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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
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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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Grace Humiston
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Elsie Katherine Bergegrun, M.D.
Alpha Xi Delta
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Dr. “Mattibelle” Boger Shattuck
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Carlotta Joaquina Maury, Ph.D.
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Meghan Markle, HRH The Dutchess of Sussex
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Mary Elizabeth Lasher Barnette
Marguerite “Peg” Lindsley (Arnold)
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Theta Phi Alpha
Mildred “Millie” Lonergan McAuliffe
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Delta Sigma Theta
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Category Archives: Women’s Fraternities
Kappa Delta’s Presidential Connection on Its Founders’ Day
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. Kappa Delta, … Continue reading
Skiouros the Squirrel on Alpha Gamma Delta’s Founding Day
Alpha Gamma Delta was founded at Syracuse University on May 30, 1904 at the home of Dr. Wellesley Perry Coddington, a Syracuse University professor. By 1901, all seven of the founding National Panhellenic Conference organizations had chapters at Syracuse. Coddington, who … Continue reading
Happy Founders’ Day, Theta Phi Alpha!
On August 30, 1912, Theta Phi Alpha was founded at the University of Michigan. Although founded on August 30, Theta Phi Alpha celebrates Founders’ Day on April 30, the Feast Day of St. Catherine of Siena.* St. Catherine is the patroness … Continue reading
Happy Founders’ Day, Pi Beta Phi!
Pi Beta Phi was founded on April 28, 1867, at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois by 12 female students. The chapter, along with all its counterparts, was forced to close in the late 1870s because of anti-fraternity sentiments. Luckily, extension … Continue reading
Happy Founders’ Day, Tri Sigma!
Sigma Sigma Sigma was founded on April 20, 1898, at the State Female Normal School in Farmville, Virginia (now Longwood University). The founders are Lucy Wright, Margaret Batten, Elizabeth Watkins, Louise Davis, Martha Trent Featherston, Lelia Scott, Isabella Merrick, and Sallie … Continue reading
Happy Founders’ Day, Chi Omega!
Chi Omega was founded on April 5, 1895 at the University of Arkansas. Ina May Boles, Jean Vincenheller, Jobelle Holcombe, and Alice Simonds, with guidance from Fayetteville dentist, Dr. Charles Richardson, a Kappa Sigma, created the organization. Dr. Richardson was … Continue reading
Margot Sherman, Sigma Kappa, #NotableSororityWoman, #WHM2022
Margot Sherman, the professional name of Margaret Sherman Peet, was initiated into the Alpha Mu Chapter of Sigma Kappa at the University of Michigan. She earned a bachelor’s in journalism in 1927 and was the first female to graduate from … Continue reading
Jesselyn Benson Zurik, Phi Sigma Sigma, #NotableSororityWoman, #WHM2022
Jesselyn Benson Zurik, a New Orleans native, was born on December 26, 1916. She attended Lafayette School and the Arts and Crafts School of New Orleans prior to attending the Isidor Newman School. There she earned an athletic letter and … Continue reading
Vetabelle Phillips Carter, Alpha Xi Delta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022
Vetabelle Philips Carter became a member of the Alpha Xi Delta chapter at the University of Washington. The chapter was founded in 1907. In one of its first chapter reports includes this information: two pledges have also been added to … Continue reading
Sara C. Yakovac, Alpha Sigma Tau, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022
Sara C. Yakovac was born when her father’s Army career had him posted at West Point Military Academy. Her childhood was spent in several different places including Germany. She enrolled at James Madison University where she became a member of … Continue reading
