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

Turk, Diana B.

Bound by a mighty vow : sisterhood and women's fraternities, 1870-1920 / Diana B. Turk. - New York : New York University Press, ©2004. - 1 online resource (x, 245 pages :) : illustrations

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-232) and index.

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.

9780814784303 (electronic bk.) 0814784305 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alk. paper)


Kappa Alpha Theta--History.
Kappa Alpha Theta.


Greek letter societies--History.--United States
Associations désignées par des lettres grecques--Histoire.--États-Unis
EDUCATION--Higher.
Greek letter societies.


United States.

"Multi-User"


Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.

LJ145.K35 / T87 2004

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