Tag Archives: Phi Delta Theta

To the Moon and Back

On this day in 1969, three men, the crew of Apollo 11, had just blasted off from the Florida coast and into the great beyond. Despite internet reports to the contrary of the three men aboard Apollo 11, only one … Continue reading

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Happy 146th, Delta Gamma!

Imagine three young school girls longing to be at home with their families on Christmas. Eva Webb [Dodd], her cousin Anna Boyd [Ellington], and Mary Comfort [Leonard], all from Kosciusko, Mississippi, were unable to be travel home from the Lewis … Continue reading

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Fifty Years Ago, July 17, 1969

On this day in 1969, three men, the crew of Apollo 11, had just blasted off from the Florida coast and into the great beyond. John Paul Stevens was working in Chicago as a partner at Rothschild, Stevens, Barry and … Continue reading

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U.S. Presidents and Fraternity Men – First Ladies and Sorority Women

Ever wonder which Presidents belonged to fraternities? Or which First Ladies were in women’s fraternities/sororities? Or which Presidential offspring belong to these organizations?  National Panhellenic Conference women who have served as First Lady Lucy B. Hayes, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Ohio … Continue reading

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On the Wings of Eagles

Congratulations, Miss New York, Nia Franklin, on being named Miss America 2019! Miss Louisiana 2018, Holli’ Conway, Delta Sigma Theta, Northwestern State University was the Second Runner Up. She along with Miss District of Columbia 2018, Allison Farris, Kappa Alpha Theta, University of Alabama; Miss … Continue reading

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A Phi Delt, Three Phi Gams, and a Kappa Alpha Psi

Burt Reynolds, an initiate of the Florida State University chapter of Phi Delta Theta has passed away at age 82. *** Vice President Mike Pence, a Phi Gamma Delta alumnus from Hanover College, made an unannounced visit to Plymouth Notch, … Continue reading

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Hazing Has No Place in Fraternity and Sorority Life

Hazing has absolutely, positively no place in fraternity and sorority life. It is antithetical to everything brotherhood and sisterhood has to offer and any member who takes part in hazing needs to be dismissed from their respective GLO. One of … Continue reading

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#IAmASororityWoman and #myFraternity

The excitement of fraternity and sorority recruitment is in the air. Today is August 1 and it signals the start of Delta Gamma’s #IAmASororityWoman campaign. I love sharing the stories of all Greek-letter organizations connecting the past to the present … Continue reading

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Apollo 11, Fraternity Pins on the Moon, and Sally Ride

It’s the anniversary of man walking on the moon. It’s an apt day to once again bust some myths still flying around social media land. CLAIM: “Every Apollo 11 astronaut was a fraternity man.” FALSE. There were three men aboard … Continue reading

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#4 Gehrig, Phi Delt, and #30 Coolidge, Fiji, for the Fourth

Three U.S. Presidents, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe died on the fourth of July, but only one, John Calvin Coolidge, Jr., was born on this day. The year was 1872 and the place was Plymouth Notch, Vermont. As a … Continue reading

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