rho. She graduated from USC in 1910 and attended medical school at the University of Michigan. While in Ann Arbor, she became a member of … Continue reading
Louise Pellens and Design for a Sorority House
In researching the previous post about Louise Pellen’s scrapbook (see http://wp.me/p20I1i-3tX ), I came across a copy of her University of Illinois thesis Design for a Sorority House. The thesis was one of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Science … Continue reading
A Toast on Kappa Alpha Theta’s 147th!
Today is Kappa Alpha Theta’s 147th birthday. I’ve told the story of Bettie Locke and her three friends many times. Search “Kappa Alpha Theta” in the search box and you’ll find scores of blog posts about Theta and its founding … Continue reading
Ask an Archivist, a Special Cake Basket, and Presidential GLO Connections
Yesterday was Ask an Archivist Day. Some of my GLO archivist friends and I used social media to answer questions. I also learned some fun facts yesterday by eavesdropping on their social media conversations. Towner Blackstock, Curator of the Phi … Continue reading
Sororities at Oklahoma State and a Depression-Era Service Project
One of my favorite things to read are old issues of fraternity and sorority magazines. In the early 1900s, the National Panhellenic Conference organizations adopted a service project/philanthropy and members raised funds or did service for that cause. They also did war … Continue reading
@BettieLocke Meet @PrezCoolidge
Bettie Locke, the force behind the founding of Kappa Alpha Theta in 1870, is on the run this week. On Thursday, September 22, 2016, the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay will wind its way through Putnam County from 5-8 p.m. Putnam is the Indiana … Continue reading
