Category Archives: Fran Favorite

Phi Kappa Psi’s Monmouth Connection on #PhiPsi167

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Happy 167th to Phi Kappa Psi! It was founded on February 19, 1852 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, at Jefferson College (now Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania). Phi Kappa Psi’s founders are William Henry Letterman and Charles Page Thomas Moore.  … Continue reading →

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Birthday Parties, Scraps and Snacks, and a P.E.O. Book

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

I’m a big fan of Mike Rowe’s Returning the Favor Facebook show. If you haven’t seen it, tune in now and make this one your first to view. It features, Megs Yunn, an Alpha Xi Delta alumna from the Marietta College chapter. … Continue reading →

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“By God! Mother Cahill’s Picture!”

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

As I was researching sorority women’s service during World War I, I came across this entry in a post WWI Banta’s Greek Exchange and it sent me down a rabbit hole. Who was Mother Cahill? Ann, who was sometimes referred to as … Continue reading →

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Woodrow Wilson, Grace Coolidge and Me

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Phi Kappa Psi is the only fraternity (as far as I can tell) that can boast of a U.S. President who was an active member of two chapters and served as a delegate to the fraternity’s Grand Arch Council (Convention). Woodrow … Continue reading →

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Julia Morgan Nearing Kappa Alpha Theta’s 149th

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

I missed Julia Morgan’s birthday, but was reminded of it via a reader of this blog. She belongs to the East Bay Yesterday Facebook group and there was a post about her and many comments about her and the buildings … Continue reading →

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Happy 150th, P.E.O. Sisterhood!

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

The P.E.O. Sisterhood was founded 150 years ago today, on January 21, 1869. The temperature in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where Iowa Wesleyan University is located, will be about 22 degrees. Legend has it that the temperature on this day in … Continue reading →

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Monday, January 21st, a Big Day in P.E.O.land

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

This invitation is sitting on my refrigerator. I had an invitation and plans to be in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, on Monday, 150 years to the day that P.E.O. was founded. Unfortunately, family commitments keep me at home, but my thoughts … Continue reading →

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Ophelia Settle Egypt and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Arizona Cleaver, along with her four friends – Pearl Neal, Myrtle Tyler, Viola Tyler, and Fannie Pettie – are the five pearls of Zeta Phi Beta. They are the organization’s founders. The idea for the organization happened several months earlier … Continue reading →

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What Fraternity Means

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

What does being a member of a fraternity or sorority mean? Here are some recent examples courtesy of my twitter feed.

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Elvis and Two Kappa Sigmas (One a Chi Omega)

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Having a birthday two weeks after Christmas and a week after New Year’s Day is not easy. I know it very well and so I want to highlight three others who share a birthday with me. Kappa Sigma Dr. Charles … Continue reading →

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