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World War I “Hello Girls” Led by Grace Banker, a Gamma Phi Beta

Gamma Phi Beta Grace Banker (Paddock), from the short-lived Iota Chapter at Barnard College, went oversees during World War I to do her part in the war effort.* A call went out for experienced switchboard operators who could speak both … Continue reading

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Jane Marie Bancroft Robinson, Alpha Phi, Active in Deaconess Work

In the fall of 1876, when Jane Marie Bancroft Robinson enrolled at Syracuse University, she had senior standing. Born in 1847, she graduated from the Emma Willard School in Troy, NY in 1871. She then entered  the New York State … Continue reading

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Destination Monmouth, Illinois, Home of the Monmouth Duo!

Monmouth, Illinois, is a very special place. The Monmouth Duo, Pi Beta Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma, were founded there in 1867 and 1870, respectively. If you visit Monmouth, you will be able to get a glimpse of what life was … Continue reading

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NPC Women and Why I Write This Blog

The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) is the umbrella organization for 26 women’s fraternities/sororities. Millions of women have been members of NPC organizations. The early NPC women are particularly fascinating to me. They are women who went on to earn Ph.D.s, … Continue reading

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Imogen Cunningham, Pi Phi Pioneering Photographer

Imogen Cunningham was a pioneer in the field of photography. She was also a charter member of the Washington Alpha Chapter of Pi Beta Phi. Her interest in photography was aided by the opportunity presented by a Pi Beta Phi … Continue reading

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Julia Morgan, Pioneering Architect, Kappa Alpha Theta, #notablesororitywomen

The renowned architect Julia Morgan was a native Californian. She was born in San Francisco on January 20, 1872. Morgan entered the University of California at Berkeley where she became a member of the Omega Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta, … Continue reading

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The Grand President Who Was a Kappa Before She Was a Pi Phi

Emma Harper Turner, one of Pi Beta Phi’s most influential early Grand Presidents, started her fraternity life as a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.  “How can that be?” you say. “There are rules against that!” It’s quite simple; the National … Continue reading

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Ivy Kellerman Reed, Ph.D., Tri Delta, Ardent Esperantist

Among the women in attendance at the first National Panhellenic Conference meeting in Chicago in May 1902 was Tri Delta’s representative, “Miss Kellerman,” as noted on the postcard that Margaret Mason Whitney sent to the delegates (see picture below). An … Continue reading

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