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Welcome! Chances are good you found this blog by searching for something about fraternities or sororities.
I was the last person anyone would have suspected of joining a sorority in college. I am sure I would have agreed with them, too.
When I made my way to Syracuse University, I saw the houses with the Greek letters that edged Walnut Park, and wished I could tour them. My roommate suggested I sign up for rush (as it was then called, today it’s known as recruitment) and go through the house tour round and then drop out of rush. It sounded like a plan. I didn’t realize that I would end up feeling at home at one of the chapters. And that I would become a member.
In this blog I will share the history of GLOs and other topics. I wrote a dissertation on “Coeducation and the History of Women’s Fraternities 1867-1902.″ It chronicles the growth of the system and the birth of the National Panhellenic Conference.
My Master’s thesis details the history of the fraternity system at Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1948-1960. The dates are significant ones and the thesis is available on the top menu.
I have done research at the Student Life Archives and have written several histories of University of Illinois fraternity chapters for the Society for the Preservation of Greek Housing.
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4Σ + 2Κ + 2Φ +Α + Δ + Λ + Π + Ρ + Υ = 5 Founders’ Days
Five GLOs were founded on December 10. The theme of the foundings is a common one in the history of Greek-letter organizations, “let’s found a society of our own.” The University of Virginia was the founding campus of the oldest … Continue reading
Posted in Chi Omega, Delta Sigma Phi, Fran Favorite, Kappa Sigma, Pi Kappa Phi
Tagged Chip Hilton, Claire F. Bee, Delta Sigma Phi, Dr. Charles Richardson, Kappa Sigma, Lambda Alpha Upsilon, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Sigma Rho
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Four Founders’ Days, Three Recommends, Two Kudos, and a ChiO from Mississippi
Mary Ann Mobley, Miss America 1959, died yesterday at the age of 75. She was a Chi Omega from the University of Mississippi. In 1960, as the outgoing Miss America, she crowned Lynda Lee Mead. Both were initiated into the Tau chapter … Continue reading
Posted in Chi Omega, Delta Sigma Phi, Founders' Day, Fran Favorite, Fraternity History, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Sigma, Notable Sorority Women, Pi Beta Phi, Pi Kappa Phi
Tagged Chi Omega, Delta Sigma Phi, John Shertzer, Juli Holmes Willeman, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Sigma, Mary Ann Mobley, Miss America, Pi Beta Phi, Pi Kappa Phi, Rolling Stone retraction, Sigma Sigma Rho, T.J. Sulilivan, University of Virginia
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December 10th – A Fine Time for Being Founded and Other 10ths, Too
The tenth of the month seems a grand time for founding an “organization of our own.” In my opinion, that is a theme common to the founding of a good many, if not most or nearly all, Greek-letter organizations (GLOs). … Continue reading
Posted in Alpha Phi, Delta Tau Delta, Founders' Day, Fran Favorite, GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Kappa Sigma, National Panhellenic Conference, NIC, North-American Interfraternity Conference, Pi Kappa Phi, Women's Fraternity History
Tagged Alpha Pi Sigma, Delta Sigma Phi, Kappa Sigma, Lambda Alpha Upsilon, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Sigma Rho Delta Tau Delta, Tau Epsilon Phi. Alpha Gamma Rho, Tau Kappa Espilon., Theta Chi
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