It’s the end of the year and time for Top Ten lists. Here’s the Top Ten list of searches that get people to this site:
10. Sorority whistles. See http://wp.me/p20I1i-q7 to find out about this often forgotten method of communication among members.
9. Defunct sororities. Today the National Panhellenic Conference is comprised of 26 women’s fraternities/sororities. A number of other organizations, which no longer exist, belonged to NPC over the years. To learn more, see http://wp.me/p20I1i-Fn.
8. Hattie McDaniel. She was a member of Sigma Gamma Rho and the sorority has honored her in a special way. See http://wp.me/p20I1i-1dH for more information. McDaniel is also mentioned in the post about sorority women who have won Academy Awards – http://wp.me/p20I1i-Ez
7. New Ocean House, Swampscott, Massachusetts. Oh, how I wish I could have visited this hotel! It was the site of many sorority and fraternity conventions. To read more about it, see http://wp.me/p20I1i-xN.
6. Is Dr. Seuss a Sig Ep? The answer is yes, but this post deserves a visit to see the wonderful photo of him as a Dartmouth student – http://wp.me/p20I1i-bh.
5. Grace Coolidge. There are several posts about one of my favorite First Ladies. She was a charter member of the Vermont Beta Chapter of Pi Beta Phi and she attended the 1901 convention as a collegiate delegate. There she met Anna Robinson (Nickerson) and the friendship lasted their entire lives. In April 1924, she entertained more than 1,100 Pi Phis at a reception at the White House. To read more, see http://wp.me/P20I1i-16. Also check back on January 3, her birthday. There will be a special post from her biographer and my friend, Cyndy Bittinger.
4. Vice Presidents who were members of a fraternity? Unfortunately, if the Vice President doesn’t become President, chances are good that in a decade or two very few people will remember him. Check out this list of Vice Presidents who belonged to fraternities http://wp.me/p20I1i-11G.
3. Miss America in a sorority? Competing in the Miss America contest is not for slackers. These women work very hard to make it all look so easy. Check the list of sorority women who have won the Miss America crown – http://wp.me/p20I1i-zK. For a list of the sorority women who competed in the Miss America 2014 contest see http://wp.me/P20I1i-SQ. There is also a listing of sorority women who have served as Miss U.S.A. – http://wp.me/p20I1i-1eY.
2. First Ladies who were in a sorority? See http://wp.me/P20I1i-16.
1. Which U.S. Presidents belonged to a fraternity? See http://wp.me/P20I1i-l5.
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