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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
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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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May Hurlburt Smith, Alpha Phi, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2019
When it came time to chose a college, May Hurlburt (Smith), an easterner, chose to attend Stanford University. Today, one can get from New York City to California in several hours. In September of 1898, she must have been on … Continue reading
Elizabeth Corbett, Alpha Gamma Delta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2019
When I was deciding upon an Alpha Gamma Delta to profile, I took a look at the Wikipedia page. There appeared the name of English author and suffragist Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett as an Alpha Gam. I know it’s Wikipedia after … Continue reading
Mary Donlon, Alpha Omicron Pi, #NotableSororityWomen #WHM2019
Mary Donlon (Alger) joined Alpha Omicron Pi at Cornell University. She spent one year doing general classes and the following three as a law student, when Cornell’s law school only required one year of college study to enroll as a … Continue reading
Grace Erb Ritchie, Alpha Sigma Tau, #NotableSororityWomen #WHM2019
In 1904, Grace Erb was a student at Michigan State Normal College when she became a member of Alpha Sigma Tau. It was the sorority’s Alpha and only chapter. After graduation she taught in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She remained close … Continue reading
Claudine Van Cleave Mason, Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2019
As a student at Northwestern University, Claudine Van Cleave (Mason) became a member of the Xi Chapter of Chi Omega. She served as president of both the sophomore class and her Chi Omega chapter. In addition, she was a member … Continue reading
Theo Fenton Bird, Alpha Xi Delta, #NotableSororityWomen #WHM2019
Theo Fenton (Bird) and her sisters Polly and Ida were early initiates of the Theta Chapter of Alpha Xi Delta at the University of Wisconsin. The chapter was installed in 1905. Unlike her sisters, Bird did not finish her educational … Continue reading
Marguerite Hearsey, Ph.D., Sigma Sigma Sigma, #NotableSororityWomen #WHM2019
Marguerite Capen Hearsey was born and raised in East Orange, New Jersey. She enrolled at Hollins College in Roanoke, Virginia, where she became a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma. A report in the 1912-13 volume of the Triangle said of … Continue reading
Rowena Harvey, Theta Phi Alpha, #NotableSororityWomen #WHM2019
Rowena Harvey joined Theta Phi Alpha when she was a student at Indiana University. Having served as editor of the Wednesday Echo at Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, she continued her interest in journalism at IU. As an undergraduate, she … Continue reading
Beulah Armstrong, Ph.D., Zeta Tau Alpha, #NotableSororityWomen #WHM2019
In 1913, Beulah Armstrong entered Baker University in Kansas. There she joined the Sigma chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha in a pledge class of eight women. According to a report inThemis of Zeta Tau Alpha: While in school, Beulah took … Continue reading
Kappa Kappa Psi and Its Lambda Chi Alpha Connection
On November 19, 1919, Kappa Kappa Psi, a “co-educational fraternal organization that advances college and university bands for the benefit of its members and society through dedicated service and support to bands, encouragement of musical growth, lifelong educational experiences, leadership … Continue reading
