“Indianapolis boasts a local Pan-Hellenic, representing thirteen fraternities.
Since its establishment during the winter, two luncheons have been given and well attended, and at present, this organization is establishing a scholarship fund, part of the money to be furnished by the different alumnae clubs in this city.” This mention of the Indianapolis City Panhellenic appeared in the May 1915 Arrow of Pi Beta Phi. Two years later, in the same publication, a mention was made that the Indianapolis City Panhellenic had established a scholarship fund.
Now known as the Indianapolis Alumnae Panhellenic, it continues awarding scholarships. Sorority women whose permanent residence is in the greater Indianapolis area (Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, and Shelby counties) and attend an Indiana college/university are eligible to apply provided they have a a 3.0 or higher accumulative GPA.
The women who received scholarships for 2013-14 are: Madison A. Brake, Zeta Tau Alpha, Indiana University; Prachi Gupta, Gamma Phi Beta, Indiana University; Zanzaiah Kidwell, Pi Beta Phi, Butler University; and Caitlin G. Wunderlin, Pi Beta Phi, Butler University. Each year, an outstanding senior sorority woman from the Indianapolis area attending an Indiana college/university is recognized for her achievements with the Outstanding Senior Award.
On Sunday, October 12, 2014, the Indianapolis Alumnae Panhellenic will celebrate its century of service, scholarship, and sisterhood. The venue is the Indiana Landmarks Center in Indianapolis and the speaker will be me. There will also be a traditional high tea, and an exhibit of historic memorabilia.
If you are in the Indianapolis area, I hope you will attend. After all, this event only takes place once in a hundred years and the women who had the foresight and commitment to form this organization are not around to celebrate it. Let’s honor them and their efforts.
Jane Sutton, Alpha Xi Delta and former National Panhellenic Conference Chairman, wrote a guest post about Alumnae Panhellenics which appeared on this blog in January 2013. It is at http://wp.me/p20I1i-Am
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