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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 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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Mildred “Millie” Lonergan McAuliffe
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Category Archives: Colleges and Universities
Striking a Pose, University of Kansas Fraternity Women, Late 1800s
I am not sure if these University of Kansas Kappa Alpha Thetas would have even seen a basketball game when they attended college. James Naismith, Ph.D., Sigma Phi Epsilon, is credited with inventing basketball in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts. In … Continue reading
Happy 150th Birthday Syracuse University, Home of the Syracuse Triad!
Happy 150th Birthday to my undergraduate Alma Mater! Syracuse University’s roots can be traced back to Genesee College, a Methodist institution founded in 1849. It was located in Lima, New York. Genesee College moved to Syracuse in 1870 and became … Continue reading
Happy 175th Birthday Knox College and a Tidbit about Francis H. and Grace Lass Sisson
February 15, 2012, was the 175th anniversary of the founding of Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. Although it is the only remaining site of a Lincoln-Douglas debate, in the fraternity world it has another special distinction. Francis Hinckley and Grace … Continue reading
Mount Holyoke College – The Oldest of the Seven Sisters
This is a blog about fraternity history, and this post has nothing to do with fraternities, except in a round about way. My daughter’s Mount Holyoke Alumnae Magazine arrived in today’s mail and it just reminded me of the beauty … Continue reading
Collegiate Sorosis at the University of Michigan – Gone But Not Forgotten
During the 1980s, we lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Panhellenic Alumnae Advisors group was known as Persephone’s Consilium. Among the advisors was one from Collegiate Sorosis. I had never heard of that organization and my curiosity got the better … Continue reading
So Long SIU Greek Row…….
The above plaque is on the sidewalk in front of where the “Greek Row” sign once greeted visitors to SIUC’s fraternity housing. The sign is gone and, for all intents and purposes, so are the fraternity and sororities members for … Continue reading
Fun Facts to Know and Tell About SIUC’s Fraternity System
Fun Facts to Know and Tell About Southern Illinois University at Carbondale’s Fraternity System The first local women’s fraternity at SIUC was Epsilon Beta in 1923. SIUC’s first national women’s fraternity was Delta Sigma Epsilon, a member of the Association … Continue reading
Grace Goodhue and Calvin Coolidge – Pi Beta Phi and Phi Gamma Delta – The First President and First Lady Initiated into Greek-Letter Societies while in College
When Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as President on August 3, 1923, it heralded a fraternity first. The nation had its first couple who had both been initiated as members of Greek letter societies while in college. Grace Goodhue was … Continue reading
The Fraternity System at SIU Carbondale in 1948
To see the entire document, click on the link at the top of the page. This isn’t the entire document. A HISTORY OF THE FRATERNITY SYSTEM AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FROM 1948 THROUGH 1960 By Frances DeSimone Becque Men’s Fraternities … Continue reading
The Fraternity System at SIU Carbondale in 1960
From A HISTORY OF THE FRATERNITY SYSTEM AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FROM 1948 THROUGH 1960 by Frances DeSimone Becque Men’s Fraternities 1953 Phi Kappa Tau (Beta Chi Chapter) An Acacia Colony existed between 1952 and 1954, when it was merged … Continue reading
