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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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Tag Archives: Alpha Gamma Delta
Edith Brownsill, M.D., Alpha Gamma Delta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023
Edith Brownsill, M.D., was born in Wisconsin, according to her passport application. A graduate of Santa Barbara High School in California, she enrolled at the University of California Berkeley. While at Berkeley, she captained the women’s basketball team, before Cal … Continue reading
Skiouros the Squirrel on Alpha Gamma Delta’s Founding Day
Alpha Gamma Delta was founded at Syracuse University on May 30, 1904 at the home of Dr. Wellesley Perry Coddington, a Syracuse University professor. By 1901, all seven of the founding National Panhellenic Conference organizations had chapters at Syracuse. Coddington, who … Continue reading
Jacqueline Jenkins-Nye, Ph.D., Alpha Gamma Delta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022
Jacqueline Jenkins-Nye moved to Baltimore, Maryland when she was a young child and her father started teaching at Johns Hopkins University. After high school graduation, she enrolled in Goucher College, which was then located in downtown Baltimore. There she became … Continue reading
Happy Founders’ Day, Alpha Gamma Delta!
Quick. Name an Alpha Chapter of a National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) organization whose chapter house was designed by a founder of the organization. There’s only one. It’s the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta. Alpha Gamma Delta was founded at … Continue reading
Dr. Nora Brandenburg, Alpha Gamma Delta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2021
Born in Lindsay, Nebraska, on July 10, 1900. Nora Brodball (Brandenburg Johansen) studied at Nebraska Wesleyan University where she was a member of Alpha Kappa Delta, a local sorority. In 1927, it became the Beta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Gamma … Continue reading
On Alpha Gamma Delta’s Founding Day
Alpha Gamma Delta was founded at Syracuse University on May 30, 1904 at the home of Dr. Wellesley Perry Coddington, a Syracuse University professor. It is the youngest of the Syracuse Triad, the three National Panhellenic Conference organizations founded at … Continue reading
Dr. Helen Binnie Zank, Alpha Gamma Delta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020
Helen Archibald Binnie was born in 1882. Her father was a physician. While a student at the University of Wisconsin, she became a member of the Beta chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta. Her sister Nora Belle, who became a teacher, … Continue reading
#WhatsMyName
How does one write about loss, especially the loss of one so young? College students should not die while in college. It breaks my heart every time I read of college students whose lives are cut short. The death of … Continue reading
Elizabeth Corbett, Alpha Gamma Delta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2019
When I was deciding upon an Alpha Gamma Delta to profile, I took a look at the Wikipedia page. There appeared the name of English author and suffragist Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett as an Alpha Gam. I know it’s Wikipedia after … Continue reading
Alpha Gamma Delta, Syracuse and Emily Butterfield, May 30, 1904
Alpha Gamma Delta was founded at Syracuse University on May 30, 1904 at the home of Dr. Wellesley Perry Coddington, a Syracuse University professor. Alpha Gamma Delta is the youngest of the Syracuse Triad, the three National Panhellenic Conference organizations … Continue reading
