Category Archives: Fraternity History

Ring, Ching, Ching! Happy 147th Birthday Pi Beta Phi!

Saturday afternoon was spent with the wonderful women of Pi Beta Phi’s St. Louis Alumnae Club at their Founders’ Day celebration. On the two-hour drive home, I realized I did not have a post written for today, Pi Beta Phi’s … Continue reading

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April 16, 1891- The Meeting Before the First NPC Meeting in 1902

The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) celebrates May 24, 1902 as its first meeting date.* However, there was a meeting which took place in Boston more than a decade earlier than the 1902 meeting. The first meeting was called to order … Continue reading

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About Dr. Joyce Brothers on Sigma Delta Tau’s Founders’ Day

March 25, 1917 is the date on which seven female Cornell University students founded Sigma Delta Tau. Their organization was originally called Sigma Delta Phi, but when the group discovered the name belonged to another Greek-letter organization they changed the … Continue reading

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3.14 = Pi Day, a Silver Medal, and a ΔΓ-ΦΔΘ Connection

Spring break’s coming to a close. The few days in the warmth and sun were fun, especially after our cold and miserable winter. The lack of internet access had a few of us foaming at the mouth. The afternoon we … Continue reading

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Preaching to the GLO Choir

As a proponent for fraternity and sorority life, I sometimes hear stories of membership gone wrong. A long-time chapter advisor tells me that her daughter pledged and joined another organization. Mom tried to tell daughter that it sounded as if … Continue reading

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Musings on St. Valentine’s Day

Today is St. Valentine’s Day, a holiday with creates either joy or angst in the hearts of Americans. A friend posted on Facebook, in a “where do they get these notions?” moment, that her preschooler daughter said, ‘The boys are … Continue reading

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Good Morning, Miss Information. And Good Riddance!

The amount of information on the internet is astounding. Research that would have taken hours and days in a library looking in books and at microfilm and microfiche now takes a few minutes. The downside is that there is so … Continue reading

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A Pinteresting Take on Fraternity and Sorority History

Twin A has been after me to start a Pinterest board. He’s even been quoting the same platitudes I used on the kids when they were growing up (How will you ever learn if I do it for you?). I … Continue reading

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Friends For Life, For Fun, and For Support

Today’s post is about things I’ve seen posted on the internet in the last 24 hours. The first is from an almost year-old news story which appeared in the Lansing State Journal last February. A friend posted it to her … Continue reading

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A Founding, Two ΔΤΔs in the News, and a Question

On January 17, 1847, Saint Anthony Hall also known as the Fraternity of Delta Psi, was founded at Columbia University. Fewer than 20 chapters have been chartered. Currently, about half those are active chapters, according to reports on the internet. The chapter … Continue reading

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