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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: Chi Omega
The @GLOHistory Twitter Feed – a ΘΧ Mustang, ΦΚΘ, ΧΩ’s PBS Inquiry , a New ΦΚΨ House, and a ΠBΦ Connection
Some days I have no idea what I will write about. Yes, I have a calendar with the founding dates and other important events and I consult it regularly. Somedays, I just go to the twitter posts I favorited. Phi Theta … Continue reading
Safe Travels, GLO Leadership Consultants/Field Secretaries
Last month, I had the wonderful opportunity to speak to the 2014-15 Pi Beta Phi Leadership Development Consultants about chapter archives and the treasures they might contain. This talented, energetic, and well-trained group of Pi Phis has already left on their … Continue reading
Charlotte West (AΞΔ) and Lin Dunn (XΩ) to Enter Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
Sometimes, Plan B is the way to go. I had a post almost all written about the two National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) women who are being inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame this Saturday. It was lost to cyberspace … Continue reading
Celebrations Galore! ΘΞ’s 150th, ΦΚΘ’s Chartering Date, ΧΥΣ’s Founders’ Day, AΦA Duke Ellington’s Birthday, and World Wish Day With a XΩ Connection!
April 29 is full of celebrations. The biggest, if twitter posts are any indication, is Theta Xi Fraternity’s sesquicentennial (#ThetaXi150). Theta Xi Fraternity was founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, on April 29, 1864. Its founders are … 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 known … Continue reading
“Sis Doc,” Kappa Sigma and Chi Omega, Born 150 Years Ago Today!
Dr. Charles Richardson, a Fayetteville, Arkansas, dentist, was born 150 years ago today, 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 … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Leftovers With a Dash of GLO Flavor
Travelling from Illinois to Connecticut via the interstate highway system offered me plentiful opportunities to ponder random thoughts. Whenever we are on the highway through metro New York and I see the sign for Yonkers, I want to take a … Continue reading
“All Women Are Lifted Up By Heights Attained By One Woman” 17th NPC Meeting, 1921
The 17th National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) meeting took place from October 26-29, 1921; it was chaired by Ethel Hayward Weston, Sigma Kappa. She was the first NPC delegate to serve six years on the Executive Council. The meeting took place at … Continue reading
On Another Friday, the 13th, 106 Years Ago, a ΧΩ Founder Chaired the 6th NPC Meeting
In 1907, September the 13th fell on a Friday, too. The 6th National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) meeting started on that day. NPC was then known as the Inter-Sorority Conference; it went though several name changes in its early years, as this … Continue reading
Musings on a Western Union Telegram from Chi O to Pi Phi
This gem was found in a 1957 scrapbook. Evidently the Syracuse University Greek Week skit competition was fairly intense that year. The gracious ladies of the Chi Omega chapter sent a telegram to congratulate the winners, the sisters of the … Continue reading
