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Delta Zeta Sorority Chi Chapter Scrapbook, 1944

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Collection Overview

Title: Delta Zeta Sorority Chi Chapter Scrapbook, 1944

ID: MSS DeltaZeta

Primary Creator: Delta Zeta Sorority. Chi Chapter (Oregon State College)

Extent: 0.15 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Delta Zeta Sorority Chi Chapter Scrapbook consists of information provided by former members of the chapter at Oregon State College in response to an invitation to the Chapter's 25th anniversary celebration in 1944. The responses provide information about the women's activities since graduation, especially during World War II. The Chi Chapter of Delta Zeta Sorority was established in 1919 at Oregon Agricultural College.

This scrapbook has been digitized, and is available upon request.

Scope and Content Notes

The Delta Zeta Sorority Chi Chapter Scrapbook consists of responses from alumnae members to an invitation for the Chi Chapter's 25th anniversary reunion event, Chi Rendezvous, in 1944. The responses include completed biographical forms, letters, and photographs and provide information about their activities since graduation. The photographs include images of themselves as well as their families (husbands and children); many are snapshots. The responses are arranged chronologically by graduation year.

The scrapbook has responses from alumnae who attended Oregon State from the late 1910s through early 1940s, including Mercedes Bates, Alice Edwards, and Vera Garrison. Of special note are descriptions of homefront activities during World War II and military service by several of the women during the war.

This scrapbook has been digitized, and is available upon request.

Biographical / Historical Notes

The Chi Chapter of the Delta Zeta Sorority was established at Oregon State University in 1919 and celebrated the chapter's 25th anniversary in 1944. Delta Zeta was established as a college sorority in 1902 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 65 photographs; 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The scrapbook was donated to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2011 by Wendi Tucker of Troutdale, Oregon, who purchased the book from an unknown source.

Related Materials: Additional information about the Chi Chapter of Delta Zeta Sorority is available in the OSU Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC) and the Vera Garrison Collection (MSS Garrison). The Special Collections & Archives Research Center holdings include the papers of Alice L. Edwards Papers (MSS EdwardsAlice).

Preferred Citation: Delta Zeta Sorority Chi Chapter Scrapbook (MSS DeltaZeta), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

Delta Zeta Sorority. Chi Chapter (Oregon State College)
Edwards, Alice L. (Alice Leora) (1882-)
Garrison, Vera Evelyn (1917-1971)

People, Places, and Topics

Delta Zeta Sorority. Chi Chapter (Oregon State College)
Greek letter societies--Oregon--Corvallis.
Oregon State College--Alumni and alumnae--Correspondence.
University History
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Women.

Forms of Material

Photographic prints.
Scrapbooks.


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