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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 + 2 Sorority Women with Pulitzer Prizes
10 Authors Who Are Sorority Women (Hint – Caddie Woodlawn, Kinsey Millhone, Atticus Finch, Too)
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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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Alpha Gamma Delta
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Grace Humiston
Alpha Phi
Alpha Sigma Alpha
Alpha Sigma Tau
Elsie Katherine Bergegrun, M.D.
Alpha Xi Delta
Chi Omega
Delta Delta Delta
Dr. “Mattibelle” Boger Shattuck
Delta Gamma
Carlotta Joaquina Maury, Ph.D.
Delta Phi Epsilon
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Crown Princess Martha of Norway
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Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Delta
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Meghan Markle, HRH The Dutchess of Sussex
Phi Mu
Phi Sigma Sigma
Pi Beta Phi
Mary Elizabeth Lasher Barnette
Marguerite “Peg” Lindsley (Arnold)
Sigma Delta Tau
Sigma Kappa
Sigma Sigma Sigma
Theta Phi Alpha
Mildred “Millie” Lonergan McAuliffe
Zeta Tau Alpha
NPHC
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Delta Sigma Theta
Sigma Gamma Rho
Zeta Phi Beta
Category Archives: Women’s Fraternities
Dr. Aldora Tyler, Kappa Alpha Theta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022
Dr. Aldora Tyler spent almost her entire life in Clinton, Illinois. Born on April 20, 1862, she became a member of the Delta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta in 1881. At that time, the Delta Chapter was located at Illinois … Continue reading
Mary Antorietto McKay, Theta Phi Alpha, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022
Mary Antorietto McKay was born in Italy on January 1, 1897. Her family immigrated to the United States and settled in Athens, Ohio. She graduated from high school in Athens and enrolled at Ohio University. There she became a member … Continue reading
Carlotta Corpron, Alpha Sigma Alpha, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022
Although Carlotta Corpron was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota, she spent her formative years in India, where her doctor father was a medical missionary. In 1920, she returned to the United States and became a student at Michigan State Normal … Continue reading
Laura Kuykendall, Delta Delta Delta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022
Laura Kuykendall spent most of her adult life at Southwestern University. In the 1904 Southwestern yearbook, on the Alpha Delta page, she is listed as a member in faculty. It was a local organization established in 1903. On December 5, … Continue reading
Grace Fern Heck Faust, Zeta Tau Alpha, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022
Grace Fern Heck Faust was born in 1905. In the fall of 1924, she enrolled in Ohio State University where she became a member of Zeta Tau Alpha. She earned a bachelor’s degree in 1928, one of two women who … Continue reading
A Famous (Unheard of) Writer with a Sorority Connection
Here’s another post by my Pi Beta Phi sister, Penny Proctor. Quick – which writer from Indiana published six novels and over 200 short stories in popular magazines between 1924 and the early 1950s? Drawing a blank? Here’s a hint: … Continue reading
Mildred Thrasher Griffin: The Story Behind the Badge
This post was written by my friend Penny Proctor. She is an initiate of the Pi Beta Phi chapter at Hillsdale College. Thank you, Penny, for sharing this story. When is a badge more than a badge? When it is … Continue reading
On Phi Sigma Sigma’s Founders’ Day
Phi Sigma Sigma was founded at Hunter College in New York City on November 26, 1913. Ten young Jewish women founded the organization.
Happy Founders’ Day, Alpha Sigma Alpha!
Alpha Sigma Alpha was founded on November 15, 1901 at the State Female Normal School (now Longwood University) in Farmville, Virginia. Its founders had been asked to join some of the other sororities on campus, but they wanted to stay … Continue reading
