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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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Mabel Lee Walton on Tri Sigma’s Founding Day
Sigma Sigma Sigma was founded on April 20, 1898, at the State Female Normal School in Farmville, Virginia (now Longwood University). The founders are Lucy Wright, Margaret Batten, Elizabeth Watkins, Louise Davis, Martha Trent Featherston, Lelia Scott, Isabella Merrick, and Sallie … Continue reading
A Life Lost, a Brave and Heroic Pilot, and a Plane Full of Grateful Passengers
I am sitting at the Southwest terminal in Orlando, Florida, waiting for a plane to take me back to St. Louis. My heart breaks for the family and friends of Chi Omega and P.E.O. Jennifer Riordan, who was tragically killed when … Continue reading
NPC’s Committee on Progress, 75 Years Ago
Last week, in celebration of Chi Omega’s Founders’ Day, I had hoped to use this entry from the 28th National Panhellenic Congress meeting which took place in late October and early November of 1943. It was held at the Medinah … Continue reading
Happy Founders’ Day, Theta Chi
Theta Chi was founded on April 10, 1856 at Norwich University, in Norwich, Vermont. In 1819, Norwich University was the first private military college founded as literary, scientific and military academy. Frederick Norton Freeman and Arthur Chase, military cadets, met in Freeman’s room … Continue reading
Dreams, Resiliency, and Graduation on the Horizon
Recently my daughter hosted a baby shower. She planned it, I paid for it, and those there were friends of the honoree’s family. I was seated next to a woman who goes to our church. Whenever we are at the … Continue reading
Happy Founders’ Day, Chi Omega!
Happy Founders’ Day to Chi Omega! It was founded on April 5, 1895 at the University of Arkansas. Ina May Boles, Jean Vincenheller, Jobelle Holcombe, and Alice Simonds, with guidance from Fayetteville dentist, Dr. Charles Richardson, a Kappa Sigma, created the … Continue reading
A Dissertation, a Chi O Barrette, and a Fiji 50th Celebration
March was #WHM2018, Women’s History Month, and after writing 31 posts in 31 days, I am questioning my sanity. I do love discovering the stories of #notablesororitywomen, and don’t ask me who my favorite was this go-around, because I adored … Continue reading
Bess Streeter Aldrich, P.E.O., #WHM2018
It’s the last day in March, Women’s History Month is almost over. I’ve written about 26 NPC and four NPHC sorority women. The day ends with a P.E.O. who was not a sorority woman, although her daughter was a Kappa … Continue reading
Mary Lockey, Alpha Phi, #WHM2018, #notablesororitywomen
The Kappa Chapter of Alpha Phi was founded on May 20, 1899, eight years after Stanford University opened. A group of female students lived, along with a mother who was acting as a chaperone, in a cottage named Escondita, in … Continue reading
