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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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Hidden Figures on Alpha Kappa Alpha Founders’ Day
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Tag Archives: NPC
#BadgeDay24 and Why #IWearABadge March 4, 2024
March 4, the first Monday in March, is NPC International Badge Day. It is a day for members to wear their respective NPC badges. If “pin attire” is not worn, then it is perfectly acceptable to wear letters, those articles … Continue reading
Looking Forward to #BadgeDay2021
March 1, the first Monday in March, is NPC International Badge Day. It is a day for members to wear their respective NPC badges. If “pin attire” is not worn, then it is perfectly acceptable to wear letters, those articles … Continue reading
What Happens When You Don’t Match With Your First Choice Sorority?
Until this year, the numbers 20/20 indicated normal visual acuity. Those of us living through the year 2020 realize there is little that is normal about it. Covid-19 has made life interesting, to say the least. Several of the National … Continue reading
Can a Woman Belong to More Than One NPC Sorority?
It’s recruitment time and Panhellenic new member/pledge pins are now being worn by young women on campuses across North America. (FYI “new member” is the new terminology, but “pledge” doesn’t want to be in the background and FWIW, it is … Continue reading
Two Letters from Kappa Kappa Gamma, 1890 and 1904 – One “Keyless” and One By a Leading Suffragist
Beth Dees Applebaum, Tri Delta’s Archivist, shared with me this fabulous letter written in 1904 to Elizabeth Luetscher, who was then the Grand President of Delta Delta Delta. It was written by E. Jean Nelson Penfield. It was preserved in the … 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
NPC’s Committee on Progress, 75 Years Ago
Last week, in celebration of Chi Omega’s Founders’ Day, I had hoped to use this entry from the 28th National Panhellenic Congress meeting which took place in late October and early November of 1943. It was held at the Medinah … Continue reading
@NPCWomen with the Army of Occupation in Coblenz
The photo below is a gathering of National Panhellenic Conference women enjoying lunch in January of 1920. It was taken in Coblenz, Germany. When the French occupied the city after the first World War, they used a “C” in the name. Koblenz is on the banks … Continue reading
Happy 114th @NPCWomen! “We Trust Nothing Will Prevent Your Being Present”
On May 17, 1902, Alpha Phi National President Margaret Mason Whitney sent postcards to the women who were scheduled to attend the first meeting on May 24, 1902. Inter-sorority Conference, Chicago On May 24 (Saturday) at 2:30 p.m. (sharp) the … Continue reading
#WHM – Iota Alpha Pi and a Heads Up for NPC Badge Day
Women’s History Month is also a time to celebrate the National Panhellenic Conference organizations by the wearing of NPC badges on Monday, March 7. Badge day is the first Monday in March. NPC began in 1902 with seven founding members. In … Continue reading
