Category Archives: Emily Butterfield

Skiouros the Squirrel on Alpha Gamma Delta’s Founding Day

Alpha Gamma Delta was founded at Syracuse University on May 30, 1904 at the home of Dr. Wellesley Perry Coddington, a Syracuse University professor. By 1901, all seven of the founding National Panhellenic Conference organizations had chapters at Syracuse. Coddington, who … Continue reading

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Happy Founders’ Day, Alpha Gamma Delta!

Quick. Name an Alpha Chapter of a National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) organization whose chapter house was designed by a founder of the organization. There’s only one. It’s the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta. Alpha Gamma Delta was founded at … Continue reading

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Emily Butterfield, Alpha Gamma Delta, #WHM2018, #notablesororitywomen

Emily Helen Butterfield is a name revered by Alpha Gamma Deltas. Butterfield was a founder of the organization, but she was much more than that. She studied architecture at Syracuse University in a time when a female architect was an … Continue reading

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#WHM15 The Amazing Sorority Women Recap

It’s the last week of March and I’ve yet to acknowledge Women’s History Month. I haven’t had time to put together a new post about amazing sorority women, so I thought I’d quickly get together some links from past blogs. … Continue reading

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An Emily Butterfield Painting and a Theta Tie to WDW

Emily Helen Butterfield was a talented woman by all accounts. In addition to being a founder of Alpha Gamma Delta and an architect in a time when few women chose that profession, she was an accomplished artist. Her sketches were … Continue reading

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Happy 110th Birthday, Alpha Gamma Delta!

Alpha Gamma Delta was founded at Syracuse University on May 30, 1904 at the home of Dr. Wellesley Perry Coddington, a Syracuse University professor.  It is the youngest of the Syracuse Triad, Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Gamma … Continue reading

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Q. The Only NPC Meeting Held in January? A. The Baker Hotel, Dallas, 1926

The Baker Hotel in Dallas, Texas, was the site of the 19th National Panhellenic Congress (NPC), as the Conference was then known. It was the first time NPC met in the southwest and it remains the only time NPC met … Continue reading

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Happy Founders’ Day 2013, Alpha Gamma Delta!

Alpha Gamma Delta was founded at Syracuse University on May 30, 1904 at the home of Dr. Wellesley Perry Coddington, a Syracuse University professor.  The Alpha Gamma Delta Founders are Marguerite Shepard, Jennie Titus Smith, Georgia Otis Chipman, Ethel Evelyn … Continue reading

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Happy Founders’ Day Alpha Gamma Delta! And a Shout Out to Nann, a Loyal Alpha Gam

Happy Founders’ Day Alpha Gamma Delta! Alpha Gamma Delta was founded at Syracuse University on May 30, 1904 at the home of Dr. Wellesley Perry Coddington, a Syracuse University Professor.  It is the youngest of the Syracuse Triad, the three … Continue reading

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Designed by Members for Members – KAT, AGD, AXiD

What do Syracuse University’s Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Xi Delta, and Alpha Gamma Delta chapters have in common? Their chapter houses were all designed by alumnae of their respective organizations. Kappa Alpha Theta Marjorie Wright designed the home of the … Continue reading

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