Category Archives: Goucher College

The Graduation Edition – Alumna / Alumnae /Alumnus / Alumni

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

I love the pomp and circumstance of graduation ceremonies. After all, I earned a degree based mainly on the color of the hood (two of my favorite colors wine and silver blue, which just happen to be Pi Beta Phi’s … Continue reading →

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Goucher College – Home of a Once Thriving Women’s Fraternity System

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

The Women’s College of Baltimore, today known as Goucher College, was founded in 1885 and graduated its first class in 1892. It was one of the few women’s colleges hosting chapters of national women’s fraternities. There is evidence of … Continue reading →

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The 100th Anniversary of the Suffage Parade, Sorority Women, and a Guest Appearance by High School Student J. Edgar Hoover

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

This weekend marks the 100th anniversary of the March 3, 1913 Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C. Among the women who marched were sorority/fraternity women. Pi Beta Phi Carrie Chapman Catt was one of the speakers. Pi Beta Phi’s former Grand … Continue reading →

Posted in Alpha Chi Omega, Carrie Chapman Catt, Chi Omega, Delta Sigma Theta, George Washington University, GLO, Goucher College, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Howard University, National Panhellenic Conference, Notable Sorority Women, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Kappa, The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi, The Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega, Uncategorized, Women's Fraternity History | Tagged 1913 suffrage parade, Carrie Chapman Catt, Edna Stone, Emilie White, J. Edgar Hoover, Myra Jones, women's suffrage | Comments Off

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 Birthday May Lansfield Keller, the Iron Dean of Westhampton College

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

“American Girl German Ph.D.” read the second page headline in a 1904 edition of the New York Times. May Lansfield Keller had been awarded a Ph.D. from the University of Heidelberg. The headline conveys both the esteem with which … Continue reading →

Posted in American Association of University Women, Goucher College, Notable Fraternity Women, Notable Sorority Women, Pi Beta Phi, Uncategorized, University of Richmond (Westhampton College) | Tagged German doctorate, German Ph.D., May Lansfield Keller, Pi Beta Phi, Weshampton College | Comments Off

Miss Keller, Iron Dean of Westhampton College, and Her Role in AAUW History

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

May Lansfield Keller is one of those amazing women who were born before the invention of most things that today’s college women take for granted. From her successful attempt to earn a German Ph.D., to her insistence that Westhampton College … Continue reading →

Posted in American Association of University Women, Goucher College, Pi Beta Phi, Uncategorized, University of Richmond (Westhampton College) | Tagged AAUW, American Association of University Women, Association of Collegiate Alumnae, Famous fraternity women, famous NPC women, famous sorority women, Goucher College, Pi Beta Phi, Southern Association of College WomenMay Lansfield Keller, University of Richmond, Westhampton College | 1 Comment