This gem was found in a 1957 scrapbook. Evidently the Syracuse University Greek Week skit competition was fairly intense that year. The gracious ladies of the Chi Omega chapter sent a telegram to congratulate the winners, the sisters of the Pi Beta Phi chapter. The telegram’s message was also phoned to the chapter according to the red stamp on the right side. While today’s collegians send tweets, e-mails and texts, the women back then sent Western Union telegrams.
The graphic on the telegram is what caught my eye, but the Panhellenic mindedness of the note is what tugged at my heartstrings. The 26 National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) organizations are sisters of a sort and this telegram embodies that message. And although it is a few days later than Sibling Day (who knew there was even a Sibling Day!) I think it’s a perfect reminder that we NPC groups are in this together.
© Fran Becque, www.fraternityhistory.com
