It’s Friday and I have snippets about Greek-letter organizations (GLOs) to share. This first item brought me to tears. This is what our GLOs are about. Unfortunately, this will likely not get the press that it should. What a sweet, sweet story. My hat is off to the Phi Kappa Taus at Wright State and National President Steve Nelson for making the initiation happen. Kudos to the chapter for their support and love for their brother. Here’s to speedy recovery, AbdelRahman! See the story at http://www.theguardianonline.com/wright-life/2014/03/19/student-initiated-to-fraternity-from-hospital-room/
The Delta Nu chapter of Phi Kappa Tau at Wright State taken 10/13/13.
Have I mentioned my “learn about Greek-letter organizations by looking at pictures” pinterest page (http://www.pinterest.com/glohistory/)? In creating a page about GLO Headquarters, I came across this wonderful picture of Triangle Fraternity’s headquarters in Plainfield, Indiana. It was originally built in 1912 as the town’s Carnegie Library (do today’s colleges students even know about Carnegie Libraries?). In 1968, when a new library was constructed, this old library was turned into a private home. In 1991, Triangle purchased the property and turned it into its Headquarters. Libraries are one of my favorite things. I also like touring GLO headquarters. Something tells me touring this would be double the fun!
Triangle Fraternity Headquarters, Plainfield, Indiana
Tomorrow, March 22, is Stephen Sondheim’s birthday. Happy Birthday, Mr. Sondheim! Here is the link to the post about the musical theater genius who happens to be a Beta Theta Pi. See this post about his time at Williams College with a fun mention about Beta http://wp.me/p20I1i-be.
Our daffodils are in bloom. Hopefully that means spring is here to stay. Happy Spring!
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