LEADING history
MARGARET HORN HAS BUILT A LIFETIME OF LEGACIES.
Every year on February 17, the Phi Gamma Nu
members celebrate our founders. The Fraternity
has 91 years of history, but rarely do we have
the opportunity to learn more about those who
paved the road for us so many years ago. A few
months ago, Phi Gamma Nu received a phone call
from Margaret Horn, a Phi Gamma Nu alumna
from our Delta chapter at the University of Iowa.
Margaret, now 92, lives in Sun Lakes Arizona
where she plays a lot of bridge. She used to enjoy
playing golf and is a very adept at using her iPad,
which she used to send Phi Gamma Nu these
photographic gems.
Back in 1943, near the end of World War II,
Margaret joined Phi Gamma Nu, where she served
as chapter President for one year. With many
men off fighting the war, the chapter was mostly
female. She graduated in April, 1945 with a B.S.
degree in Commerce the same week President
Franklin D. Roosevelt died.
Margaret Horn, 1945
After graduating, Margaret was recruited by
Goodyear to be part of a trainee class in Akron,
Ohio. A few months later WWII ended and she left to get married. Afterwards she
held various positions as the secretary of the President of Simpon College, then for the
Ventura County District Attorney. She also worked at the Des Moines Public library and
at the Iowa Savings and Loan League in De Moines. During this time, Margaret raised
two children, both of whom went on to graduate with a degree in Business from the
University of Iowa.
Margret’s contributions didn’t stop there. A quick Google search showed that in 1949,