Category Archives: Phi Gamma Delta

A Phi Delt, Three Phi Gams, and a Kappa Alpha Psi

Burt Reynolds, an initiate of the Florida State University chapter of Phi Delta Theta has passed away at age 82. *** Vice President Mike Pence, a Phi Gamma Delta alumnus from Hanover College, made an unannounced visit to Plymouth Notch, … Continue reading

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95 Years Ago a Pi Phi and a Phi Gam Became FLOTUS and POTUS

I should call this blog “I get by with a little help from my friends.” This time it was a post by the Phi Gamma Delta Archives (and Archivist Towner Blackstock) that reminded me about the events of the early … Continue reading

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Frank Lloyd Wright, Phi Delt, and His Fraternity House Designs

Frank Lloyd Wright was born on June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin. His parents divorced the year Wright graduated from high school. In 1886, Wright enrolled at the University of Wisconsin – Madison to study civil engineering. He became … Continue reading

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Royal Weddings and More

Playin’ catch-up again! Tomorrow, Kappa Kappa Gamma Meghan Markle will become the wife of Britain’s Prince Harry. She will not be a princess, however, but her title will be the Duchess of Sussex. Best wishes to the royal couple and I … Continue reading

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A Dissertation, a Chi O Barrette, and a Fiji 50th Celebration

March was #WHM2018, Women’s History Month, and after writing 31 posts in 31 days, I am questioning my sanity. I do love discovering the stories of #notablesororitywomen, and don’t ask me who my favorite was this go-around, because I adored … Continue reading

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What If @BettieLocke Had Taken the Phi Gam Badge?

When Bettie Locke, the first female enrolled at Indiana Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Indiana, and one of five women in her class, was offered a Phi Gamma Delta badge to wear she could have accepted it. The … Continue reading

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October 15 – Alpha to Zeta and More

Alpha Chi Omega and Zeta Tau Alpha celebrate Founders’ Day on October 15. How amazing is it that the first organization and the last organization on the alphabetical listing of National Panhellenic Conference members share the same Founders’ Day? On Thursday, … Continue reading

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8/3/1923 – A Phi Gam and a Pi Phi Become President and First Lady

When Grace Goodhue Coolidge fell asleep on the evening of August 2, 1923, she was the wife of the Vice President. In the middle of the night, she awoke to news that President Harding was dead. She dressed and went … Continue reading

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“Ye Are Not Dead” on Memorial Day 2017

Yesterday’s post about Dr. John McCrae’s poem is followed by a discovery of a poem written in response to it. The poem by Frank E. Hering appeared in the Gold Star Honor Roll: A Record of Indiana Men and Women who died in the … Continue reading

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Sometimes You Can Go Home Again and a Happy Founders’ Day Phi Gamma Delta

I spent Friday and Saturday in Monmouth, Illinois, where Pi Beta Phi was founded on April 28, 1867. I was able to stand in the very room where the organization came to life 150 years ago and I shared that … Continue reading

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