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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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Doctors Who Wore Badges: Fraternity Women in Medicine 1867-1902
Female Senators and Their Sorority Affiliation – 2019 Edition
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Fraternity Women Who Were Lawyers, 1867-1902 (When Women Could Not Vote!)
Hidden Figures on Alpha Kappa Alpha Founders’ Day
Sorority Women Writing Stories Whose Characters Are Sorority Women
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Tag Archives: Kylie Towers Smith
Off to the P.E.O. State Chapter Convention!
It’s the time of year when State/Provinces/Districts (S/P/D) of the P.E.O. Sisterhood have their conventions. The main purpose of the S/P/D convention is to transact the business of the S/P/D. It’s also a time for the making new friends, the … Continue reading
Posted in Fran Favorite, Kappa Kappa Gamma, P.E.O.
Tagged Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kylie Towers Smith, P.E.O. sisterhood
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Cyber Monday – the GLO Cornucopia
My e-mail boxes tell me it’s Cyber Monday, one of the busiest on-line shopping days. There is a big sale going on at Pi Phi Express and I am certain that many other fraternity and sorority on-line merchants are having … Continue reading
Posted in Alpha Chi Omega, Founders' Day, P.E.O., Pi Beta Phi
Tagged Alpha Chi Omega, Beta Theta Phi, Binghamton University, Circle of Sisterhood, Fraternity field secretaries, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jennifer Diederich Healy, Jeopardy!, Kappa Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kean University, Kylie Towers Smith, Lambda Theta Alpha, Lambda Theta Phi, NIC, Paul Rudd, Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Nu, Snowden Gray House, St. Judes., Stephen Sondheim, Tom Brokaw, University of Kansas
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“We Should Live Together When We’re Old!” Kappa’s Boyd Hearthstone
By Kylie Towers Smith, Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Archivist/Museum Curator “We should live together when we’re old!” My sister and I said that when we were little. My school friends and I talked about it while we were growing up. And … Continue reading
Posted in GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Kappa Kappa Gamma, National Panhellenic Conference, Panhellenic House, Sorority History, Women's Fraternity History
Tagged Beekman Tower (Panhellenic), Boyd Hearthstone, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kylie Towers Smith, Winter Park Florida
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