Category Archives: DePauw University

Fraternity Women Who Were Lawyers, 1867-1902 (When Women Could Not Vote!)

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

During the time frame of this study, 1867-1902, women had few legal rights. Therefore, it is interesting to note that several of these early fraternity women became lawyers at a time when women were not yet allowed to vote. In … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Rebirth of Two NPC Alpha Chapters!

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

This spring two National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) organizations are recolonizing their Alpha chapters. Zeta Tau Alpha is returning to its birthplace at Longwood University. Alpha Omicron Pi is revitalizing the chapter whose home will be the now co-ed Columbia University, with … Continue reading →

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Happy Founders’ Day, Kappa Alpha Theta!

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

On January 27, 1870, Bettie Locke [Hamilton] stood before a mirror and repeated the words of the Kappa Alpha Theta initiation vow she had written. She then initiated Alice Allen [Brant], Bettie Tipton [Lindsey], and Hannah Fitch [Shaw]. In 1867, … 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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Happy Founders’ Day, Alpha Chi Omega!

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Alpha Chi Omega’s seven founders, Anna Allen, Olive Burnett, Bertha Deniston, Amy DuBois, Nellie Gamble, Bessie Grooms and Estelle Leonard, were students in the DePauw School of Music. With the guidance and support of James Hamilton Howe, Dean of the School … Continue reading →

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DePauw’s 1870s Samurai Fraternity Men Who Were Betas and Dekes

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

In 1877, four young Japanese men arrived in Greencastle, Indiana. They became students at the alma mater of their teacher, an American missionary. They, too, like their mentor, became fraternity men. Two joined Delta Kappa Epsilon and the other two … Continue reading →

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Lemuel H. Murlin, Phi Kappa Psi and Kappa Alpha Theta Husband, Confers Doctoral Degree on Grace Coolidge

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

On December 12, 1924, Grace Goodhue Coolidge received an honorary degree from Boston University. President Lemuel H. Murlin gave these remarks, “Grace Goodhue Coolidge, student, university graduate, teacher; daughter, wife, mother; in every station exemplifying the finer qualities of mind … Continue reading →

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