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Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections
Janet D. Greenwood Library401 Redford Street
Farmville, VA 23909
Business Number: 434-395-2433
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URL: https://libguides.longwood.edu/home/asc
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
No restrictions on access or use for research purposes.
Ownership and Custodial History
It is unknown when this collection was transferred to the Greenwood Library Archives.
Biographical sketch
Gamma Theta was a local sorority formed at [then] State Female Normal School in 1911. The sorority was formed primarily in preparation for the eminent dissolution of another sorority, Kappa Delta. Although Kappa Delta had been founded at the school in 1897, and the Alpha Chapter of the sorority was active, by the early 20th century the sorority was growing rapidly with chapters in several states across the nation. In order to foster continued growth of the organization, a decision was made to join the National Panhellenic Conference. The NPH, however, had established rules that member organizations could not have chapters at "sub-collegiate" schools. This rule, unfortunately, meant that the Alpha Chapter of Kappa Delta, at the State Female Normal School was ineligible. After much debate, the Alpha Chapter made the decision to relinquish its charter for the betterment of the larger organization. Gamma Theta was active from 1911 until 1949 when, Longwood College, no longer classified by the National Panhellenic Conference as sub-collegiate, could once again join sororities from which they had previously been ineligible. On April 9, 1949, in a ceremony that included both Kappa Delta and Gamma Theta alumni, the Alpha Chapter of Kappa Delta was reactivated at Longwood College.
Scope and content
This collection, which dates from 1918 to 1949, includes organizational records, newsletters, ephemera, photographs, and scrapbooks that document the history of the Gamma Theta sorority.
Related Material
LU-048, Kappa Delta Collection - Gamma Theta was the local sorority founded after the Alpha Chapter of Kappa Delta was dissolved
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Gamma Theta Sorority
- Greek letter societies -- Virginia.
- Kappa Delta Sorority
- Longwood College -- : History.
- Longwood College -- : Students.
- Women -- Societies and clubs.
Container List
Records, Newsletters & Ephemera
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Alumni Address Lists, undated
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The Angelos of Kappa Delta, Golden Anniversary IssueNovember 1947
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The Angelos of Kappa DeltaMay 1949
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The Angelos of Kappa DeltaJanuary 1958
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The Angelos of Kappa Delta, Diamond Anniversary IssueFall 1972
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"A Silent Toast to Gamma Theta," by Frances Willis, undated
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Correspondence, Betty Lanier (Kappa Delta National President) to Jacqueline Watson, (regarding reinstating Alpha Chapter)January 4, 1949
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Correspondence to Florence Stubbs19431967-1969
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Correspondence, Maud Morris (Delta Sigma Epsilon) to Gamma Theta PresidentFebruary 10, 1917
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Correspondence, Polly Timberlake to Florence Stubbs, undated (regarding Gamma Theta songs)
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Correspondence, Florence Stubbs to Mildred Dickinson, undated (regarding Stubbs' election as faculty advisor to Gamma Theta)
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Ephemera
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Examination on Panhellenic Constitution, undated
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Founders Day Banquet, programs1923-1928
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Gamma Theta, new member recommendation form
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Gamma Theta newsletters1934, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1949, & undated
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Gamma Theta, test for new members
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Newspaper Clippings
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Questionnaire on Extra-Curricular Activities, undated
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Correspondence1920
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Correspondence1922
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Correspondence1925
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Correspondence, undated
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Gamma Theta newsletterFebruary 2, 1925
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Party invitation, undated
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Photo collage, Gamma Theta trip to Virginia Beach1924
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Wedding invitations
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Congratulations cards, undated
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Playbill fragment, "A Dumb Waiter,"1930
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Thank-you letter from Florence Stubbs, undated
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Wedding invitation, Sarah Virginia HallJune 1, 1929
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Wedding invitations, Frances Watkins, 1926 and Mildred Dickinson, undated
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Wedding invitations, Elisabeth Sawyer and Emily Reid1929
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Thank-you note from Mary White Cox and enclosed newspaper clipping, undated
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Birth announcement, Henry Warren ThwingMarch 16, 1930
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Wedding invitation, Anna Council Burgess1930
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Birth announcement, James Francis Greene, Jr.February 13, 1932
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Thank-you note from Florence Stubbs, undated
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Wedding invitation, Mary Morton RiddleApril 16, 1932
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Congratulation cards, from Mu Omega and Pi Kappa Epsilon, undated
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Correspondence, Pearl J. Willis to Clara MackenzieMay 1, 1932
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Gamma Theta poem from "Uncle Scott," undated
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Commencement congratulations card from "Little Moore," undated
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Invitation to party at Norfolk Country Club1931
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Correspondence, L.G. Balfour to Margaret ShacklefordMay 15, 1923
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Western Union Night Letter, M.A. Holt to Marye NoellSeptember 25, 1915
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Correspondence from Anne _____, undated
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Gamma Theta songs, undated
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Wedding gift thank-you list, undated
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Wedding invitation, Margaret Josephine Leonard1932
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Birth announcement, Sally Katheryn HodgsonMarch 23, 1941
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Congratulations cards, undated
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Gamma Theta Creed, undated placard
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Wedding invitations1940-1944
- Text [1000522655] box: 01 of 09
Western Union TelegramsJanuary 24, 1941
Scrapbooks
- Scrapbook [1000522656] box: 02 of 09
Gamma Theta scrapbook1918-1926
- Scrapbook [1000522657] box: 03 of 09
Gamma Theta scrapbook1926-1932
- Scrapbook [1000522658] box: 04 of 09
Gamma Theta scrapbook1932-1935
- Scrapbook [1000522659] box: 05 of 09
