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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

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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

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On Election Day, Let Us Honor Carrie Chapman Catt, a Proud Fraternity Woman!

Today is Election Day. One hundred years ago women did not have the right to vote in presidential elections. A fraternity woman, Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, an Iowa State Pi Beta Phi, was a leading force in the suffrage movement. Catt … Continue reading

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Chi Omega’s National Achievement Award 1930-58

A guest post written by Chi Omega’s National Historian, Lyn Harris. Thank you, Lyn! No celebration of culture is more evident in Chi Omega’s history than is the National Achievement Award. This prestigious honor, the brainchild of Mary Love Collins, … Continue reading

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Carrie Chapman Catt Attends Panhellenic Day at the 1939 World’s Fair

July 13, 1939 was Panhellenic Day at the New York World’s Fair. The event took place in the Executive Suite of the Pennsylvania Building. Prominent fraternity women discussed “Freedom for women in the world of tomorrow.” Carrie Chapman Catt, an … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Morrill Land-Grant Act and a Snippet About Carrie Chapman Catt

President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Land-Grant Act on July 2, 1862. Iowa was the first state to accept the terms of the Act. The funding went to Ames College which is now Iowa State University. Among the early female … Continue reading

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Carrie Chapman Catt —–> League of Women Voters (and, of course, a Women’s Fraternity is Involved!)

Carrie Lane was born on January 9, 1859, in Ripon, Wisconsin. She enrolled at Iowa State University in the fall of 1876. Carrie was an active member of what is today known as the Iowa Gamma Chapter of Pi Beta Phi which … Continue reading

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