Category Archives: Alpha Xi Delta

Fraternity and Sorority Magazines – Preserving History, Fostering Enthusiasm and Promulgating Lifelong Loyalty

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

This week, I had the opportunity to read hard copies of recently published sorority magazines.* What fun it was to turn the pages and read about some of the 26 National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) organizations! Good works are being done. … Continue reading →

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Happy Founders’ Day, Alpha Xi Delta (and a Connection to Carl Sandburg)

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Alpha Xi Delta was founded at Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois on April 17, 1893. Its founders are Cora Bollinger Block, Alice Bartlett Bruner, Bertha Cook Evans, Harriett Luella McCollum, Lucy W. Gilmer, Lewie Strong Taylor, Almira Lowry Cheney, Frances Elisabeth … Continue reading →

Posted in Alpha Xi Delta, Founders' Day, GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Iowa Wesleyan College, Lombard College, National Panhellenic Conference, P.E.O., Sorority History | Tagged Alpha Xi Delta, Carl Sandburg, Galesburg IL, Lombard College, P.E.O. | Comments Off

Celebrating the Early NPC Delegates During Women’s History Month

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

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 →

Posted in Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Fran Favorite, GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Mary Love Collins, National Panhellenic Conference, Notable Sorority Women, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Kappa, Women's Fraternities, Zeta Tau Alpha | Tagged May Agness Hopkins, May Lansfield Keller, National Panhellenic Conference, NPC | Comments Off

Ella Boston Leib, Alpha Xi Delta’s First NPC Chairman and a P.E.O. State President

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

I spotted the name Ella B. Leib as I was studying Illinois P.E.O. history in preparation for a session at the Illinois State P.E.O. Convention this summer. Ella Boston Leib played an important role in the early history of Alpha … Continue reading →

Posted in Alpha Xi Delta, GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Iowa Wesleyan College, Lombard College, National Panhellenic Conference, P.E.O., Women's Fraternity History | Tagged Alpha Xi Delta, Ella Boston Leib, NPC P.E.O. | Comments Off

Happy Birthday, P.E.O. Sisterhood! P.E.O.s Help Women Reach for the Stars

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

P.E.O., a “philanthropic organization where women celebrate the advancement of women; educate women though scholarships, grants, awards, loans and stewardship of Cottey College; and motivate women to achieve their highest aspirations” was founded as a collegiate organization on January 21, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alpha Xi Delta, Founders' Day, Iowa Wesleyan College, P.E.O. | Tagged Alpha Xi Delta, Iowa Wesleyan College, P.E.O., P.E.O. Loan Fund, P.E.O. sisterhood | Comments Off

Alumnae Panhellenics: The Foundation for Sorority Success

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

My thanks to Jane Sutton, Alpha Xi Delta and National Panhellenic Conference Chairman, for being today’s guest blogger. Jane also has her own blog at http://alphaxideltanpc.blogspot.com/ As chairman of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) and previously as the national president … Continue reading →

Posted in Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Delta Gamma, Fraternity meetings, Gamma Phi Beta, GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Kappa Kappa Gamma, National Panhellenic Conference, Pi Beta Phi, Sorority History, The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi, University of Colorado, University of Denver, Women's Fraternity History | Tagged City Panhellenic, Denver Area Alumnae Panhellenic, Jane Sutton, National Panhellenic Conference, NPC, NPC Chairman, sororities | Comments Off

Knox College – the Early History of Its Women’s Fraternity System

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

The birthplace of the women’s fraternity system is only a few miles west of Galesburg. Pi Beta Phi was founded on April 28, 1867 in the southwest second floor bedroom of the home of “Major “ Jacob Holt at 402 … Continue reading →

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NPC and NPHC Women Astronauts

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, died of pancreatic cancer on July 23, 2012 at the age of 61. Although there are some reports on the Internet that the first woman in space was a member of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Alpha Epsilon Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Delta Sigma Theta, Delta Zeta, Gamma Phi Beta, GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Kappa Delta, National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), Notable Fraternity Women, Notable Sorority Women, Phi Mu, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Kappa | Tagged Anna Lee Fisher, Bonnie Jeanne Dunbar, Carolyn Leach Huntoon, female astronauts, Jan Davis, Joan Higginbotham, Judith Resnick, Laurel Blair Salton Clark, Mae Jemison, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Mary Ellen Weber, National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), National Panhellenic Conference, NPC, women astronauts | 1 Comment

2012 Olympics – The Power of National Panhellenic Conference Women!

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Congratulations to the NPC women who brought home medals from the London Olympics: Gold medal Kristin Armstrong Savola, U.S. Cycling, Kappa Kappa Gamma, University of Idaho Rachel Buehler, U.S. Soccer, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Stanford University Erin Cafaro, U.S. Rowing, Pi … Continue reading →

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How the P.E.O.s at Iowa Wesleyan Became Alpha Xi Deltas

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

How exactly did those P.E.O.s at Iowa Wesleyan College become the Beta Chapter of Alpha Xi Delta? How was that connection made? It was such a defining moment in the history of both organizations. P.E.O. was founded as a collegiate … Continue reading →

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