Category Archives: Kappa Delta

A White Rose for Kappa Delta’s Founding Day as NPC Friends Gather in Dallas

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

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, Sara Turner White, Mary Sommerville Sparks Hendrick., and Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson, the granddaughter of … Continue reading →

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There’s Nothing Like a GLO Convention!

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Summer is convention season for Greek-Letter Organizations and it has been for more than a century. In the 1800s, conventions tended to take place during the academic year or over the Christmas holiday. While many GLOs have different names for … Continue reading →

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The State by State Tour of Graves, Founding Sites, and HQs for NPC GLOs

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

In the process of compiling large amounts of information, there is a moment when I question my sanity. The point comes somewhere in the midst of spending too much time in research having too little to show for it, with … Continue reading →

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Sorority Women Who Have Won Pulitzer Prizes

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

In sorting books for the upcoming Friends of Carbondale Public Library Book Sale, I came across a vintage copy of To Kill a Mockingbird. It has a “Pulitzer Prize Novel” prominently displayed on it. That got me to thinking about sorority women … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

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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The Sorority Convention Season Begins

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Pi Beta Phi’s first convention took place in Oquawka, Illinois* at the home of Fannie Thomson in August of 1868. The organization was founded on April 28,  1867 at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. The convention was a three-day affair, … Continue reading →

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Sisters Helping Sisters When Times Get Tough

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

In 2012, the 26 National Panhellenic Conference member groups (and/or their foundations) provided almost $3 million dollars in academic scholarships to their members to pursue undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies. In addition, most of the groups fund emergency grants to members. … Continue reading →

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Fraternity and Sorority Magazines – Preserving History, Fostering Enthusiasm and Promulgating Lifelong Loyalty

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

This week, I had the opportunity to read hard copies of recently published sorority magazines.* What fun it was to turn the pages and read about some of the 26 National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) organizations! Good works are being done. … Continue reading →

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Happy Founders’ Day Kappa Delta

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

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

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Camp Panhellenic – The Place to Spend a Few Summer Weeks in the 1920s

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Camp Panhellenic, located on Washington Island in Wisconsin’s Door County, celebrated its third year in the summer of 1922. “The venture is proving a boon to college women and alumnae as a place for rest and recreation as well as … Continue reading →

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