I.C. Sorosis
Founders
Monmouth College
Holt House
Greek History
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What date was I.C. Sorosis founded?
April 28, 1867.
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Who was the first president of I.C. Sorosis?
Emma Brownlee
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What year was Monmouth College opened?
1853.
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What is Holt House's location?
402 E First Ave.
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Which two groups were founded at Monmouth College?
Pi Beta Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma
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When was the second chapter of I.C. Sorosis started?
December 21, 1868.
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Which founder started the second chapter of I.C. Sorosis?
Libbie Brook.
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What were forbidden activities by students?
Card playing, dancing, and frivolity.
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What was the cost of Holt House?
$1100
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Where did the women's fraternity movement get its start?
Midwestern church-affiliated institutions.
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Where was I.C. Sorosis founded?
Monmouth College
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Which founder coined the motto Pi Beta Phi?
Nancy Blake
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What organization governed Monmouth College?
United Presbyterian Church
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Who acquired Holt House for the Fraternity?
Hugh Moffet.
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Who built the first women's fraternity house?
Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi
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Where was the 1867 Convention held?
Oquawka, Illinois.
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Name 4 of the 12 founders.
Ada Bruen Grier Libbie Brook Gaddis Emma Brownlee Kilgore Clara Brownlee Hutchinson Fannie Ann Thomson Fannie Whitenack Libbey Nancy Blake Wallace Jennie Horne Turnbull Jennie Nicol Rosa Moore Inez Smith Soule Margaret Campbell
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What is the unofficial motto of Monmouth College?
"In war or peace, we must educate"
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When was the issue of obtaining Holt House first discussed?
1938.
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What was the first state university to accept women?
University of Iowa.
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What was Pi Phi's biggest secret for 15 years?
That they were from a Western college, not an Eastern college.
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Which founders family provided lodging for the Brownlee sisters during college?
Fannie Whitenack Libbey
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When were women admitted to Monmouth College?
From the beginning.
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Who were Holt House roommates?
Ada Bruen and Libbie Brook
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When was the first successful NPC meeting held?
1902.
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