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Author Turk, Diana B.

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

Publication Info. New York : New York University Press, [2004]
©2004

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 Moore Stacks  LJ145.K35 T87 2004    Available  ---
Description x, 245 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-232) and index.
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.
Subject Kappa Alpha Theta -- History.
Kappa Alpha Theta.
History.
Greek letter societies -- United States -- History.
Greek letter societies.
United States.
ISBN 0814782825 paperback alkaline paper
0814782752 cloth alkaline paper