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Welcome! Chances are good you found this blog by searching for something about fraternities or sororities.
I was the last person anyone would have suspected of joining a sorority in college. I am sure I would have agreed with them, too.
When I made my way to Syracuse University, I saw the houses with the Greek letters that edged Walnut Park, and wished I could tour them. My roommate suggested I sign up for rush (as it was then called, today it’s known as recruitment) and go through the house tour round and then drop out of rush. It sounded like a plan. I didn’t realize that I would end up feeling at home at one of the chapters. And that I would become a member.
In this blog I will share the history of GLOs and other topics. I wrote a dissertation on “Coeducation and the History of Women’s Fraternities 1867-1902.″ It chronicles the growth of the system and the birth of the National Panhellenic Conference.
My Master’s thesis details the history of the fraternity system at Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1948-1960. The dates are significant ones and the thesis is available on the top menu.
I have done research at the Student Life Archives and have written several histories of University of Illinois fraternity chapters for the Society for the Preservation of Greek Housing.
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Doctors Who Wore Badges: Fraternity Women in Medicine 1867-1902
Female Senators and Their Sorority Affiliation – 2019 Edition
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Fraternity Women Who Were Lawyers, 1867-1902 (When Women Could Not Vote!)
Hidden Figures on Alpha Kappa Alpha Founders’ Day
Sorority Women Writing Stories Whose Characters Are Sorority Women
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Grace Humiston
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Alpha Sigma Alpha
Alpha Sigma Tau
Elsie Katherine Bergegrun, M.D.
Alpha Xi Delta
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Dr. “Mattibelle” Boger Shattuck
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Carlotta Joaquina Maury, Ph.D.
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Crown Princess Martha of Norway
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Meghan Markle, HRH The Dutchess of Sussex
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Mary Elizabeth Lasher Barnette
Marguerite “Peg” Lindsley (Arnold)
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Sigma Sigma Sigma
Theta Phi Alpha
Mildred “Millie” Lonergan McAuliffe
Zeta Tau Alpha
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Alpha Kappa Alpha
Delta Sigma Theta
Sigma Gamma Rho
Zeta Phi Beta
Category Archives: P.E.O.
Birthday Parties, Scraps and Snacks, and a P.E.O. Book
I’m a big fan of Mike Rowe’s Returning the Favor Facebook show. If you haven’t seen it, tune in now and make this one your first to view. It features, Megs Yunn, an Alpha Xi Delta alumna from the Marietta College chapter. … Continue reading
Happy 150th, P.E.O. Sisterhood!
The P.E.O. Sisterhood was founded 150 years ago today, on January 21, 1869. The temperature in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where Iowa Wesleyan University is located, will be about 22 degrees. Legend has it that the temperature on this day in … Continue reading
Monday, January 21st, a Big Day in P.E.O.land
This invitation is sitting on my refrigerator. I had an invitation and plans to be in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, on Monday, 150 years to the day that P.E.O. was founded. Unfortunately, family commitments keep me at home, but my thoughts … Continue reading
Bess Streeter Aldrich, P.E.O., #WHM2018
It’s the last day in March, Women’s History Month is almost over. I’ve written about 26 NPC and four NPHC sorority women. The day ends with a P.E.O. who was not a sorority woman, although her daughter was a Kappa … Continue reading
Alice Babb Ewing, Alpha Xi Delta, #WHM2018, #notablesororitywomen
I have written posts about the connection between P.E.O. and Alpha Xi Delta, and it’s a special story. The P.E.O. Sisterhood was founded on January 21, 1869, at Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Alpha Xi Delta was founded … Continue reading
Kappa Kappa Gamma and P.E.O.
Kappa Kappa Gamma and Pi Beta Phi, the Monmouth Duo. were founded at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. Pi Phi was founded in 1867 and Kappa in 1870. By the late 1870s, their Alpha Chapters were forced off campus due … Continue reading
Dillon H. Payne, Beta Theta Pi, and His Role in P.E.O.’s History
On January 21, 1869, seven young women, students at Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, founded P.E.O. In the early years, they called it a Society and then, later, a Sisterhood. I’ve written about this before, but it is … Continue reading
Day of the Girl / Circle of Sisterhood / Cottey College
I had no intention of writing a post today. However, I knew this morning, while sipping coffee and skimming social media, that I needed to write a post. After walking the dogs and having thoughts spin around in my head, … Continue reading
A Total Eclipse in the Heartland, About 150 Years Apart
I often remark that I live in the exact center of nowhere. Apparently, I am in error. Carbondale, Illinois, is finally on the map and the hubbub of the upcoming total solar eclipse is at a crescendo. Carbondale is the spot … Continue reading
