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Aimee Vanneman Higdon, Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023

Aimee Vanneman (Higdon) was born in what was then called Persia; today it is Iran. The daughter of a missionary surgeon, she spent her childhood there and left to attend Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. She received a B.A. … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday to a Kappa Sigma Who Was a Chi Omega, Too!

Dr. Charles Richardson, a Fayetteville, Arkansas, dentist, was born on January 8, 1864, in Rich Valley, Virginia. He was one of 11 children.  He did his undergraduate work at Emory & Henry College in Virginia and he studied dentistry at … Continue reading

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Happy Founders’ Day, Chi Omega!

Chi Omega was founded on April 5, 1895 at the University of Arkansas. Ina May Boles, Jean Vincenheller, Jobelle Holcombe, and Alice Simonds, with guidance from Fayetteville dentist, Dr. Charles Richardson, a Kappa Sigma, created the organization. Dr. Richardson was … Continue reading

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Beryl Bonner Meyers, Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

Beryl Bonner Meyers was born in Leadville, Colorado and attended the University of Colorado. There she became a member of the Zeta Chapter of Chi Omega. She was the second woman to graduate from the University of Colorado’s law school. … Continue reading

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The Crouch Sisters, Carnegie Heroes and Chi Omegas

Chi Omega was founded on April 5, 1895 at the University of Arkansas. Ina May Boles, Jean Vincenheller, Jobelle Holcombe, and Alice Simonds, with guidance from Fayetteville dentist, Dr. Charles Richardson, a Kappa Sigma, created the organization.  The founding chapter … Continue reading

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Mary Stewart Howarth, Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2021

Mary Stewart (Howarth) was the first woman in Florida to attend law school and graduate. She was born in DeLand, Florida in 1886. A grandfather was an early settler and land developer. Her father, Isaac Stewart, was an attorney and … Continue reading

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Happy 125th Chi Omega!

Happy Founders’ Day to Chi Omega! It was founded 125 years ago, on April 5, 1895 at the University of Arkansas. The founding chapter has the designation “Psi.” Ina May Boles, Jean Vincenheller, Jobelle Holcombe, and Alice Simonds, along with Dr. … Continue reading

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Helen Joy Hinckley, Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020

I came across a scrapbook belonging to Helen Joy Hinckley. She created it when she was in France and Belgium working as a Red Cross nurse with the Harvard Surgical Unit. She wrote her captions in French and the greetings … Continue reading

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On Carrie Chapman Catt’s Birthday

“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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Kappa Sigma Honors Chi Omega Founder at 150th

On Saturday night, Kappa Sigma celebrated 150 years at a banquet during the organization’s 72nd Bienneial Grand Conclave. The festivities took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, where the fraternity was founded in 1869. Chi Omega and Kappa Sigma share a very … Continue reading

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