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Carlotta Corpron, Alpha Sigma Alpha, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

Although Carlotta Corpron was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota, she spent her formative years in India, where her doctor father was a medical missionary.  In 1920, she returned to the United States and became a student at Michigan State Normal … Continue reading

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Allura Exelby Custer, Alpha Sigma Tau, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020

It may seem that Allura Exelby Custer lived an ordinary life, but in her life hit a chord with me. Her story is about service, being a good citizen, and being part of a bigger community. Custer was born on … Continue reading

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Grace Erb Ritchie, Alpha Sigma Tau, #NotableSororityWomen #WHM2019

In 1904, Grace Erb was a student at Michigan State Normal College when she became a member of Alpha Sigma Tau. It was the sorority’s Alpha and only chapter. After graduation she taught in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She remained close … Continue reading

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Gwen Frostic, #NotableSororityWomen

The list of attendees at the 1925 Alpha Sigma Tau Convention includes two names that are familiar to me. The first is Gwen Frostic, the naturalist, artist and writer. The other is Mildred Doran, an Alpha Sigma Tau about whom … Continue reading

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Alpha Sigma Tau and Delta Upsilon, Founded on 11/4

On November 4, 1899, Alpha Sigma Tau was founded by eight young women, Mable Chase, Ruth Dutcher, May Gephart, Harriet Marx, Eva O’Keefe, Adriance Rice, Helene Rice, and Mayene Tracy. The event took place at the Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern … Continue reading

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What Was So Normal About the College?

Michigan State Normal College was the founding site of Alpha Sigma Tau, one of the 26 National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) sororities. Michigan State Normal College is now Eastern Michigan University. Virginia’s Longwood University, the founding home of the Farmville Four … Continue reading

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Happy Founders’ Day Alpha Sigma Tau

On November 4, 1899, eight young women, Mable Chase, Ruth Dutcher, May Gephart, Harriet Marx, Eva O’Keefe, Adriance Rice, Helene Rice, and Mayene Tracy, formed a sorority at the Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University) in Ypsilanti, Michigan. … Continue reading

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