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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 Phi
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
8/18/1920 – The 19th Amendment and Sorority Women
On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote passed its final hurdle of obtaining the agreement of three-fourths of the states as Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify it. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby … Continue reading
The First NPC Meeting – Chicago, May 24, 1902
May 24, 1902, is a special day for the National Panhellenic Conference, the umbrella organization of 26 women’s fraternities and sororities. Although a first meeting of seven women’s organizations happened in Boston in 1891, little was accomplished and save for … Continue reading
Mary Lockey, Alpha Phi, #WHM2018, #notablesororitywomen
The Kappa Chapter of Alpha Phi was founded on May 20, 1899, eight years after Stanford University opened. A group of female students lived, along with a mother who was acting as a chaperone, in a cottage named Escondita, in … Continue reading
#HearHerHarvard Again; Listen This Time
Update 12/3/2018 – Six organizations filed lawsuits against Harvard University and the 26 National Panhellenic Conference sororities and the 66 North-American Interfraternity Conference fraternities threw their support behind them. Visit www.standuptoharvard.org to sign a petition and to #standuptoharvard. Established in 1636, Harvard University is the … Continue reading
History Matters
The cornerstone for the first building on Syracuse University’s campus, the Hall of Languages, the one pictured above, was laid on September 1, 1871. It was dedicated on May 8, 1873. Sometime between those two events, Alpha Phi was founded. … Continue reading
#HearHerHarvard – Let Harvard Women Associate Freely and Without Penalty
Update 12/3/2018 – Six organizations filed lawsuits against Harvard University and the 26 National Panhellenic Conference sororities and the 66 North-American Interfraternity Conference fraternities threw their support behind them. Visit www.standuptoharvard.org to sign a petition and to #standuptoharvard. Update – August 2018. Kappa Alpha … Continue reading
October 10, Happy Founders’ Day x 4
October 10, 1872 – Alpha Phi, founded at Syracuse University. It is the oldest of the Syracuse triad of NPC organizations founded at Syracuse. In September of 1872, Martha Foote (Crowe), Clara Sittser (Williams), and Kate Hogoboom (Gilbert) pondered the thought of … Continue reading
Eva Orrick Bandel Wilson, Alpha Phi, #notablesororitywomen #WHM2017
In 1897, Evalina “Eva” Orrick Bandel graduated from the Woman’s College of Baltimore before it changed its name to Goucher College. During her years there, she joined the Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi. After graduation, her plans were to study … Continue reading
Alpha Phi – A Society and Chapter House of Its Own
On September 18, 1872, Martha Foote (Crow) visited her friends Clara Sittser (Williams) and Kate Hogoboom (Gilbert), They were students at Syracuse University. At that time, there was a men’s fraternity at Syracuse. The Delta Kappa Epsilon chapter was founded in … Continue reading
