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Alida Helen Moss Skinner (Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1915), daughter of Frances Elizabeth Haven Moss (Syracuse, 1874), is the only daughter of a Founder to become a Gamma Phi Beta. Alida graduated from Urbana High School and attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She was initiated into Omicron Chapter (Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) in 1915. (Her mother Frances had helped found Omicron Chapter in 1913.) During her time in university, Alida was a member of the Athenian Literary Society and Phi Beta Kappa.
She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1918. On June 15, 1922, Alida married Bertram E. Skinner. The couple then made their home in Rockford, Illinois. Alida remained devoted to Gamma Phi Beta throughout her life.
She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1918. On June 15, 1922, Alida married Bertram E. Skinner. The couple then made their home in Rockford, Illinois. Alida remained devoted to Gamma Phi Beta throughout her life.
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Frances Elizabeth Haven Moss (Syracuse 1874), fourth from right, poses with family at the wedding of her daughter, Alida Moss Skinner (Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1915).
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Frances Elizabeth Haven Moss (Syracuse 1874) writes to Alida Helen Moss Skinner (Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) about women being admitted to Northwestern University in 1870, when her father was there. She also describes Frances Willard, ...
Jane Scholl Farrell to Mrs. Skinner Letter, August 18, 1971
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Omicron Chapter Juniors Photograph, May 1917
Alida Helen Moss Skinner (Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1915) is the sixth woman from the left.
Alida Moss Skinner Centennial Convention Speech, June 17, 1974
Alida Helen Moss Skinner (Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1915) speaks on the founding and history of Gamma Phi Beta, as well as her personal history with the Sorority.
About the Artist
Alida Helen Moss Skinner (Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) writes about her mother and Gamma Phi Beta founder, Frances Elizabeth Haven Moss (Syracuse 1874).
Alida Helen Moss Skinner to Lillian Letter, September 4, 1966
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Omicron Chapter Founders Day Banquet Photograph, 1937
A newspaper clipping regarding the Founders Day Banquet is attached to the back of this photograph. It identifies the women in the photograph as (seated from left to right) Alida Helen Moss Skinner (Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1915), L...
