Amelia Darling Alpiner Stern

Amelia Darling Alpiner Stern

Amelia Darling Alpiner Stern graduated in 1896 with a degree in English and Modern Languages. She is said to be the first female Jewish student to graduate from the University of Illinois and was a founding member of the University’s first sorority, Pi Beta Phi. As an alum, she organized the University of Illinois Mothers Association and became its first president in 1923.