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What’s the Difference Between a Women’s Fraternity and a Sorority?

“Why are some National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) groups women’s fraternities and some are sororities?” is a question I am often asked. It’s a tough one because the 26 NPC organizations are typically referred to as sororities in everyday conversation (i.e. … Continue reading

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Which Children of U.S. Presidents Belong to Fraternities and Sororities?

Below is a list, as best as I can uncover, of the fraternities and sororities to which the offspring of U.S. Presidents have been members. Additions and/or corrections are always welcomed.   Chester Alan Arthur II (Chester A. Arthur), Zeta Psi? … Continue reading

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“Feminism and Sororities” – Nothing New About It!

Kudos to the Kappa Alpha Theta members at Columbia for making it to the pages of the Sunday issue of The New York Times. The title of the article was “When a Feminist Pledges a Sorority” as if that were … Continue reading

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Women’s Fraternities, Sororities, and Dr. Frank Smalley

“Why are some National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) groups women’s fraternities and some are sororities?” is a question I am often asked. It’s a tough one because the 26 NPC organizations are typically referred to as sororities in everyday conversation (i.e. … Continue reading

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Alumnae Panhellenics: The Foundation for Sorority Success

My thanks to Jane Sutton, Alpha Xi Delta and National Panhellenic Conference Chairman, for being today’s guest blogger. Jane also has her own blog at http://alphaxideltanpc.blogspot.com/ As chairman of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) and previously as the national president … Continue reading

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Happy Founders’ Day Gamma Phi Beta!

On November 11, 1874, Gamma Phi Beta was founded at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.  Gamma Phi’s founders are Mary A. Bingham Willoughby, E. Adeline Curtis, Frances E. Haven Moss, and Helen M. Dodge Ferguson. Below they are pictured … Continue reading

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The Second NPC Meeting – September 19, 1903

The second National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) meeting took place on September 19, 1903 with two additional groups, Chi Omega and Alpha Chi Omega, joining the original seven – Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Phi, Delta Gamma, … Continue reading

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The University of Nebraska Women’s Fraternity System through 1902

After autumn 1882, 12 female students at the University of Nebraska formed a club they called T. T. T., an acronym for the “The Tempest Tossed.”  The club disbanded at the end of the school year and two of the … Continue reading

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2012 Olympics – The Power of National Panhellenic Conference Women!

Congratulations to the NPC women who brought home medals from the London Olympics: Gold medal Kristin Armstrong Savola, U.S. Cycling, Kappa Kappa Gamma, University of Idaho Rachel Buehler, U.S. Soccer, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Stanford University Erin Cafaro, U.S. Rowing, Pi … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Inez Smith Soule, Pi Beta Phi Founder!

Inez Smith Soule was known as “the prettiest girl in Monmouth” during her time at Monmouth College. That statement was usually followed by “there can never be a lovelier one in character and in manner.”     Inez Smith Soule … Continue reading

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