It’s been a year since I started this blog. Some people stumble upon it while trying to find out which presidents were fraternity men, or which Olympic athletes were sorority members, or any odd number of searches that will lead to this site. Others visit regularly. It’s so good to know that there are others who enjoy these posts.
I write about things that interest me – the history of women’s fraternities/sororities as well as men’s fraternities, and a motley assortment of other topics. If you’ve regularly read this blog you know that these include Grace and Calvin Coolidge (Pi Phi and Phi Gam!), Knox College, Mount Holyoke College, Syracuse University, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, P.E.O., and the Beekman Tower Hotel.
Writing the blog is the easy part. Sharing the information with those who might find it interesting is the hard part. I thank those of you who have spread the word about this blog to like-minded people. I appreciate your efforts.
When my husband bought me the web-site last year, he chose franbecque.com because it was available and it’s my name. But it is a difficult name to spell. As I said to my future sister-in-law when I first met her, “That’s a ridiculous way to spell a name. Seems to me that if it is pronounced ‘Beck’ it ought to be spelled B-E-C-K.” Then I ended up marrying her brother and the joke has been on me. To make it easier for people to remember, I’ve added www.fraternityhistory.com and www.sororityhistory.com. Both addresses will land on this site.
I thank Lyn Harris, Chi Omega’s National Archivist, for being the first guest blogger. I hope to have more post from Lyn and others in the upcoming year.
Thirty-five years ago I was bitten by the fraternity history bug as I was reading an old issue of the Arrow of Pi Beta Phi. Years later when found and old issues of Banta’s Greek Exchange and Fraternity Month, I was smitten. I truly love reading and researching the histories of Greek-letter organizations. Knowing that there are others who enjoy this arcane stuff doesn’t make it seem so odd. If you have something you’d like to see covered in a future post, please send me a comment or an e-mail.
If you enjoy these posts, please come back. And please tell your friends if you think they’d be interested. I know there are a handful of kindred spirits who subscribe to this blog and I am truly thankful. You have my heartfelt gratitude.
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