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Pi Beta Phi was founded as a secret organization under the name of I. C. Sorosis on April 28, 1867 at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. Pi Beta Phi is regarded as the first national women's fraternity, although Kappa Alpha Theta was the first Greek-letter fraternity known among women in 1870. [2]
Rachel Jane "Jennie" Nicol (1845–1881) was a founder of Pi Beta Phi and a physician.In 1867, she cofounded I.C. Sorosis at Monmouth College in Illinois, the first secret collegiate society for women patterned after men's fraternities, which later adopted the Greek name Pi Beta Phi (ΠΒΦ).
Ohio Beta 1922 & 1923 Miss America: Marilyn Horne: California Gamma Opera singer Traylor Howard: Florida Beta Actress, known for her role as Natalie Teeger on Monk: Nancy Kulp: Florida Beta Actress, known for her work on The Beverly Hillbillies: Jacquelyn Mayer: Illinois Epsilon 1963 Miss America: Patricia Neal: Illinois Epsilon
Pi Beta Phi: ΠΒΦ: Pi Phi April 28, 1867: Monmouth College: Social International NPC: 4 Active Pi Nu Epsilon: ΠΝΕ: November 1914: State University of New York at Canton: Social International Independent 0 Inactive [44] Sigma Beta Phi ΣΒΦ: February 29, 2008: University of Ottawa: Black and Social Local Independent 1 Active [45] [46 ...
Valerie Elise Plame (born August 13, 1963) is an American writer, spy, novelist, and former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer.As the subject of the 2003 Plame affair, also known as the CIA leak scandal, Plame's identity as a CIA officer was leaked to and subsequently published by Robert Novak of The Washington Post.
Many were what Pi Beta Phi then called "Associate chapters", not colonies, but rather 'Community' chapters not linked to a school, or "Alumnae chapters" that did not initiate new members. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Following is a list of I.C. Sorosis chapters from before the name change, which were either Associate (~Community) chapters or Alumni chapters ...
Kappa Alpha's founders adopted many of Phi Beta Kappa's practices (Phi Beta Kappa had been established at Union College in 1817 [11]), but formed their organization around fellowship, making the development of friendship and brotherhood their primary purpose. Students liked the organization but the faculty was opposed to the small secret society.
In 2013 and 2014, sorority women from multiple chapters at the University of Alabama – including Delta Delta Delta, Pi Beta Phi, Chi Omega, Kappa Delta, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Omicron Pi, and Phi Mu – alleged that either active members or some of their alumnae had prevented them from offering membership to black candidates because of ...