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Category Archives: Southern Illinois University Carbondale
On National Teacher Appreciation Day: SIUC and the AES / NPC Merger
May 7 is National Teacher Appreciation Day. In honor of Southern Illinois University’s beginnings as a teaching training institution (a/k/a normal school), I am including this segment of the history of SIUC’s fraternity system. There were three mergers which affected the … Continue reading
Posted in Alpha Gamma Delta, Association of Education Sororities, Delta Zeta, GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Sigma Kappa, Sigma Sigma Sigma, Sorority History, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Women's Fraternity History
Tagged AES, Alpha Gamma Delta, Association of Education Sororities, Delta Sigma Epsilon, National Panhellenic Conference, NPC, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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Perpetual Scholarships – Higher Education’s Answer to Money Woes in the 1800s
Many colleges sold perpetual scholarships in the first half of the 1800s. It was a creative, yet poorly thought out scheme to bring in much needed funds. According to historian Frederick Rudolph, the perpetual scholarship idea was “particularly attractive idea … Continue reading
Posted in Fran Favorite, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Tagged perpetual scholarships, Shurtleff College, SIUC
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On Phi Sigma Kappa Founders’ Day – the Story of Kappa Tetarton, SIUC’s Chapter
The April 3, 1956 edition of the Egyptian reported that the Interfraternity Council had admitted Alpha Sigma to membership on a trial basis. The local fraternity had 24 members; it was founded on October 18, 1955 (Obelisk, 1959). The fraternity was … Continue reading
Posted in GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Phi Sigma Kappa, Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Tagged Phi SIgma Kappa, SIUC
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NPC Organizations That No Longer Exist; A Reflection on International Badge Day
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
Posted in Alpha Phi, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Association of Education Sororities, Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities, Delta Zeta, George Washington University, GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Hunter College, Miami University, National Panhellenic Conference, Phi Mu, Sigma Kappa, Sorority History, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, The Phoenix of Alpha Sigma Alpha, Thiel College, University of California, University of California at Berkeley, University of Illinois, University of Missouri, Women's Fraternity History, Zeta Tau Alpha
Tagged Alpha Delta Theta, Beta Phi Alpha, Beta Sigma Omicron, Defunct NPC groups, Delta Sigma Theta, Iota Alpha Pi, Lambda Omega, Nora M. Ten Broeck, Phi Omega Pi, Pi Kappa Sigma, Pi Sigma Gamma, Sigma Phi Beta, Theta Sigma Upsilon, Theta Upsilon
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Happy Founders’ Day Sigma Pi – The Founding of the SIUC Chapter
February 26 is recognized as Sigma Pi’s Founders’ Day. In honor of my next-door neighbor, a former Grand Sage and charter member of the chapter at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, I offer this snippet about the history of the chapter. … Continue reading
Posted in Founders' Day, Sigma Pi, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Tagged Founders' Day, Sigma Pi, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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Fraternity History and Sorority History Do Matter!
It’s been a year since I started this blog. Some people stumble upon it while trying to find out which presidents were fraternity men, or which Olympic athletes were sorority members, or any odd number of searches that will lead … Continue reading
Posted in Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities, Calvin Coolidge, GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Knox College, Men's Fraternities, Mount Holyoke College, National Panhellenic Conference, Notable Sorority Women, P.E.O., Presidents, Sorority History, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Syracuse University, The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi, Women's Fraternities, Women's Fraternity History
Tagged Chi Omega, famous NPC women, famous sorority women, Greek-letter Organization History, P.E.O., sorority history, Women's fraternities, women's fraternity history
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So Long SIU Greek Row…….
The above plaque is on the sidewalk in front of where the “Greek Row” sign once greeted visitors to SIUC’s fraternity housing. The sign is gone and, for all intents and purposes, so are the fraternity and sororities members for … Continue reading
Fun Facts to Know and Tell About SIUC’s Fraternity System
Fun Facts to Know and Tell About Southern Illinois University at Carbondale’s Fraternity System The first local women’s fraternity at SIUC was Epsilon Beta in 1923. SIUC’s first national women’s fraternity was Delta Sigma Epsilon, a member of the Association … Continue reading
The Fraternity System at SIU Carbondale in 1948
To see the entire document, click on the link at the top of the page. This isn’t the entire document. A HISTORY OF THE FRATERNITY SYSTEM AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FROM 1948 THROUGH 1960 By Frances DeSimone Becque Men’s Fraternities … Continue reading
Posted in Men's Fraternities, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Women's Fraternities
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The Fraternity System at SIU Carbondale in 1960
From A HISTORY OF THE FRATERNITY SYSTEM AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FROM 1948 THROUGH 1960 by Frances DeSimone Becque Men’s Fraternities 1953 Phi Kappa Tau (Beta Chi Chapter) An Acacia Colony existed between 1952 and 1954, when it was merged … Continue reading
Posted in Fran Favorite, Men's Fraternities, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Women's Fraternities
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