Category Archives: Kappa Kappa Gamma

Bursting My Bubble – When a Kite Is Just a Kite

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

I feel a tad bit awful about my recent post refuting the current internet factoid on U.S. Presidents and fraternity membership. While the “all but two” statement is no longer true, the real statistic is nonetheless impressive. And for all … 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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Madelyn Pugh Davis, ΚΚΓ, and “I Love Lucy”

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Watching reruns of I Love Lucy is a vivid memory of my formative years growing up on Long Island in the 1960s. My sister and I could recite dialogue. Decades later, I still say I’m “dauncy” when I am in … Continue reading →

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The Tony Awards and the Sorority Women Who Have Won One

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Sorority women who have won Tony Awards include: Agnes DeMille, Kappa Alpha Theta, 1947 Choreographer, Brigadoon, and 1993 special Tony Award for OKLAHOMA! Patricia Neal, Pi Beta Phi, 1947 Actress, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic), Another Part of the Forrest Sada Thompson, … Continue reading →

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5/25/1928 – The Rebirth of the Monmouth Duo Begins

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Monmouth College, the birthplace of the women’s fraternity movement, is in Monmouth, Illinois, a small town about 15 miles from the Mississippi River in Warren County. The two organizations founded there – Pi Beta Phi in 1867 and Kappa Kappa … Continue reading →

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Happy 111th Birthday, NPC!!

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

The National Panhellenic Conference, the umbrella organization of 26 women’s fraternities and sororities celebrates its 111th birthday this year. Here is the postcard Margaret Mason Whitney sent to the women who were scheduled to attend the first meeting on May … 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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The Early History of the Women’s Fraternity System at the University of Kansas

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

By 1870, eight state universities accepted women; these institutions were the Universities of Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan, and California (Newcomer, 1959).  Women’s fraternities provided the female students with a support system in an educational environment that was … Continue reading →

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Fraternity Women Who Were Lawyers, 1867-1902 (When Women Could Not Vote!)

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

During the time frame of this study, 1867-1902, women had few legal rights.  Therefore, it is interesting to note that several of these early fraternity women became lawyers at a time when women were not yet allowed to vote.  In … Continue reading →

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