Bound by a mighty vow : sisterhood and women's fraternities, 1870-1920 / Diana B. Turk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turk, Diana B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kappa Alpha Theta--History.

Kappa Alpha Theta.

Greek letter societies--United States--History.

Greek letter societies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : New York University Press, [2004]

Summary:

Sororities are often thought of as exclusive clubs for socially inclined college students, but Bound by a Mighty Vow , a history of the women's Greek system, demonstrates that these organizations have always served more serious purposes. Diana Turk explores the founding and development of the earliest sororities (then called women's fraternities) and explains how these groups served as support networks to help the first female collegians succeed in the hostile world of nineteenth century higher education. Turk goes on to look at how and in what ways sororities changed over time.

Contents:

Introduction : fraternities' past and historians' present

Of serious mind and purpose : the first generation of fraternity women

The most socially eligible : "at-home" with the second generation of fraternity women

A national society to rank with the first in America : expansion and exclusion in the women's Greek system

In search of unity : fostering "high ideals" in the face of anti-fraternity sentiment, 1910-1920

Once a sister, always a sister : fraternity membership in the post-college years

Conclusion : bound by a mighty vow

The costs and benefits of fraternity membership, 1870-1920.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780814784143

0814784143

9780814784303

0814784305

OCLC:

779828317