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Founding of P.E.O. Sisterhood
- When
- 1869-01-21
- Where
- Iowa Wesleyan University
Seven women founded the P.E.O. Sisterhood as a sorority at Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, on January 21, 1869.
The P.E.O. Sisterhood was founded on January 21, 1869, as a seven-member sorority at Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The founding occurred after some of these seven girls were invited to join a chapter of I.C. Sorosis organized in Mount Pleasant a month earlier. But they would not join without their other friends and decided to organize their own sorority.
Sources
- P.E.O. Sisterhood Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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