"Lammie" high school sorority girls planning for a Halloween party. Jewish high school girls formed their own sororities in the public schools, like North High, where they could plan social activities and take part in service projects.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Members of the Sigma Alpha Mu basketball team are posed in uniform. Sigma Alpha Mu was founded in 1909 at City College in New York as a Jewish fraternity. The University of Minnesota had an active chapter.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
A group of members of the Sigma Delta Tau Sorority in caps and gowns. Sigma Delta Tau sorority was founded by seven young women at Cornell University in 1917. The seven had had been denied membership into other Greek organizations because they were Jewish.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
A group of servicemen stand outside the Sigma Delta Tau Sorority house. In the back is a young member of the sorority. The Sigma Delta Tau sorority was founded by seven young women at Cornell University in 1917. The seven had had been denied membership into other Greek organizations because they were Jewish. The Minneapolis chapter hosted Jewish soldiers stationed at Fort Snelling in St. Paul during World War II.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives