#sigma theta chi

Did you know Mount Holyoke College was once home to five sororities? These so called ‘Greek Letter Secret Societies’ included Sigma Theta Chi (formed in 1887),  Xi Phi Delta (1986), Psi Omega (1897), Gamma Kappa (1898), and Chi Delta Theta (1902), each of whom had a private room, held banquets, conducted initiation rituals, wrote and sang songs, and kept news bulletins. Sororities were banned starting in 1910 due to complaints of social division, but their absence promoted the creation of new student traditions such as Elfing!

Sigma Theta Chi Society, 1900 ::  Mount Holyoke Archives and Special Collections Digital Images :: circa 1900