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Originally posted by adduncan
I understand that Theta Phi Alpha was founded for similar reasons for Catholic women.
I received a copy of the 1925 edition of Ida Shaw Martin's Sorority Handbook as a gift for inspiration in AI. It's fascinating to see that with all of the "social progress" that had been made at the time, there are little asterisks scattered throughout with footnotes like, "for Catholic women" and "for Jewish women." And absolutely NO mention of AKA, DST, ZPhiB, or SGRho.
Adrienne
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Yeah Ida Shaw Martian (aka Sarah Ida Shaw, founder of Delta Delta Delta). I want to see a copy of that book, one of these days.
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But seriously, I had no idea about the extent of anti-Semitism back in the day. I remember researching different sororities, and having a difficult time of imagining sororities excluding someone based on their religion. I guess I never even thought about it. I am amazed at some of these stories people are sharing about their lives, or their mother's lives.