Category Archives: Theta Phi Alpha

Sisters Helping Sisters When Times Get Tough

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

In 2012, the 26 National Panhellenic Conference member groups (and/or their foundations) provided almost $3 million dollars in academic scholarships to their members to pursue undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies. In addition, most of the groups fund emergency grants to members. … Continue reading →

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Theta Phi Alpha’s Founders’ Day and Its Connection to a Saint

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Theta Phi Alpha was founded at the University of Michigan on August 30, 1912.  Its ten founders are Amelia McSweeney, Mildred M. Connely, May C. Ryan, Selma Gilday, Camilla Ryan Sutherland, Helen Ryan Quinlan, Katrina Caughey Ward, Dorothy Caughey Phalan, … Continue reading →

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The Syracuse – Michigan Match-Up, the Non-Athletic Version

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Syracuse and Michigan play a basketball game tonight. It’s part of the coveted Final Four of NCAA basketball. The Final Four usually not a big deal in the Becque household (well, at least not in my life – my sons … Continue reading →

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The 32nd NPC Meeting in Williamsburg, Founding Site of ΦΒK

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

From November 27-December 1, 1951, the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) met in Williamsburg, Virginia. Edith Reese Crabtree, Kappa Kappa Gamma, served as chairman. Alpha Phi Margaret Hutchinson served as secretary and Delta Gamma Mavis Mann was treasurer. The 11 associate … Continue reading →

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Here’s to the Next 100 Years, Theta Phi Alpha!

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

It was 100 years ago today, on August 30, 1912, that Theta Phi Alpha was founded at the University of Michigan.  In 1909, Father Edward D. Kelly, a Catholic priest and the pastor of the university’s student chapel organized Omega … Continue reading →

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Back Home Again in Ann Arbor – Happy Centennial Convention Theta Phi Alpha!

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

This week, from July 10-15,  Theta Phi Alpha is celebrating its Centennial in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the place where it was founded. How fitting that an organization founded by a Catholic Bishop for Catholic women began at a state institution … Continue reading →

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Happy Founders’ Day and Centennial Theta Phi Alpha!!!

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

Theta Phi Alpha’s roots can be traced to the 1909 establishment of a local organization, Omega Upsilon, at the University of Michigan. Father Edward D. Kelly, a Catholic priest and the pastor of the student chapel at Michigan, felt that … Continue reading →

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The NPC Bouquet of Special Flowers

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Fran Becque, Ph.D.

The official founding date of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) is May 24, 1902. Eleven of the first twelve NPC meetings took place in Chicago. The 1911 NPC meeting took place on November 3-4 in nearby Evanston on the Northwestern … Continue reading →

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