Founding, Expansion and Goals

On July 10, 1915, members of Alpha Sigma Alpha and Sigma Sigma Sigma organized the Association of Pedagogical Sororities. As its name describes, the association's members were sororities that were primarily located on state campuses with large numbers of women entering the field of education. At its third biennial conference, the association changed its name to the Association of Educational Sororities (AES). Later, the word Educational was changed to Education.

The association flourished as Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority and others joined, including: Delta Sigma Epsilon (1917), Pi Kappa Sigma (1917), Theta Sigma Upsilon (1925), Alpha Sigma Tau (1926), and Pi Delta Theta (1931).

AES had great aims for women through education and philanthropy. It provided scholarships and even developed a project that became what is now the world-renowned Leader Dogs for the Blind School in Rochester, Michigan. AES also supported issues outside the realm of education through such efforts as World War II defense projects.

Merging with the National Panhellenic Conference

On November 12, 1947, the six members of the Association of Education Sororities were unanimously accepted as associate members of the National Panhellenic Conference. At the same time, five other sororities were also admitted. The AES sororities became full members in December of 1951. Since that time, three have merged with other NPC member groups leaving Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Sigma Tau and Sigma Sigma Sigma as the remaining former-AES members.

Information courtesy of the National Panhellenic Conference website.