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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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Hidden Figures on Alpha Kappa Alpha Founders’ Day
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Category Archives: Fran Favorite
On Sigma Gamma Rho’s Founding Date
Seven young women who were educators founded Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. on November 12, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana. On December 30, 1929, a charter was granted to the Alpha chapter at Butler University making the organization a national college … Continue reading
Gamma Phi Beta on Founders’ Day
A church oyster supper was the first social event Frances Haven (Moss) attended after enrolling in Syracuse University in 1874. Her father, Dr. Erastus Otis Haven, had been recently elected Chancellor of the university. At that supper, she met the … Continue reading
The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month
November 11 is the date upon which World War I ended – the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. It had been known as Armistice Day, but in 1954 it was renamed Veterans Day in the United States. Continue reading
Happy Founders’ Day Sigma Kappa!
On November 9, 1874, Sigma Kappa was founded by five young women, the only females enrolled at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. They received a letter from the faculty approving the organization’s petition, which included a constitution and bylaws. The … Continue reading
Iowa Wesleyan We Love Thee
Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, has played a major role in the existence of two organizations to which I belong. In fall of 1868, Libbie Brook, a founder of I.C. Sorosis (Pi Beta Phi) at Monmouth College interrupted … Continue reading
A Syracuse Pennant, a Phi Gam Badge and a 100 First Ladies
This weekend I was in Massachusetts for another family wedding. I visited Connecticut in October for the wedding of the November groom’s brother. At that reception I had a random conversation with someone who didn’t know me nor what I … Continue reading
Happy Founders’ Day Alpha Sigma Tau!
I am a few days early, but my Alpha Sigma Tau friends are celebrating. On November 4, 1899, eight young women, Mable Chase, Ruth Dutcher, May Gephart, Harriet Marx, Eva O’Keefe, Adriance Rice, Helene Rice, and Mayene Tracy, formed a … Continue reading
Finding Common Ground – A Lost Art?
Raise your hand if you’ve ever looked at your phone and pretended to be engrossed in something in order to avoid dealing with other people. Or if you’ve ever used headphones or ear buds as a way to tune out … Continue reading
Delta Zeta and Alpha Epsilon Phi, Founded on October 24
October 24 is Founders’ Day for two NPC groups – Delta Zeta and Alpha Epsilon Phi. The first was founded in 1902 at Miami University in Ohio and the latter was founded in 1909 at Barnard College in New York City. … Continue reading
Kappa Delta and Effie Moncure, Lawyer
It’s Kappa Delta’s Founders’ Day and in trying to come up with a new post, I discovered that Anna Lytle Tannahill (Brannon), a Pi Beta Phi Grand President and Chairman of the National Panhellenic Conference, had a hand in the … Continue reading
