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Monmouth College is the birthplace of Kappa Kappa Gamma. According to an account by one of its founders, Kappa Kappa Gamma came about because the women of Monmouth…

In the days before the founding of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), the organization of 26 women’s fraternities/sororities, and recruiting rules were written down and agreed…

Pi Beta Phi was founded on April 28, 1867, at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, by 12 young women. Ten of them gathered in the southwest…

January 13, 1913, is the date upon which Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated came into being. It was founded by 22 Howard University collegians – Winona…

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, the first Greek-letter organization for African-American women, was founded on January 15, 1908 by nine young female Howard University students. They…

Alpha Omicron Pi was founded on January 2, 1897, at the home of Helen St. Clair (Mullan). She and three of her Barnard College friends, Stella…

Alpha Gamma Delta was founded at Syracuse University on May 30, 1904 at the home of Dr. Wellesley Perry Coddington, a Syracuse University professor. Alpha Gamma…

On March 25, 1917, seven young Jewish women founded Sigma Delta Tau at Cornell University. Its founders are Dora Bloom (Turteltaub), Inez Dane Ross, Amy Apfel…

Alpha Epsilon Phi was founded in 1909 at Barnard College in New York City. It was founded in Helen Phillips’ room. She had the inspiration for…

On May 15, 1851, Alpha Delta Pi was founded as the Adelphean Society at Wesleyan Female College in Macon, Georgia, by six young women. The founders…