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World War II
World War II sees more than 300,000 women serve in the military as part of the WACs, WAVEs and SPARs - including 250 Alpha Phis. Many other women join the workforce while the men go off to war.
Alpha Phi Founded
Alpha Phi is founded by 10 young women at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.
By the Way and Present Day Personalities: "Chicken in the Rough"
This article features Eileen Radke's first-hand account of her experience as an army dietitian during WWII and includes a photograph of Radke in her uniform.
District Conventions Cancelled Due to Depression
District conventions are cancelled due to the effects of the Great Depression.
No Convention
No convention is planned or held in 1944 due to World War II.
Maria Manfredi to Beta Gamma Chapter Letter in Italian, March 1954
Maria Manfredi writes to Beta Gamma Chapter to describe the benefits she receives from the American Foster Parents Plan for War Children, an organization working to support children displaced in Europe during World War II. The letter inclu…
War Work
Although the United States initially remained neutral during World War II, American Alpha Phis showed their support for the war effort and for their Canadian sisters impacted by the war through war work projects, including creating afghans…
Alpha Phi CU Scrapbook, Page 13
This page contains a photograph of Beta Gamma Chapter members, two initiation banquet programs, and eight clippings discussing student government, honor societies, debate team, and other topics. One lengthy clipping provides an update on H…
District Conventions Cancelled Due to War
District conventions are cancelled due to World War II.
