Briscoe, Orah Cole, 1907-1972

Orah Cole Briscoe, born 1907, was an Indiana University alumna, earning her Bachelor of Arts in 1929 and her Master of Arts in English in 1934. As an undergraduate she was a member of the Kappa Delta sorority. In 1928 she married Herman T. Briscoe, a distinguished chemistry educator who joined the Indiana University chemistry faculty in 1924, went on to serve as chairman of the department, and was appointed as the first Dean of Faculties in 1940. Orah was active in university life, and in 1947 she founded the General Association of Teachers, Employees, Wives, Administrators of the Yooniversity (GATEWAY) club to promote sociability among members of the entire University. Orah died in 1972.

From the guide to the Orah Cole Briscoe papers, 1929-1972, (Indiana University Office of University Archives and Records Management http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives)