Tag Archives: Washington University

Mary Wickes, Phi Mu, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023

Mary Wickes was born Mary Isabella Wickenhauser in Saint Louis, Missouri, on June 13, 1910.  She graduated from Beaumont High School at the age of 16. Her family home was a stone’s throw from the Washington University campus. Being an … Continue reading

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SuEllen Weissman Fried, Sigma Delta Tau, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020

On March 25, 1917, seven female Cornell University students founded Sigma Delta Tau. Their organization was originally called Sigma Delta Phi, but when they discovered the name belonged to another Greek-letter organization they changed the “Phi” to “Tau.” Sigma Delta Tau’s … Continue reading

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Oh, Those Olympians!

The list of Olympians who are members of fraternity and sororities has been updated several times since it was first posted. It’s at http://wp.me/p20I1i-2Dv. I appreciate the emails that came my way about GLO members who weren’t yet recognized.  Sister Madonna … Continue reading

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From Engraved Announcements to Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

I spent the weekend cataloging digital scans of 100+ year old chapter pictures. If I was so inclined, I could write a post on the evolution of the chapter composite. The women who are in the pictures, immortalized as young college … Continue reading

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