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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: Chi Omega
Marjorie Nicolson, Ph.D., Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2024
Marjorie Nicolson’s introduction as one of three pledges (new members) of the Chi Omega chapter at the University of Michigan noted that “on the afternoon of June 3, we gave a sewing party, and June 4 we entertained at dinner.” … Continue reading
Aimee Vanneman Higdon, Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023
Aimee Vanneman (Higdon) was born in what was then called Persia; today it is Iran. The daughter of a missionary surgeon, she spent her childhood there and left to attend Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. She received a B.A. … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to a Kappa Sigma Who Was a Chi Omega, Too!
Dr. Charles Richardson, a Fayetteville, Arkansas, dentist, was born on January 8, 1864, in Rich Valley, Virginia. He was one of 11 children. He did his undergraduate work at Emory & Henry College in Virginia and he studied dentistry at … Continue reading
Happy Founders’ Day, Chi Omega!
Chi Omega was founded on April 5, 1895 at the University of Arkansas. Ina May Boles, Jean Vincenheller, Jobelle Holcombe, and Alice Simonds, with guidance from Fayetteville dentist, Dr. Charles Richardson, a Kappa Sigma, created the organization. Dr. Richardson was … Continue reading
Beryl Bonner Meyers, Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022
Beryl Bonner Meyers was born in Leadville, Colorado and attended the University of Colorado. There she became a member of the Zeta Chapter of Chi Omega. She was the second woman to graduate from the University of Colorado’s law school. … Continue reading
The Crouch Sisters, Carnegie Heroes and Chi Omegas
Chi Omega was founded on April 5, 1895 at the University of Arkansas. Ina May Boles, Jean Vincenheller, Jobelle Holcombe, and Alice Simonds, with guidance from Fayetteville dentist, Dr. Charles Richardson, a Kappa Sigma, created the organization. The founding chapter … Continue reading
Mary Stewart Howarth, Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2021
Mary Stewart (Howarth) was the first woman in Florida to attend law school and graduate. She was born in DeLand, Florida in 1886. A grandfather was an early settler and land developer. Her father, Isaac Stewart, was an attorney and … Continue reading
Happy 125th Chi Omega!
Happy Founders’ Day to Chi Omega! It was founded 125 years ago, on April 5, 1895 at the University of Arkansas. The founding chapter has the designation “Psi.” Ina May Boles, Jean Vincenheller, Jobelle Holcombe, and Alice Simonds, along with Dr. … Continue reading
Helen Joy Hinckley, Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020
I came across a scrapbook belonging to Helen Joy Hinckley. She created it when she was in France and Belgium working as a Red Cross nurse with the Harvard Surgical Unit. She wrote her captions in French and the greetings … Continue reading
On Carrie Chapman Catt’s Birthday
“Carrie Chapman Catt, the person who was instrumental in getting women the right to vote, was in a sorority? You’ve got to be kidding me!,” exclaimed a student in the women’s studies discussion session I led years ago as a … Continue reading
