Whitman College Delta Gamma records

Whitman College Delta Gamma records, 1903-2016

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Delta Gamma. Alpha Eta Chapter
Title: Whitman College Delta Gamma records
Dates: 1903-2016 (inclusive)
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Quantity: 2.5 linear feet, (4 boxes)
Collection Number: WCA053
Summary: The Alpha Eta chapter of the Delta Gamma national sorority was established at Whitman in 1916. This collection consists of memoranda, news articles, photographs, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and other records related to the sorority.
Repository: Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Delta Gamma was established in 1873 at the Lewis School for Girls in Oxford, Mississippi. The Whitman College Chapter of the sorority, Alpha Eta, was chartered in 1916 from local sorority, Gamma Kappa, which holds the distinction of being the first known unofficial fraternal association on campus, as it was likely established in 1903. The sorority, sometimes refered to as D.G., is the longest continually operating sorority on campus.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of memoranda, news articles, photographs, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and other records related to the Whitman College chapter of Delta Gamma.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1-98	"The Anchora of Delta Gamma"	1916-1971
2	1	Anniversaries and Alumni	1950-1982
2	2	Correspondence	1967-1985
2	3	Gamma Kappa: Membership book	1903-1916
2	4	Luncheon in honor of the Cordiners	1968
2	5	Membership lists	1912-1914
2	6	Nancy Ann Evans class of 1954, photographs and clippings	1973
2	7	Newspaper articles	1931-1981
3	1-6	Dance and event programs	1921-1959
2	8	Philanthropic efforts	1961-1997
2	9-15	Photographs	1926-1996
2	16	Reading list	undated
2	17	Social events and invitations	1922-2016
2	18	Study tables	1993-1995
	object
4	1	Scrapbook: Peggy Woodward	circa 1930

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Subject Terms

Greek letter societies
Whitman College--History

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