FOUNDERS
OUR WHY
IN THE BEGINNING
PEOpourri
OUR SISTERHOOD
100
Mary Allen, Alice Bird, Alice Coffin, Hattie Briggs, Suela Pearson, Franc Roads, Ella Stewart
Who are the founding members of P.E.O?
100
The letters PCE stand for this project.
What is Program for Continuing Education.
100
P.E.O.—Where women motivate, educate and celebrate women.
What is the P.E.O. Mission Statement?
100
"She loves me, she loves me not"
What is the Marguerite?
100
These sisters are recognized for 50+ years in the P.E.O. Sisterhood.
Who are the Golden Girls?
200
She composed the original initiation ceremony (35 words long) and the constitution.
Who is Alice Bird?
200
Provides scholarships for international women students to pursue graduate study in the U.S. or Canada.
What is the International Peace Scholarship?
200
January 21, 1869
When was P.E.O. founded?
200
A term of endearment for the significant other of a P.E.O. sister.
What is a BIL?
200
The P.E.O. emblem is worn here.
What is the left side of the chest over the heart?
300
This founder was the first to propose forming the society now known as P.E.O.
Who was Hattie Briggs?
300
Provides substantial merit-based awards for women in the U.S. or Canada who are pursuing a doctoral-level degree at an accredited college or university.
What is the P.E.O. Scholar Award?
300
Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
What is the birthplace of the P.E.O. sisterhood?
300
Canadian city and province of the first international chapter.
What is Vancouver, British Columbia?
300
International, State/Province/District, and Local.
What are the three levels of P.E.O. chapters?
400
This founder was active in the Feminist Movement and was a friend of Susan B. Anthony.
Who was Franc Roads?
400
This project provides scholarships for exceptional women in their final year of high school to attend an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the U.S. or Canada in the next academic year.
What is the STAR Scholarship?
400
This state was organized as the first state chapter in 1890.
What is Nebraska?
400
Her P.E.O. pen is the only one of the original seven still in existence.
Who is Ella Stewart?
400
Des Moines, Iowa
Where is the P.E.O. Headquarters located?
500
Alice Coffin looked to the skies and saw the star and
these 5 points of light.
What are Faith, Love, Purity, Justice and Truth.
500
This project is not a scholarship but rather lends money to qualified women students to assist them in securing a higher education.
What is the ELF (Educational Loan Fund)?
500
In 1927, this was generously gifted to the PEO sisterhood.
What is Cottey College?
500
This US astronaut carried his aunt's P.E.O. pin to the moon in honor of his grandmother?
Who is Buzz Aldrin
500
The name of the P.E.O. publication.
What is the P.E.O. Record?