SX first female member discovered

hoosier · #1 06-28-2005, 11:36 PM

http://www.jgdb.com/articl31.htm

Maybe all Sigs already know about this, but I just stumbled on it.

tunatartare · #2 06-28-2005, 11:54 PM

I'm confused if she was actually initiated into the fraternity or was just made a sweetheart. Either way, it's pretty cool.

RACooper · #3 06-29-2005, 12:44 AM

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Originally posted by hoosier
Maybe all Sigs already know about this, but I just stumbled on it.

Umm... It says she was the Sweetheart of the Fraternity, which is different that a member - but still entailing privilages within the Fraternity... or at least thats how many Fraternities used to do it in the past.

TSteven · #4 07-06-2005, 03:52 PM

hoosier: Thanks for posting this. I actually had (still have) this site bookmarked.

I believe that Life Magazine took some liberties by stating Miss Garland was "initiated" as a member. And to be clear, she was elected the Sweetheart for the Alpha Gamma chapter (Ohio State) and not the whole Fraternity.

I don't know if there was anything "official" in place at the time, but given that she was 14 years old, and not a student at Ohio State, my guess is that this may have been an honorary title. Which many chapters have bestowed on other worthy ladies as well.