Category Archives: Delta Phi Epsilon

Happy Founders’ Day Delta Phi Epsilon Albeit a Bit Bittersweet

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

On March 17, 1917, Minna Goldsmith (Mahler), Eva Effron (Robin), Ida Bienstock (Landau), Sylvia Steierman (Cohn) and Dorothy Cohen (Schwartzman), students at New York University Law School, founded Delta Phi Epsilon. Five years later, the organization was formally incorporated in … Continue reading →

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Female Senators and Their Sorority Affiliations

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

 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 →

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The 32nd NPC Meeting in Williamsburg, Founding Site of ΦΒK

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

From November 27-December 1, 1951, the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) met in Williamsburg, Virginia. Edith Reese Crabtree, Kappa Kappa Gamma, served as chairman. Alpha Phi Margaret Hutchinson served as secretary and Delta Gamma Mavis Mann was treasurer. The 11 associate … Continue reading →

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The NPC Bouquet of Special Flowers

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

The official founding date of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) is May 24, 1902. Eleven of the first twelve NPC meetings took place in Chicago. The 1911 NPC meeting took place on November 3-4 in nearby Evanston on the Northwestern … Continue reading →

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