Show:
Symbols & Stuff
History
Commandments
P.E.O. Projects
Founding Sisters
100
This famous flower is a lovely yellow daisy.
What is a Marguerite?
100
A group of girls met secretly on January 21, 1869.
When was P.E.O. founded?
100
The third commandment tells us to not keep this very important person waiting.
Who is the Hostess?
100
It was established in 2009 to support high school senior women pursuing a college education.
What is the P.E.O. STAR Scholarship?
100
The only member of the founding sisters to not graduate from Iowa Wesleyan.
Who is Ella Stewart?
200
These colors were worn by the cheerleaders of Cottey College after P.E.O. acquired it.
What are White and Yellow?
200
This city is home to Cottey College.
What is Nevada, Missouri?
200
The first commandment bids us to not have these on P.E.O. Day.
What are Dates?
200
This project was established in 1991 to provide substantial awards to women pursuing advanced degrees.
What is the P.E.O. Scholar Awards?
200
This founding sister wrote the original oath taken by the seven girls and the original constitution for P.E.O.
Who is Alice Bird Babb?
300
This symbol is placed on the slope, not the peak.
What is the P.E.O. pin or emblem?
300
The number of women at the first P.E.O. meeting.
What is seven?
300
The second commandment requires you to wear this important accessory.
What is your pin?
300
This fund was established in 1949 to provide scholarships for international women students to pursue graduate study in the United States and Canada.
What is the P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund?
300
This youngest member of the founding sisters was an intellectual who later went on to study at the Chicago Art Institute.
Who is Franc Rhodes?
400
The last sentence of the Opening Ode.
What is "Make glad and holy the secret places of our hearts."
400
In 1883, Alice was in charge of forming this institution.
What is Cottey College?
400
The sixth commandment admonishes us to not wait for the eleventh hour to do this.
What is "Hunt for your program material"?
400
This program was established in 1973 to provide grants for women in the U.S. And Canada.
What is the P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education?
400
The founding sister who presented the original idea of having a "society of our own".
Who is Hattie Briggs?
500
In what town did Stewart Mace create the star that later became the symbol of P.E.O.
What is Moulton, Iowa.
500
White ruffled aprons dotted with black stars.
What was the first uniform in 1869?
500
This fourth commandment requires each member to learn these.
What is the Objects And Aims?
500
This fund provides scholarships to Washington State students attending Cottey College.
What is the Edith Markham Wallace Scholarship?
500
These seven women founded P.E.O.
Who are Hattie Briggs, Alice Bird Babb, Suela Pearson, Mary Allen, Ella Stewart, Alice Coffin, and Franc Roads?