A – Ann Arbor, Michigan, where Theta Phi Alpha was founded.
Theta Phi Alpha Founders
B – Boston University, where Delta Delta Delta was founded.
(Sarah) Ida Shaw Martin, Delta Delta Delta Founder
C – Colby College, where Sigma Kappa was founded.
Sigma Kappa Founders
D – DePauw University, where Kappa Alpha Theta and Alpha Chi Omega were founded.
E – Edgewater Beach Hotel, site of the 1917 National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) meeting.
F – Farmville Four – Kappa Delta, Zeta Tau Alpha, Sigma Sigma Sigma, and Alpha Sigma Alpha – were all founded at Longwood College (now Longwood University) in Farmville, Virginia.
Gift of the Farmville Four to Longwood University. Each side of the clock has the letters of one of the four NPC groups founded there.
G – Gamma Phi Beta’s flower is the pink carnation.
H – Hera Day is celebrated each March 1 by Alpha Chi Omega members.
I – Ithaca, New York, home to Cornell University, where Sigma Delta Tau was founded.
Sigma Delta Tau Founders and Ritualist
J – Jobelle Holcombe, Chi Omega Founder, served as Chairman of the 1907 NPC meeting.
K – Knox College, where now resides the cornerstone of the home Alpha Xi Delta’s Alpha chapter occupied until Lombard College closed.
The cornerstone from the Alpha Xi Delta chapter house at Lombard College is next to this tower from Lombard College. They are located on the Knox College campus. Lombard did not merge with Knox, although many Lombard students finished their degrees at Knox and Knox welcomed the Lombard alumni as their own.
L – L. Pearle Green, Kappa Alpha Theta, served as Chairman of NPC in 1909 and 1949.
L. Pearle Green, Kappa Alpha Theta
M – Monmouth College, where the Monmouth Duo – Pi Beta Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma – were founded.
Vintage Monmouth College logo
N – New York City, where Delta Phi Epsilon, Alpha Epsilon Phi, Alpha Omicron Pi and Phi Sigma Sigma were founded. Three institutions were involved – Barnard, Hunter, and NYU School of Law.
O – Oxford, Mississippi, where Delta Gamma was founded and Oxford, Ohio, where Delta Zeta was founded.
P – Panhellenic House, the hotel in New York City which was built for NPC women by NPC women. The building, today known as Silver Suites Residences at Beekman Tower and previously known as the Beekman Tower Hotel, still stands.
Q – Quill of Alpha Xi Delta is the name of the organization’s magazine.
R – R. Louise Fitch, Delta Delta Delta, was first Chairman of the NPC Editors’ group.
R. Louise Fitch
S – Syracuse Triad is comprised of Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi Beta, and Alpha Gamma Delta, the three NPC organizations founded at Syracuse University.
The Hall of Languages, Syracuse University, 2010
T – Theta Phi Alpha’s flower is the white rose.
U – University of Arkansas is the campus at which Chi Omega was founded.
The Chi Omega Greek Theater at the University of Arkansas
V – Violets, albeit different varieties, are the flower of four NPC groups – Alpha Delta Pi, Sigma Kappa, Sigma Sigma Sigma, and Zeta Tau Alpha.
Violets from my yard.
W – Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia, is the founding site of the “Macon Magnolias,” Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu.
Alpha Delta Pi Fountain at Wesleyan College
X – Xi appears in only one NPC group’s name, Alpha Xi Delta.
Y – Ypsilanti, Michigan, is home of Eastern Michigan University, where Alpha Sigma Tau was founded.
Z – Zeta Tau Alpha’s colors are turquoise blue and steel gray.
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