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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 Authors Who Are Sorority Women (Hint – Caddie Woodlawn, Kinsey Millhone, Atticus Finch, Too)
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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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Grace Humiston
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Elsie Katherine Bergegrun, M.D.
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Dr. “Mattibelle” Boger Shattuck
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Mary Elizabeth Lasher Barnette
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Category Archives: Fran Favorite
A Sunday Afternoon Steeped in the College Culture of the Late 1860s
Monmouth College, in Monmouth, Illinois, has digitized its student newspapers. I spent Sunday afternoon trying to read them. Unfortunately, they were not printed on the best of paper and the pdfs are sometimes next to impossible to decipher. What I … Continue reading
Musings on St. Valentine’s Day
Today is St. Valentine’s Day, a holiday with creates either joy or angst in the hearts of Americans. A friend posted on Facebook, in a “where do they get these notions?” moment, that her preschooler daughter said, ‘The boys are … Continue reading
Good Morning, Miss Information. And Good Riddance!
The amount of information on the internet is astounding. Research that would have taken hours and days in a library looking in books and at microfilm and microfiche now takes a few minutes. The downside is that there is so … Continue reading
Fraternity and Sorority Members Competing in the 2014 Sochi Olympics
The 2014 Olympic games have begun! Check back often as I will be updating as competitions take place. 2/17/2014 Congratulations to Meryl Davis, Delta Delta Delta, and her partner Charlie White on winning the United States firest-ever Gold medal in ice dancing!!! … Continue reading
The 2014 Winter Olympics Begin: The Greek-Letter Organization Connections
I know of only a handful of fraternity men and women who are competing in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Additions (or corrections) to this list are very welcomed as it isn’t always easy to find this information. To see the … Continue reading
Fraternity Men Who Have Won Medals at the Winter Olympics
The following fraternity men have won medals at the Winter Olympics. In looking at this list, I can’t help but think that there are some terrific stories behind these names and associations. If there are any fraternity men competing in … Continue reading
The Super Bowl in the Rear View Mirror
Super Bowl 48 took place yesterday, in case anyone has been stuck under a rock. The Seattle Seahawks won. Here are some of the Greek-letter organization connections. Four fraternity men hoisted the Lombardi Trophy: Coach Pete Carroll, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Richard … Continue reading
An Afternoon Rain Shower Stuck in a Craft Store – Sorority Symbols Find Me!
I’ll spare you the long story about my lack of internet while visiting relatives and then finding myself in a Target Starbucks catching up on correspondence. On my way out I spotted a shirt in the girls’ department. It had … Continue reading
“When Greek Meets Greek” and an Invitation to NPC Badge Day
“There are no other Pi Phis at Wellesley but I have met a number of Delta Gammas, Kappa Gammas, Thetas, and one Alpha Phi. When Greek meets Greek in a strange college that has no national fraternities the thought of … Continue reading
Happy Founders’ Day @BettieLocke and Kappa Alpha Theta!
Today marks Kappa Alpha Theta’s 144th birthday. Whenever I see a tweet from @BettieLocke I wonder how the Thetas managed to make a 164-year-old woman so tech savvy. Seriously though, I have great admiration for Bettie Locke. I’ve included this … Continue reading
