Category Archives: Pi Beta Phi

P.E.O. Bling – Supporting the Education of Women

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

“If someone doesn’t outbid her, you know it’ll soon be the subject of a blog post!” said my favorite Presbyterian pastor at our P.E.O. chapter’s annual fundraiser. And here the post is! The collection of P.E.O. themed items that our chapter president … Continue reading →

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Volunteering Or You Never Know Who’s Going to Write a Best Seller (Jen Lancaster!)

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

One of the best volunteer jobs in any fraternity or sorority is one where you have the opportunity to interact with collegians. The lessons that are learned on both sides, as a collegian and as an alumna/alumni, can be enlightening, … Continue reading →

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Knox College – the Early History of Its Women’s Fraternity System

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

The birthplace of the women’s fraternity system is only a few miles west of Galesburg. Pi Beta Phi was founded on April 28, 1867 in the southwest second floor bedroom of the home of “Major “ Jacob Holt at 402 … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday AFA and a Belated Birthday Greeting to NIC!

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

The Association of Fraternity Advisors (AFA) was founded on December 1, 1976. The momentous occasion took place in Williamsburg, Virginia,  during the 1976 Bicentennial gathering of the National Interfraternity Conference. AFA began with 35 members.  AFA offers professional growth and … Continue reading →

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Installed on Thanksgiving – Pi Beta Phi at UVM

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

It’s Thanksgiving and that always makes me think of an event that happened in 1898 in Burlington, Vermont. The installation of the Vermont Beta Chapter of Pi Beta Phi took place in the Goodhue family home. The Goodhue’s only child … Continue reading →

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Doctors Who Wore Badges: Fraternity Women in Medicine 1867-1902

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

In 1870, there were 525 female doctors in the United States (Newcomer, 1959).   Among the fraternity women who became physicians were founders of two NPC groups, Rachel Jane “Jennie” Nicol, a founder of Pi Beta Phi, and Eleanor Dorcas Pond … Continue reading →

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Happy Founders’ Day Alpha Sigma Alpha!

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

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 →

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On Election Day, Let Us Honor Carrie Chapman Catt, a Proud Fraternity Woman!

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Today is Election Day. One hundred years ago women did not have the right to vote in presidential elections. A fraternity woman, Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, an Iowa State Pi Beta Phi, was a leading force in the suffrage movement. Catt … Continue reading →

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Celebrating a Century of Championing Literacy!

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

Della “Dell” Gillette, was born in Traverse City, Michigan. She studied library science at the University of Illinois and worked as a librarian. In October 1912, Elizabeth Clarke Helmick, Settlement School Committee Chairman, secured her services as a teacher at … Continue reading →

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The Ace of Clubs House, a Must See in Texarkana, Texas

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Texarkana is a city that is half in Texas and the other half, across State Line Road, is in Arkansas. A most unusual building, the Draughon-Moore Ace of Clubs House, is at 420 Pine Street on the Texas side. Built … Continue reading →

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