Category Archives: The Crescent of Gamma Phi Beta

11/11 Gamma Phi Beta’s Founding Day and Armistice Day

Frances Haven (Moss) grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Evanston, Illinois, as her father, Dr. Erastus Otis Haven, headed up the University of Michigan and then Northwestern University. When Dr. Haven was elected Chancellor of Syracuse University, Frances moved to … Continue reading

Posted in Fran Favorite, Gamma Phi Beta, Phi Kappa Psi, The Crescent of Gamma Phi Beta, University of Southern California, Zeta Psi | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on 11/11 Gamma Phi Beta’s Founding Day and Armistice Day

Oh, to Have Been a Fly on the Wall at the First NPC Meeting in 1902!

If I could time travel one of the events I would put on my list is the very first National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) meeting. It took place 112 years ago on May 24, 1902. NPC is the umbrella organization for 26 women’s fraternities … Continue reading

Posted in Alpha Phi, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Fran Favorite, Gamma Phi Beta, GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, National Panhellenic Conference, Pi Beta Phi, The Crescent of Gamma Phi Beta | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Oh, to Have Been a Fly on the Wall at the First NPC Meeting in 1902!

About the Salt Rush; Happy 144th Birthday Syracuse University!

Happy 144th Birthday to Syracuse University! The university celebrates its anniversary on March 24, the date the Board of Trustees signed the University charter and certificate of incorporation. If it was possible to time travel, I’d like to go back to … Continue reading

Posted in Alpha Phi, Delta Upsilon, Fran Favorite, Gamma Phi Beta, GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Phi Delta Theta, Pi Beta Phi, Syracuse University, The Crescent of Gamma Phi Beta, Women's Fraternity History | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on About the Salt Rush; Happy 144th Birthday Syracuse University!

10/16/1913 – Lillian Thompson, Gamma Phi Beta, Calls to Order the 12th NPC Meeting

The meeting of 12th National Pan-Hellenic Congress (now known as the National Panhellenic Conference – NPC) opened on October 16, 1913 at the Congress Hotel in Chicago. Gamma Phi Beta Lillian Thompson chaired the meeting. “Last year, when she became … Continue reading

Posted in Fran Favorite, Fraternity meetings, Gamma Phi Beta, GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, National Panhellenic Conference, The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi, The Crescent of Gamma Phi Beta, The Trident of Delta Delta Delta, Women's Fraternity History | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on 10/16/1913 – Lillian Thompson, Gamma Phi Beta, Calls to Order the 12th NPC Meeting

Women’s Fraternities, Sororities, and Dr. Frank Smalley

“Why are some National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) groups women’s fraternities and some are sororities?” is a question I am often asked. It’s a tough one because the 26 NPC organizations are typically referred to as sororities in everyday conversation (i.e. … Continue reading

Posted in Alpha Phi, Fran Favorite, Gamma Phi Beta, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, National Panhellenic Conference, Northwestern University, Syracuse University, The Crescent of Gamma Phi Beta, University of Michigan | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Women’s Fraternities, Sororities, and Dr. Frank Smalley