She was a member of Mortar Board (Virginia Alpha chapter at the College of William & Mary).

She volunteered as editor of the Mortar Board Quarterly for seven years in the 1960s.

Tau Pi Chapter of Mortar Board (Senior Service)

Following her baseball career, Allen applied for a Mortar Board at Western Michigan University.

In 1941, Dr. Gilbreth was made an honorary member of Mortar Board by the Purdue University chapter of the esteemed national honor society.

Following a revision of the Mortar Board governing documents, that statement was incorporated into the organization's stated purpose.

The structure of Mortar Board, including its purposes and Bylaws, is reviewed annually at the national conference.

Fund raising sources include contributions from Mortar Board members, alumni and chapters, along with royalties and donations from corporate partnerships.

She earned academic honors including Mortar Board and the American Association of University Women's "Woman of the Year."

Prior to the passage of Title IX, outstanding women leaders were tapped into a similar society for women known as Mortar Board.