Tag Archives: Alpha Phi

Nancy Osborn Brataas, Alpha Phi, #NotableSororityWomen #WHM2023

Nancy Osborn (Brataas) was born on January 19, 1928. After high school, she enrolled at the University of Mineesota where she became a member of Alpha Phi. She married Mark Gerard “Jerry” Brataas on November 27, 1948. He had served … Continue reading

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Happy 150th Alpha Phi!

The first women’s fraternity/sorority to own its own home? It’s the same organization that is the oldest of the Syracuse Triad. The home belonged to the Alpha chapter of that organization. And that organization celebrates Founders’ Day on October 10. … Continue reading

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Georgia Neese Clark Gray, Alpha Phi, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

Georgia Neese Clark Gray became a member of the Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Phi at Washburn College. During her senior year, the second large recruitment event was a formal party at her “lovely big home.” It included dinner which was … Continue reading

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Ina Gittings, Alpha Phi, #NotableSororityWomen

Alpha Phi is the oldest of the Syracuse Triad, the three women’s National Panhellenic Conference organizations founded at Syracuse University in upstate New York. The triad consists of Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Gamma Delta. A chapter of … Continue reading

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Irene Osgood Andrews, Alpha Phi, #NotableSororityWoman, #WHM2021

The July 1905 Alpha Phi Quarterly included this letter from Irene Osgood (Andrews) an initiate of the Iota Chapter at the University of Wisconsin: With the release from college work come the plans for summer changes. The seaside or mountains … Continue reading

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Louise Fargo Brown, Ph.D., Alpha Phi, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020

In 1899, as a student at Cornell University, Louise Fargo Brown became a member of the Delta chapter of Alpha Phi. Her nickname was “Brownie.” She graduated in 1903 and she returned to her hometown of Buffalo, New York. There … Continue reading

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May Hurlburt Smith, Alpha Phi, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2019

When it came time to chose a college, May Hurlburt (Smith), an easterner, chose to attend Stanford University. Today, one can get from New York City to California in several hours. In September of 1898, she must have been on … Continue reading

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Frances Willard on Alpha Phi’s Founders’ Day

Alpha Phi is the oldest of the Syracuse Triad, the three women’s National Panhellenic Conference organizations – Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Gamma Delta –  founded at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.  In 1871, a chapter of … Continue reading

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26% of NPC Sororities Celebrate Founders’ Day in October

October is a busy month for Founders’ Day celebrations. Seven of the 26 National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) organizations will be a year older before Halloween gets here. While I always try to write a post for the NPC groups on … Continue reading

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8/18/1920 – The 19th Amendment and Sorority Women

On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote passed its final hurdle of obtaining the agreement of three-fourths of the states as Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify it. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby … Continue reading

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