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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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Doctors Who Wore Badges: Fraternity Women in Medicine 1867-1902
Female Senators and Their Sorority Affiliation – 2019 Edition
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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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Ida Erbesfield Horowitz, Delta Phi Epsilon, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023
In 1937, Ida Erbesfield (Horowitz) became a member of the Psi chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon at the University of Georgia. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration, majoring in merchandising and began her career as a buyer for … Continue reading
Vivian Charno Wren, Zeta Tau Alpha, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023
Vivian Charno (Wren) was born on June 11, 1921, in Kansas City, Missouri. After graduating from Central High School in 1937, she entered Baker University in Baker, Kansas. At Baker, she joined Zeta Tau Alpha. She entered Mercy Hospital’s School … Continue reading
Eunice Lundbeck Mannheim, Delta Gamma, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023
Eunice Lundbeck (Mannheim) was born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 31, 1907. She became a member of Delta Gamma during her undergraduate years at Adelphi College. She previously attended the Packer Collegiate Institute. After graduation from Adelphi, she taught … Continue reading
Lucy Somerville Howorth, Alpha Omicron Pi, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023
Lucy Somerville (Howorth) was born on July 1, 1895. Her mother was Nellie Nugent Somerville, the first woman to serve in the Mississippi Legislature. Howorth’s upbringing in Greenville, Mississippi, was a bit unconventional as Mississippi was not a hotbed of … Continue reading
Ella Lillian Wall Van Leer, Alpha Xi Delta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023
Ella Lillian Wall (Van Leer) became a member of Alpha Xi Delta at the University of California-Berkeley. She was born in the city in 1892 and graduated from Berkeley High School. At Berkeley, she founded Delta Epsilon, an art honor … Continue reading
Florence Glassbrook Finn Downs, Theta Phi Alpha, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023
Florence “Florrie” Glassbrook Finn (Downs) was born in Chicago on February 3, 1905. She graduated from Marymount High School. At the University of Illinois, she joined Theta Phi Alpha, which was then a sorority for Catholic women. Illinois was home … Continue reading
Betty Mallue, Alpha Sigma Alpha, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023
Betty Ellen Mallue was one of the first women in Buffalo, New York, to join the Women’s Army Corp (WACs). A graduate of School 63 Bennett High School in Buffalo, she attended Buffalo State Teacher’s College. There she became a … Continue reading
Dixie Carter, Delta Delta Delta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023
Dixie Carter was born in McLemoresville, Tennessee, in 1939 and grew up in Memphis. Carter was valedictorian of her class at Huntingdon High School in Tennessee and she was also named the 1956 West Tennessee Strawberry Festival Queen. In 1957, … Continue reading
Louise McNeill Pease, Ph.D., Alpha Sigma Tau, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023
Louise McNeill (Pease) was born on January 9, 1911, to a family that had lived in the same farm since 1769. It was located in Buckeye in West Virginia’s Pocahontas County. Her father was a writer and at age 16 … Continue reading
Gloria Tribble, Ph.D., Delta Sigma Theta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023
Gloria Tribble, Ph.D., was born on September 1, 1934, in Youngstown, Ohio. A graduate of East High School, she enrolled at Youngstown State University. She would go on to earn a master’s degree at Kent State University and a doctorate … Continue reading
