First Women's Fraternity?

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Originally Posted by pas

I am actually more interested in finding the year that women started to form their own social organizations either Greek or literary. Like how the Theta founder wanted to be initiated into a fraternity for men but they instead asked her to be their mascot. I think it's AMAZING that instead she formed her own fraternity for women.

I'm wondering if this happened with others and lead to the founding of a local organization that is less known due to its local status. Or that it is defunct.

Who came first is not really an issue. All that matters is we are here now. My curiosity is in the year that women started to pioneer this. It could forever be a mystery but I'm wondering if others jave stumbled across any info in their research.

NO. You got that wrong. FIJI asked Bettie Locke to wear their badge as a "welcomed supporter" and as a symbol of their affection for her. Her brother was a FIJI at Indiana Asbury (now DePauw). She was said to have replied (paraphrasing) that if she was to wear their badge, it would be as an initiated member. They pow-wowed, and politely declined. She talked to her dad (a Beta Theta Pi) and he planted the idea of forming her own. The rest of the story is readily found online.

Like I said, Bound By a Mighty Vow - and the official website(s) (for Kappa Alpha Theta and any other NPC/NPHC organization) are sources for information. Don't mess with me, I know my Theta history.

I'm not arguing first, because I already said this is DUMB. I'm correcting the record.