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Rest in Peace, Sandra Day O’Connor

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, died on December 1, 2023, at the age of 93. Although there are rumors to the contrary, O’Connor was not a sorority woman. She attended Stanford University … Continue reading →

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OTD – Grace Coolidge and the 1923 NPC Meeting

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

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One hundred years ago today, the National Panhellenic Conference was meeting in Boston.  Grace Goodhue Coolidge, Pi Beta Phi, had become the First Lady in August. One of the first orders of business was to authorize a telegram. “The Eighteenth … Continue reading →

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Sorority Women on U.S. Postage Stamps

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

How fitting that Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the first one on this list. Her stamp was release this week. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg was initiated into Alpha Epsilon Phi at Cornell University. Below is a list of sorority women who … Continue reading →

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Rest In Peace, Jimmy Buffett

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Jimmy Buffet dead? It can’t be. The man epitomizes joie de vivre. He’s been in the background of my life, via Radio Margaritaville. I often listen to the recorded concerts as I work on the computer. I know the words … Continue reading →

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Bob Barker, Sigma Nu

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Robert William “Bob” Barker, longtime host of “The Price is Right” game show, was a member of the Sigma Nu chapter at Drury University. He died on August 26, 2023 at the age of 99. From 1956 until 1975, he … Continue reading →

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College and University Presidents Who Are Sorority Women

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Below is a list of college and university presidents who are sorority women. I crowdsourced the list on the Focus on Fraternity History facebook page. If you have additional names, please let me know and I will add them.   … Continue reading →

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Chellie Stevens Wright, P.E.O. and Gamma Phi Beta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Chellie Stevens (Wright) was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, but her family moved to Trinidad, Colorado, where she spent her youth. At the University of Denver, she became a member of Gamma Phi Beta. Although she was not a member … Continue reading →

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Virginia Hunt, Ph.D., Pi Beta Phi, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Virginia “Ginny” Hunt, Ph.D., grew up in Tipton, Iowa. As a young girl in the 1940s, she loved sports and was a good athlete, but women of that era did not have many opportunities to play organized sports. Some thought … Continue reading →

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Edith Brownsill, M.D., Alpha Gamma Delta, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Edith Brownsill, M.D., was born in Wisconsin, according to her passport application. A graduate of Santa Barbara High School in California, she enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley. While at Berkeley, she captained the women’s basketball team, before Cal … Continue reading →

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Alta Allen Loud, Alpha Chi Omega, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

This snippet is from the November 1933 Fraternity Month. And while I had another Alpha Chi Omega to profile for #WHM2023, I was curios about Alta Allen Loud. And so, I changed my plans. As happened in the days when … Continue reading →

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