Awe you TRICKED us!

GOOD ONE :)

Re: HQ QUESTION?
 

Indeed, the answer is B. We moved into the Chi Omega HQ in December of 1993 and the Kappa Deltas had already finished their building. (It's a couple of streets over, but in the same development.)

Truly, all three Headquarters (Chi O, KD & Pike) are beautiful facilities.

Question about the Founding
 

Prior to the start of Chi Omega, founders Jobelle Holcombe and Jean Vincenheller purchased ribbon & pinned them on their blouses so that the fraternity boys would think they too had a secret organization. The only secret was that they didn't have any secrets!

What were the colors of the ribbons purchased by Jobelle & Jean?

a.) cardinal & straw (ultimately the colors of Chi Omega)
b.) olive & plum (the ugliest colors they could find)
c.) red & white (the school colors of University of Arkansas)
d.) red & green (because it was Christmas time)

the answer is b) olive & plum

Re: Question about the Founding
 

You are correct, xok85xo. Wow, are my questions getting too easy -- you got that in record time! ;)

Ida Pace Purdue, S.H. from 1904-1910 & founder of The Eleusis, was initiated in 1896. What type of jewels were in her Chi Omega badge?

a.) diamonds
b.) pearls
c.) alternating diamonds & pearls
d.) rubies

B??

Nope (good guess though, since the last 3 questions have been B!)

I think it's d.

A is my guess

Correct answer: D

In 1906, the badge was standardized by a vote of the National Convention to approve only the use of pearls or diamonds. Prior to that time, the size & type of jewel were varied. Our National Archives has several unusual early badges that are spectacular!

* a miniature badge
* Ida Pace Purdue's ruby badge
* an opal badge
* a turquoise badge
* a badge with alternating pearls & diamonds

don't they still allow you to have a badge w/alternating pearls & diamonds?

i've seen pictures of that, along with the turquoise badge on a book that was released for our centenial..

this may have been asked before, but i'm not going to scroll through this whole thread to look :)

who was chi omega's first national president?

a) ida pace purdue
b) jobelle holcombe
c) jean vincenheller dengler
d) mary love collins

I'm baaaack!!!! finals are almost over and beatin' my butt!!!



anyhoo.......i learned this back in pledging, err new member period. but i'm going to guess A ida pace purdue!:p

I'm gonna say it's not Ida Pace Purdue, since NutBrnHair listed her dates of being SH above, and it was when XO was almost 10 years old! There must have been someone before her. It's not Mary Love of course, but I always get confused between Jobelle and Jean. I am gonna go with Jean.

I'm going with Jean as well ;) C!