“There are no other Pi Phis at Wellesley but I have met a number of Delta Gammas, Kappa Gammas, Thetas, and one Alpha Phi. When Greek meets Greek in a strange college that has no national fraternities the thought of the individual fraternity for the moment vanishes and the little pin, whatever it may be, serves as an introduction, and the fraternity tie includes all,” wrote one fraternity woman to another in the fall of 1899.
In 1997, the National Panhellenic Conference, the umbrella organization for 26 women’s fraternities/sororities, established International Badge Day. This year it will take place on Monday, March 3. It is a day set aside a day for women throughout the world to wear their sorority badges or Greek letters in a celebration of sisterhood. This year’s theme is: “Wear Your Letters on Your Heart.”
An event has been set up on facebook. NPC women can check in and let their intentions be known: https://www.facebook.com/events/1387333368192776/
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