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Category Archives: Chi Omega
Fraternity and Sorority Magazines – Preserving History, Fostering Enthusiasm and Promulgating Lifelong Loyalty
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
Posted in Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Gamma Delta Quarterly, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Delta Zeta, Gamma Phi Beta, GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Ida Shaw Martin, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Alpha Theta (magazine), Kappa Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, National Panhellenic Conference, Notable Sorority Women, Phi Mu, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Kappa, Sorority History, The Anchora of Delta Gamma, The Angelos of Kappa Delta, The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi, The Eleusis of Chi Omega, The Key of Kappa Kappa Gamma, The Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega, The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta, The Themis of Zeta Tau Alpha, The Trident of Delta Delta Delta, Zeta Tau Alpha
Tagged Florence Armstong, L. Pearle Green, National Panhellenic Confrence, NPC, NPC Editors, R. Louise Fitch
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Musings on a Western Union Telegram from Chi O to Pi Phi
This gem was found in a 1957 scrapbook. Evidently the Syracuse University Greek Week skit competition was fairly intense that year. The gracious ladies of the Chi Omega chapter sent a telegram to congratulate the winners, the sisters of the … Continue reading
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
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
Posted in Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, 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, Uncategorized, Women's Fraternities, Zeta Tau Alpha
Tagged May Agness Hopkins, May Lansfield Keller, National Panhellenic Conference, NPC
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The 100th Anniversary of the Suffage Parade, Sorority Women, and a Guest Appearance by High School Student J. Edgar Hoover
This weekend marks the 100th anniversary of the March 3, 1913 Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C. Among the women who marched were sorority/fraternity women. Pi Beta Phi Carrie Chapman Catt was one of the speakers. Pi Beta Phi’s former Grand … Continue reading
Posted in Alpha Chi Omega, Carrie Chapman Catt, Chi Omega, Delta Sigma Theta, George Washington University, GLO, Goucher College, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Howard University, National Panhellenic Conference, Notable Sorority Women, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Kappa, The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi, The Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega, Uncategorized, Women's Fraternity History
Tagged 1913 suffrage parade, Carrie Chapman Catt, Edna Stone, Emilie White, J. Edgar Hoover, Myra Jones, women's suffrage
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Sorority Women Who Have Won Oscars at the Academy Awards
Tonight the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present the 85th Academy Awards. Among the past winners are several sorority women. Best Actress Kathy Bates, Alpha Delta Pi, Misery Faye Dunaway, Pi Beta Phi, Network Jennifer Jones, Kappa … Continue reading
Posted in Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Chi Omega, Delta Zeta, Gamma Phi Beta, GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Kappa Alpha Theta, National Panhellenic Conference, Notable Fraternity Women, Notable Sorority Women, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority History, Uncategorized, Women's Fraternity History
Tagged Academy Awards, Fraternity Women Award winners, Oscars, Sorority Women
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Alumnae Panhellenics: The Foundation for Sorority Success
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
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And There She Is – The List of Miss Americas Who Belong to Sororities
Congratulations to Pi Beta Phi Mallory Hytes Hagan, who was crowned Miss America 2013! She was initiated into the Alabama Gamma chapter at Auburn University. Since 1921, when the Miss America pageant began, a number of sorority women have worn … Continue reading
Posted in Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Omicron Pi, Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Kappa Kappa Gamma, National Panhellenic Conference, Notable Fraternity Women, Notable Sorority Women, NPHC, Pi Beta Phi, Uncategorized, Women's Fraternity History, Zeta Tau Alpha
Tagged Miss America, Miss America pageant, pageant, sorority
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Happy Birthday, Carrie Chapman Catt!
“Carrie Chapman Catt, the person who was instrumental in getting women the right to vote, was in a sorority? You’ve got to be kidding me!,” exclaimed a student in the women’s studies discussion session I led years ago as a … Continue reading
Posted in Carrie Chapman Catt, Chi Omega, Founders' Day, Fraternity meetings, GLO, Grace Coolidge, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Notable Sorority Women, Pi Beta Phi, Sorority History, Women's Fraternity History
Tagged Carrie Chapman Catt, Chapter Loyalty Day, Pi Beta Phi
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Female Senators and Their Sorority Affiliations
A number female senators are members of National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) and National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) women’s fraternities/sororities. Chi Omega Blanche Lincoln, Arkansas (D), 1/3/1999-1/3/2011 Delta Delta Delta Elizabeth Dole, North Carolina (R), 1/3/2003-1/3/2009 Delta Gamma Mary Landrieu, Louisiana (D), … Continue reading
Posted in Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Delta Phi Epsilon, Delta Zeta, GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, National Panhellenic Conference, NPHC, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Kappa, Sorority History, Uncategorized, Women's Fraternity History
Tagged Female Senators, Female Senators in a Sorority, Senators, U.S. Senate
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