Introduction : fraternities' past and historians' present -- Of serious mind and purpose : the first generation of fraternity women -- The most socially eligible : "at home" with the second generation of fraternity women -- A national society to rank with the first in America : expansion and exclusion in the women's Greek system -- In search of unity : fostering "high ideals" in the face of antifraternity sentiment, 1910-1920 -- Once a sister, always a sister : fraternity membership in the postcollege years -- Bound by a mighty vow : the costs and benefits of fraternity membership, 1870-1920.