Sigma Sigma Sigma CollectionLU.075

Sigma Sigma Sigma CollectionLU.075


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Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections

Janet D. Greenwood Library
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Brandon Harrell, Jamie Krogh

Repository
Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections
Identification
LU.075
Title
Sigma Sigma Sigma Collection 1920s-2020 1950-2012
Quantity
26 Linear Feet, (26 containers)
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes

Custodial History

The materials in this collection were donated by the Alpha Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma to Greenwood Library in November 2022.

Processing Information

Due to the condition of some of the scrapbooks when donated several from the 50s, 60s and 70s were dis-bound and pages removed and placed in polyester sleeves. Scrapbooks with loose pages were numbered, and while every effort was made to keep pages in original order, several books already had pages out of place and while some effort was made to return pages to their original locations some may be out of order or missing. Fragile or dis-bound scrapbooks have been placed in phase boxes made of folder stock.


Biographical / Historical

Sigma Sigma Sigma, also known as Tri Sigma, is a national American women's sorority and is a member of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC). Founded on April 20, 1898 by Margaret Batten, Louise Davis, Martha Trent Featherston, Isabella Merrick, Sallie Michie, Lelia Scott, Elizabeth Watkins, and Lucy Wright at State Female Normal School in Farmville (now Longwood University). The organization established a charter of incorporation in 1903 and adopted a constitution in the same year. As the organization began to grow and add chapters, Sigma Sigma Sigma along with Alpha Sigma Alpha founded the Association of Education Sororities (AES) in 1915, to serve as a national organization for sororities at teacher training institutions. After the dissolution of the AES, and Longwood's change in status from a teacher's college to a liberal arts college in 1949, Tri Sigma joined NPC in 1951. In 1954, Tri Sigma established the Robbie Page Memorial as its official philanthropy, the organization now supports play therapy for hospitalized children, libraries, and programs for children undergoing long-term hospitalization. Sigma Sigma Sigma's Alpha chapter was the second sorority to be founded at Longwood and is the only one to be continuously active on campus since its founding.

Scope and Contents

The collection includes scrapbooks, composites, photographs, records, and plaques related to Longwood University's Alpha Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma. Items in the collection commemorate chapter events, governance, social life and general activity of the Alpha Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma.

Subjects and Indexing Terms


Container List

Scrapbooks
Scrapbook [1000506911] box: 01 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506912] box: 02 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506913] box: 03 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506914] box: 04 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506915] box: 05 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506916] box: 06 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506917] box: 07 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506918] box: 08 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506919] box: 09 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506920] box: 10 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506921] box: 11 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506922] box: 12 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506923] box: 13 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506924] box: 14 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506925] box: 15 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506926] box: 16 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506927] box: 17 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506928] box: 18 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506929] box: 19 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506930] box: 20 of 23 Scrapbook [1000506931] box: 21 of 23 1920-2013
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Records and Ephemera
Mixed Materials [1000506932] box: 22 of 23
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Trophies and Plaques
Artifact [1000506933] box: 23 of 23
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Photographs
Still Image [1000506934] Binder: 16
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Oversize Photographs & Scrapbook Pages
Still Image [1000506935] Oversize Folder 01
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Composites
Still Image object: unknown 1953-2021
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