Category Archives: Mary Love Collins

The ΧΩ Connection – Founders’ Day and a Greek Theater at the University of Arkansas

Happy Founders’ Day to Chi Omega!  With the help of a Fayetteville dentist, Kappa Sigma Dr. Charles Richardson, Chi Omega was founded by Ina Mae Boles, Jean Vincenheller, Jobelle Holcombe, and Alice Simonds on April 5, 1895 at the University of … Continue reading

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Celebrating the Early NPC Delegates During Women’s History Month

To celebrate Women’s History Month, I wrote this post about some of the early NPC delegates. It was published in the March 2013 Alumnae Panhellenics Newsletter. The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) met for the first time on May 24, 1902 … Continue reading

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“My Dear Mrs. Sisson…Wouldn’t it be a good plan for you to look some of them up?”

“There are local ladies societies at Barnard (Alpha Omicron Pi), Wellesley (Alpha Kappa Gamma), U. of Miss (Sigma Tau), U of Ark (Chi Omega), Wesleyan (Phi Sigma), Dickerson (sic) (Phi Gamma Zeta), Sigma Kappa (Colby) – Wouldn’t it be a … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Chi Omega! (and a Snippet About Mary Love Collins)

Happy Founders’ Day to Chi Omega! It was founded on April 5, 1895 at the University of Arkansas. It is interesting to note that in the history of women’s fraternities, there is a cadre of women who played integral roles … Continue reading

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