Category Archives: Fran Favorite

Helen Marlowe, Tennis Champion, Zeta Tau Alpha, and Marine Captain

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Where do I find subjects for this blog? Sometimes I find them and sometimes they find me. For the past two days I have been working on cataloging some information on spreadsheets. Enter Helen Marlowe, a member of the Xi chapter of … Continue reading →

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“A Hot Pilot is Born” to “Hello Dolly” – a ΘΦΑ Life Well Lived

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Reading old issues of fraternity and sorority magazines is one of my favorite hobbies. In flipping through the Winter 1946 issue of The Compass of Theta Phi Alpha, I found a page with the title “A Hot Pilot is Born.”  The article tells the … Continue reading →

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A Thank You Video Lands Me on a Soapbox

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

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I believe in thank you notes. The thank you note which the Pi Beta Phi Foundation recently received from Mallory Rawson, a scholarship awardee, reaches new heights in thank you notes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN3wYVZX0_8&feature=youtu.be). My friend and past Pi Beta Phi National … Continue reading →

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Friends Together, Friends Forever

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

It’s fraternity and sorority convention and leadership event time! My weekend was spent at Pi Beta Phi’s Alumnae Leadership Summit in St. Louis. Pi Phi’s conventions are in the odd years, since we were founded in 1867, and these smaller … Continue reading →

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The Fraternity House Transformation, Cornhusker Style

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Anyone who has ever served on the alumni/alumnae chapter advisory committee or on a housing corporation board knows how difficult it can be to take care of a Greek-letter organization chapter house. Housing built in the heyday of fraternity house construction … Continue reading →

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Thinking About “The Magazine Came Today” by Barbie Tootle

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Yesterday’s mail had copies of The Beta Theta Pi  and The Sig Ep Journal.  I usually stop everything and read The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi on the day it arrives. Even if I don’t have the time to read it, I will quickly … Continue reading →

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Among Kindred Spirits – Recharging the Archivist’s Batteries

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

This past weekend, the University of Illinois Archives’ Student Life and Culture Archival Program hosted the third National Archives Conference for Fraternities and Sororities. The conference is designed to provide archival training and support to headquarters staff and volunteers who oversee their organization’s archives. … Continue reading →

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On Father’s Day

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

For all intents and purposes, I am a first-generation American. My mother’s family was newly arrived in New York City when she was born in the 1930s. My father would not arrive in America until the 1950s. Of my four … Continue reading →

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At the Center of the Universe for GLO History

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

What is the center of the universe for researching the history of the American college fraternity movement? I’m of the opinion that it is at the Student Life and Culture Archives at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is one of … Continue reading →

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Charlotte West (AΞΔ) and Lin Dunn (XΩ) to Enter Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Sometimes, Plan B is the way to go. I had a post almost all written about the two National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) women who are being inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame this Saturday. It was lost to cyberspace … Continue reading →

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