Category Archives: University of California at Berkeley

NPC Organizations That No Longer Exist; A Reflection on International Badge Day

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) will celebrate International Badge Day on March 4, 2013 and sorority women are asked to “Wear Your Letters on Your Heart.” International Badge Day began in 1997.  In the spring of 1996, after she wore … Continue reading →

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Doctors Who Wore Badges: Fraternity Women in Medicine 1867-1902

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

In 1870, there were 525 female doctors in the United States (Newcomer, 1959).   Among the fraternity women who became physicians were founders of two NPC groups, Rachel Jane “Jennie” Nicol, a founder of Pi Beta Phi, and Eleanor Dorcas Pond … Continue reading →

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The History of Women’s Fraternities at the University of California at Berkeley from 1880 – 1902

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

This is from one of the sections of my dissertation. It is from the chapter that looks at individual campuses that had either five, six, or all of the seven founding National Panhellenic Conference organizations prior to the 1902 founding … Continue reading →

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Julia Morgan, Pioneering Architect, Kappa Alpha Theta

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

  The renowned architect Julia Morgan was a native Californian. She was born in San Francisco on January 20, 1872. Morgan entered the University of California at Berkeley where she became a member of the Omega Chapter of Kappa Alpha … Continue reading →

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