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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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Doctors Who Wore Badges: Fraternity Women in Medicine 1867-1902
Female Senators and Their Sorority Affiliation – 2019 Edition
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Fraternity Women Who Were Lawyers, 1867-1902 (When Women Could Not Vote!)
Hidden Figures on Alpha Kappa Alpha Founders’ Day
Sorority Women Writing Stories Whose Characters Are Sorority Women
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Tag Archives: P.E.O.
At the Convention of P.E.O.’s Ohio State Chapter
Last Friday was a very special day for me. I attended the convention of Ohio State Chapter of P.E.O. My Kappa Kappa Gamma friend, Kylie Smith, presided. We are both history nerds and we have attended the Fraternity and Sorority … Continue reading
On the Road to Monmouth
On my birthday in 2017, I realized that my father’s memory was failing. For 26 months, I lost him in little pieces, mentally and physically, and watching him slide downhill was heartbreaking. He passed away in early March in our … Continue reading
Effie Hoffman Rogers, P.E.O., #WHM2019
Effie Hoffman Rogers was not a founder of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, but she was a builder. Few people know the names of the builders, those who came after the founders and worked on making the organization into what it is … Continue reading
Birthday Parties, Scraps and Snacks, and a P.E.O. Book
I’m a big fan of Mike Rowe’s Returning the Favor Facebook show. If you haven’t seen it, tune in now and make this one your first to view. It features, Megs Yunn, an Alpha Xi Delta alumna from the Marietta College chapter. … Continue reading
Happy 150th, P.E.O. Sisterhood!
The P.E.O. Sisterhood was founded 150 years ago today, on January 21, 1869. The temperature in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where Iowa Wesleyan University is located, will be about 22 degrees. Legend has it that the temperature on this day in … Continue reading
Here’s to Convention Name Tags!
I was in awe of this name tag which was posted on Facebook by the Archives of Phi Gamma Delta. It is in excellent condition for being almost a century old. The purple ribbon appears flawless! This type of circa … Continue reading
Iowa Wesleyan We Love Thee
Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, has played a major role in the existence of two organizations to which I belong. In fall of 1868, Libbie Brook, a founder of I.C. Sorosis (Pi Beta Phi) at Monmouth College interrupted … Continue reading
The Unveiling of a Sculpture Begins P.E.O.’s 150th Celebration
Last Friday, I was to have been in Des Moines, Iowa. I had been invited to the unveiling of a sculpture on the lawn of the P.E.O. Executive Office at 3700 Grand Avenue. When the invitation arrived, I began making … Continue reading
A Life Lost, a Brave and Heroic Pilot, and a Plane Full of Grateful Passengers
I am sitting at the Southwest terminal in Orlando, Florida, waiting for a plane to take me back to St. Louis. My heart breaks for the family and friends of Chi Omega and P.E.O. Jennifer Riordan, who was tragically killed when … Continue reading
Bess Streeter Aldrich, P.E.O., #WHM2018
It’s the last day in March, Women’s History Month is almost over. I’ve written about 26 NPC and four NPHC sorority women. The day ends with a P.E.O. who was not a sorority woman, although her daughter was a Kappa … Continue reading
