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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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Doctors Who Wore Badges: Fraternity Women in Medicine 1867-1902
Female Senators and Their Sorority Affiliation – 2019 Edition
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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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Grace Humiston
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Alpha Sigma Alpha
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Elsie Katherine Bergegrun, M.D.
Alpha Xi Delta
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Dr. “Mattibelle” Boger Shattuck
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Carlotta Joaquina Maury, Ph.D.
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Crown Princess Martha of Norway
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Meghan Markle, HRH The Dutchess of Sussex
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Phi Sigma Sigma
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Mary Elizabeth Lasher Barnette
Marguerite “Peg” Lindsley (Arnold)
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Mildred “Millie” Lonergan McAuliffe
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Tag Archives: Alpha Chi Omega
Ethel J. McCoy, Alpha Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2024
Ethel J. McCoy grew up in Sanford, Florida. She graduated from Duvall High School in Jacksonville. She enrolled at Syracuse University where she became a member of the Lambda Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega. Syracuse winters must have been foreign … Continue reading
Alta Allen Loud, Alpha Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023
This snippet is from the November 1933 Fraternity Month. And while I had another Alpha Chi Omega to profile for #WHM2023, I was curios about Alta Allen Loud. And so, I changed my plans. As happened in the days when … Continue reading
Happy Founders’ Day Alpha Chi Omega AND Zeta Tau Alpha
October 15 is the founding day of both Alpha Chi Omega and Zeta Tau Alpha. Alpha Chi Omega was founded at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, in 1885, Thirteen years later, in 1898, Zeta Tau Alpha was founded at the … Continue reading
Ada Lou Reed Duacsek, Alpha Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022
Ada Lou Reed Duacsek was born in 1925. A friend of her father had an small plane and she was hooked on flying before she could drive a car. Duacsek attended San Jose State University where she became a member … Continue reading
Alpha Chi Omega and Zeta Tau Alpha Share a Founders’ Day
Alpha Chi Omega and Zeta Tau Alpha celebrate Founders’ Day on October 15. How amazing is it that the first organization and the last organization on the alphabetical listing of National Panhellenic Conference members share the same Founders’ Day? On Thursday, … Continue reading
May Allinson, Ph.D., Alpha Chi Omega #NotableSororityWomen #WHM2021
In 1880, May Allinson was born in Macon, Illinois. She graduated from Decatur High School and went on to the University of Illinois. There she earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. She was a member of the Iota Chapter of Alpha … Continue reading
Juvenilia Olivia Porter, Alpha Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020
Juvenilia Porter, sometimes known by the pen name of Olive Porter, was a member of Alpha Chi Omega at Allegheny College. I’ve seen her first name spelled Juvenelia and she also went by J. Olive Porter. She was born on … Continue reading
Eleanor Jones Wauchope, Alpha Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen #WHM2019
Eleanor Jones (Wauchope) attended Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, where she became a member of the Mu Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega. She married M. Stanley Wauchope in her hometown of Winterset, Iowa. They were wed at eight in the … Continue reading
Alpha Chi Omega and Zeta Tau Alpha – 100 Years Ago on Founders’ Day
October 15 is Founders’ Day for both Alpha Chi Omega and Zeta Tau Alpha. In 1885, Alpha Chi Omega was founded at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. Thirteen years later, in 1898, Zeta Tau Alpha was founded at the State … Continue reading
26% of NPC Sororities Celebrate Founders’ Day in October
October is a busy month for Founders’ Day celebrations. Seven of the 26 National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) organizations will be a year older before Halloween gets here. While I always try to write a post for the NPC groups on … Continue reading
