Tag Archives: Alpha Xi Delta

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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NPC Women and Why I Write This Blog

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) is the umbrella organization for 26 women’s fraternities/sororities. Millions of women have been members of NPC organizations. The early NPC women are particularly fascinating to me. They are women who went on to earn Ph.D.s, … 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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Designed by Members for Members – KAT, AGD, AZD

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

What do Syracuse University’s Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Xi Delta, and Alpha Gamma Delta chapters have in common? Their chapter houses were all designed by alumnae of their respective organizations. Kappa Alpha Theta Marjorie Wright designed the home of the … Continue reading →

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Happy Founders’ Day Alpha Xi Delta!

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

I recall so vividly visiting the Alpha Xi Delta house at Syracuse University in the mid 1970s. The designer Betsey Johnson was Eta Chapter’s most famous alumna. Chapter lore included the tidbit that she had carved her name in a piece of furniture, a … Continue reading →

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Lombard College – Where Alpha Xi Delta was Founded

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

Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois is where Alpha Xi Delta was founded in 1893. It’s also one of those colleges that no longer exist, but its legacy is intertwined with Knox College, also located in Galesburg. Coeducational from its beginning, … Continue reading →

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