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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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Tag Archives: Francis H. Sisson
On the Eighth Day of the Eighth Month – Francis H. Sisson, Beta Theta Pi
On August 8, 1839, eight young men established Beta Theta Pi, the first men’s fraternity founded west of the Allegheny Mountains. The men, “of ever honored memory” were John Reily Knox, Michael Clarkson Ryan, David Linton, Samuel Taylor Marshall, James George Smith, Charles Henry … Continue reading
A Coolidge and a Sisson and a Patriotic Convention
It’s July 4th, the date upon which America celebrates its independence. Here are some 4th of July appearances in the GLO world. Yesterday’s most viewed most was the one about Calvin Coolidge being the only U.S. President to be born … Continue reading
Following a Mentor in the 1870s and Landing in Greencastle, Indiana
In 1877, four young Japanese men arrived in Greencastle, Indiana. They became students at the alma mater of their teacher, an American missionary. They, too, like their mentor, became fraternity men. Two joined Delta Kappa Epsilon and the other two … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Leftovers With a Dash of GLO Flavor
Travelling from Illinois to Connecticut via the interstate highway system offered me plentiful opportunities to ponder random thoughts. Whenever we are on the highway through metro New York and I see the sign for Yonkers, I want to take a … Continue reading
DePauw’s 1870s Samurai Fraternity Men Who Were Betas and Dekes
In 1877, four young Japanese men arrived in Greencastle, Indiana. They became students at the alma mater of their teacher, an American missionary. They, too, like their mentor, became fraternity men. Two joined Delta Kappa Epsilon and the other two … Continue reading
The Sisson’s Wednesday Evening Wedding in Galesburg
The story of their castle is on my blog, but here is the story I wrote of their Wednesday evening wedding from Pi Phi’s web-site. http://piphiblog.org/2012/06/18/a-greek-letter-royal-wedding/ If you enjoy reading this post, subscribe to updates, or like it on facebook … Continue reading
“My Dear Sisson,” Wrote Wm. Raimond Baird on Jan. 1, 1898
William Raimond Baird was a patent lawyer and mineralogist, but his hobby was his fraternity and the fraternity world at-large. He spent 25 years as editor of Beta Theta Pi’s magazine and his manual American College Fraternities is considered a … Continue reading
Francis and Grace Lass Sisson – Grand Presidents Who Lived in a Castle
Knox College graduates Grace Lass, a member of the Illinois Delta Chapter of Pi Beta Phi, and Francis Hinckley Sisson, a member of the Xi Chapter of Beta Theta Pi, were married in Galesburg, Illinois, on June 16, 1897. Grace … Continue reading
Happy 175th Birthday Knox College and a Tidbit about Francis H. and Grace Lass Sisson
February 15, 2012, was the 175th anniversary of the founding of Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. Although it is the only remaining site of a Lincoln-Douglas debate, in the fraternity world it has another special distinction. Francis Hinckley and Grace … Continue reading