Gamma Theta scrapbook1935-1939
- Scrapbook [1000522660] box: 06 of 09
Gamma Theta scrapbook1938-1944
- Scrapbook [1000522661] box: 07 of 09
Gamma Theta scrapbook1943-1944
- Scrapbook [1000522662] box: 08 of 09
Gamma Theta scrapbook, 25th Anniversary
Ledgers
- Text [1000522663] box: 09 of 09
Book of Gamma Theta (includes: Constitution, Bylaws, Amendments, Pledge Service, Initiation Service, Installation Service, & Songs)1911
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Book of Gamma Theta (includes: Preamble, Constitution, Bylaws, Oaths of Office, Amendments, Pledge Service, Order of Initiation, Member lists, Minutes, Roll, and Business Addresses1929
- Text [1000522663] box: 09 of 09
Roll Call and Meeting Minutes1934-1949
Photographs
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.001
Mrs. T. Nash Broaddus (née H. Louise Eubank), class of 1911, Gamma Theta charter member, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 4.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.002
Unidentified woman reading Rotunda newspaper, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 4.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.003
Pauline Stallard, portrait photograph, undated1 Photographic Prints Color Photograph 10"x8"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.004
Jane McInnis, portrait photograph, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.75"x2.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.005
Gussy Parkes, portrait photograph, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.75"x2.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.006
Margie Rice, portrait photograph, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.75"x2.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.007
Ann Williams, portrait photograph, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.75"x2.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.008
Dot Lawrence, portrait photograph, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.75"x2.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.009
Betty Peerman, portrait photograph, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.75"x2.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.010
Nancy Dupuy, portrait photograph, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.75"x2.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.011
Mary Katherine Dodson, portrait photograph, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.75"x2.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.012
Spilly Purdum, portrait photograph, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.75"x2.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.013
Mary Ambler Thomasson, portrait photograph, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.014
Nancy Duval, portrait photograph, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.015
Two unidentified women, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.016
Three unidentified women, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.017
Two unidentified women, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.25"x2.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.018
Six unidentified women, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.5"x5"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.019
Four unidentified women, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.5"x5"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.020
Gamma Theta group photo (appears in 1942 Virginian yearbook, pg. 146), undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 7.5"x10"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.021
Four unidentified people sitting on log, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 6"x4"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.022
Three unidentified people playing tennis, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 6"x4"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.023
Six unidentified women sitting on steps of unidentified home, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 2.5"x4.25"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.024
Unidentified woman standing on steps of unidentified building, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.5"x3"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.025
Unidentified woman sitting on steps of unidentified home, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 4.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.026
Unidentified child on tricycle, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.5"x5.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.027
Unidentified children, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.5"x5.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.028
Unidentified woman holding unidentified child. Inscribed on reverse: "For Aunt Florrie with love & kisses from Dan Jr", undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 5.75"x3.5"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.029
Unidentified baby, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.5"x5.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.030
Child standing on sidewalk. Inscribed on reverse: "Lucille Stubbs. 17 months", undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 5.75"x3.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.031
Unidentified woman holding unidentified baby, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 5.75"x3.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.032
Unidentified child on tricycle and dog, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 3.75"x5.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.033
Unidentified baby, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 5.5"x3.25"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.034
Unidentified children, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 5.75"x3.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.035
Unidentified children, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 2.75"x4.25"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.036
Gamma Theta group photograph, undated1 Photographic Prints Black and White Photograph 7.5"x9.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.037
Unidentified woman in cap and gown, undated1 Photographic Negatives Black and White Photograph 4.5"x2.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.038
Three unidentified women, undated1 Photographic Negatives Black and White Photograph 4.5"x2.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.039
Two unidentified women, undated1 Photographic Negatives Black and White Photograph 4.5"x2.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.040
Unidentified woman, undated1 Photographic Negatives Black and White Photograph 4.5"x2.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.041
Unidentified woman in cap and gown, undated1 Photographic Negatives Black and White Photograph 4.5"x2.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.042
Unidentified woman standing behind sundial, undated1 Photographic Negatives Black and White Photograph 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.043
Unidentified woman, undated1 Photographic Negatives Black and White Photograph 4.5"x2.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.044
Unidentified man and woman, undated1 Photographic Negatives Black and White Photograph 3.75"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.045
Three unidentified women. Farmville Motor Company building in background, undated1 Photographic Negatives Black and White Photograph 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.046
Unidentified woman, undated1 Photographic Negatives Black and White Photograph 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.047
Unidentified woman, undated1 Photographic Negatives Black and White Photograph 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.048
Unidentified woman, undated1 Photographic Negatives Black and White Photograph 3.5"x2.5"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.049
Indiscernible image. Possibly overexposed, undated1 Photographic Negatives Black and White Photograph 4.5"x2.75"
- Still Image [1000522923] Binder: 15 054.050
Indiscernible image. Possibly overexposed, undated1 Photographic Negatives Black and White Photograph 3.5"x2.5"