Category Archives: Women’s Fraternities

Bessie Margolin, Alpha Epsilon Phi, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

Bessie Margolin became a member of the Alpha Epsilon Phi chapter at Sophie Newcomb College. Born in New York City to Russian Jewish immigrants, she and her family moved to Tennessee. Her mother died when Margolin was a child, and … Continue reading

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Jacqueline Jenkins-Nye, Ph.D., Alpha Gamma Delta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

Jacqueline Jenkins-Nye moved to Baltimore, Maryland when she was a young child and her father started teaching at Johns Hopkins University. After high school graduation, she enrolled in Goucher College, which was then located in downtown Baltimore. There she became … Continue reading

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Keilah Kuzminski Goff, Delta Phi Epsilon, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

On March 17, 1917, five young female students at Washington Square College Law, a Division of New York University, founded Delta Phi Epsilon. There were only about two dozen women enrolled in the college. The DIMES, as they are referred … Continue reading

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Wilkie Hughes, Alpha Omicron Pi, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

After Wilkie Hughes graduated from Alexandria High School in Alexandria, Indiana, she entered Indiana University. There she became a member of the Beta Phi Chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi. Hughes served as Chapter President and was also President of the … Continue reading

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Georgia Neese Clark Gray, Alpha Phi, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

Georgia Neese Clark Gray became a member of the Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Phi at Washburn College. During her senior year, the second large recruitment event was a formal party at her “lovely big home.” It included dinner which was … Continue reading

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Irene Roberta Price, Alpha Delta Pi, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

Irene Roberta Price was born on November 28, 1900 and grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina. She entered Trinity College, following in her sister Grace’s footsteps. The Omicron Chapter of Alpha Delta Pi was founded on the Trinity College (now … Continue reading

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Elizabeth Finch West, Kappa Delta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

Elizabeth Finch West became a member of the Sigma Delta Chapter of Kappa Delta at Trinity College (now part of Duke University). She was only at the college for a year, but an obituary in the Duke University Alumni Register … Continue reading

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Carole Ashkinaze, Pi Beta Phi, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

Carole Ashkinaze was raised in Malverne, New York on Long Island. It was said she wanted to be a journalist from the time she was in grade school and worked on a camp newsletter. Like many Long Islanders, she went … Continue reading

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Beryl Bonner Meyers, Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

Beryl Bonner Meyers was born in Leadville, Colorado and attended the University of Colorado. There she became a member of the Zeta Chapter of Chi Omega. She was the second woman to graduate from the University of Colorado’s law school. … Continue reading

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Ada Lou Reed Duacsek, Alpha Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

Ada Lou Reed Duacsek was born in 1925. A friend of her father had an small plane and she was hooked on flying before she could drive a car. Duacsek attended San Jose State University where she became a member … Continue reading

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