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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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10 + 2 Sorority Women with Pulitzer Prizes
10 Authors Who Are Sorority Women (Hint – Caddie Woodlawn, Kinsey Millhone, Atticus Finch, Too)
10 GLO Authors for Children’s Book Week
10 Sorority Women from the Golden Age of Television
Doctors Who Wore Badges: Fraternity Women in Medicine 1867-1902
Female Senators and Their Sorority Affiliation – 2019 Edition
For International Women’s Day, Another 10 Amazing NPC Women!
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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Elsie Katherine Bergegrun, M.D.
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Dr. “Mattibelle” Boger Shattuck
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Carlotta Joaquina Maury, Ph.D.
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Mary Elizabeth Lasher Barnette
Marguerite “Peg” Lindsley (Arnold)
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Tag Archives: Pi Beta Phi
WAVES and Grace Coolidge on Memorial Day
When America was in the midst of World War II, women had limited opportunities to be of service. Some women became WAVES. Established by Public Law 689 on July 30, 1942, the official name of the WAVES, the acronym for … Continue reading
Anna Kelton Wiley, Pi Beta Phi, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020
Anna Kelton Wiley was born in 1877. She enrolled at Columbian University (now George Washington University) and was awarded the Kendall Scholarship. There she joined Pi Beta Phi and on January 5, 1895, she became a duly initiated member. She … Continue reading
“Crowned by Victory,” Carrie Chapman Catt and Her Friends
The women who fought for suffrage are on my mind. Tomorrow is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the League of Women Voters. Carrie Chapman Catt was one of the founders of that organization. A friend sent me links … Continue reading
An Important Week in the Suffrage Movement and Kudos to Significant Sig Brad Pitt
Wish I could be in Ames on Friday. It will be a day of celebrating. By the way, Dr. Jane Cox, who is performing as Carrie Chapman Catt, is an alumna initiate of Catt’s Pi Phi chapter at Iowa State. … Continue reading
Friday GLO Mailbag
Happy Friday! January has been a longgggggggggg month, but the days are getting longer. Someone asked about reading the magazines of GLO organizations. Most current issues are available on-line. Visit the organization’s website and do some poking around. Some organizations … Continue reading
On Carrie Chapman Catt’s Birthday
“Carrie Chapman Catt, the person who was instrumental in getting women the right to vote, was in a sorority? You’ve got to be kidding me!,” exclaimed a student in the women’s studies discussion session I led years ago as a … Continue reading
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
My GLO Cup Runneth Over
The post GLO convention “hit by a bus” feeling is still with me, but I feel compelled to write a post. The 70th Biennial Pi Beta Phi convention in Washington, D.C., the sixteenth convention I’ve attended, was a very special … Continue reading
In DC at a #MonumentalSisterhood Convention
I’ve been to every state east of the Mississippi, but I’ve never to Washington, D.C. Well, thanks to Pi Beta Phi, that situation has been rectified. I left home on Wednesday at 3:45 a.m. to arrive in D.C. at about … Continue reading
152 Years of Pi Pi Beta Phi, P-I-P-H-I Pi Phi!
A few days ago I was in the room where it happened. I held on to the banister as I walked up the stairs to the second floor southwest bedroom Ada Bruen and Libbie Brook rented the room from “Major” … Continue reading
