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Paddle
Large, wooden Sigma Chi paddle with the name "Jerry" inscribed on the middle in colored in with black paint.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00815
Location: Shelf 11 (housed with AC 00813, AC 00814)
Subject: Greek Life, Paddle
Format: Ephemera
This paddle is from the 1966 class of the Black Hat society. The front has the skull and key written on it with Dickinson College below it. The back has a list of members from that year as well as the member's Greek names with a picture of the black hat with 1966 written above it.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00852
Location: RR 01
Subject: Student Life, Paddle
Format: Ephemera
The Delta Nu Pledge Class Paddle for 1995 is made out of wood. Attached to the handle is a green chord but the handle itself is white with the year "1995" in light green lettering surrounded by dark green ivy. The paddle itself is a rainbow going in reverse order. At the top off the paddle is a purple octopus holding a light blue flag with "FALL PLEDGE CLASS" and it is also holding a black infinity sign. Below the octopus is the Greek letters for the sorority but between them is a yellow rose. At the very bottom of the paddle is a black cauldron with a pig, enguin, rabbit, and a duck inside. In the front of the cauldron is a lamb and a chick. Behind the cauldron in the center is a bear - to the left of the bear is an elephant and to the right of the bear is Mufasa from The Lion King.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00882
Location: Reading Room 6
Subject: Greek Life, Student Life, Paddle
Format: Furniture
Dark brown, 3.5 foot long, wooden Kappa Sigma fraternity paddle. On the front a Dickinson flag, Dickinson Seal, and Devil sitting on a "D" can be found. "What M[image of a hat]E worry?" can be seen across the top. On the back "Al 1963, "KΣ", and "Joe 1964" are shown around the fraternity seal. This paddle was given to Joe Icenhower when he pledged Kappa Sigma.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00758
Location: RR 01 (housed with AC 000248, AC 00249, AC 00412, AC 00598)
Subject: Greek Life, Paddle, Red Devil
Format: Ephemera
Medium size, wooden Sigma Chi paddle from the Military Ball of 1961.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00813
Location: Shelf 11 (housed with AC 00814, AC 00815)
Subject: Greek Life, Military Ball, Paddle
Format: Ephemera
Phi Delta Theta pledge paddle used by John Wallace Herold, Class of 1968.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00602
Location: Shelf 14 (housed with AC 00245 - AC 00247)
Subject: Greek Life, Paddle
Format: Ephemera
The Phi Epsilon Pi Little/Big Brother Paddle is made out of wood and is in the form of the Greek letters. "To Big Bro Greg" and "From Littler Bro John" is written in white paint in the center.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00879
Location: Shelf 12 (housed with AC 00872, AC 00881, AC 00877, & AC 0878)
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
The Phi Epsilon Pi Little/Big Brother Paddle is made out of wood and in the shape of a foosball player with a silver, white, purple, and gold theme. On the face of the foosball player is silver side-swept hair and the face is made to look like a skull. The uniform of the player is a white shirt, purple pants, silver knee-high socks. On the shirt is the Greek letters in gold and "If the dead played foos..." in black lettering. Written on the pants in white lettering is "To Big Brother Paul from Little Brother Chuck".
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00877
Location: Shelf 12 (housed with AC 00872, AC 00881, AC 00879, & AC 0878)
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
The Phi Epsilon Pi Little/Big Brother Paddle is made out of wood and is in the shape of a guitar. The text painted on the paddle reads: "Some times the songs that we sing are just songs of our own......." and "To Big Bro Paul From Little Bro Jon."
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00881
Location: Shelf 12 (housed with AC 00872, AC 00879, AC 00877, & AC 0878)
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
The Phi Epsilon Pi Class Paddle for 1977 is shaped like the number "77" and has the names of the pledges written on it.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00872
Location: Shelf 12 (housed with AC 00881, AC 00879, AC 00877, & AC 0878)
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
The Phi Epsilon Pi Pledge Class Paddle is made of wood and has "KING HOUSE" is in large lettering at the top. A crown is carved into the center of the paddle and on the left side of the crown is "ROB, RICH, DAVE" and on the right side of the crown "BILL, RANDY, SVEND." On the rim of the crown it has in black lettering "FALL 1978". At the very bottom of the paddle is the Greek letters for the fraternity in gold lettering.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00873
Location: Reading Room 6 (housed with AC 00880, AC 00876, & AC 00875)
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
The Phi Epsilon Pi Pledge Class Paddle for 1980 is made out of wood in the shape of a cigar. On the left side partition is "PHI EP BRAND" in red lettering, "100% PURE" in yellow lettering with the fraternity crest next to it, and below that is "UNITED TOBACCO" in red lettering. To the right of the partition is ALLEN, CHRIS, CHRIS, DAVE, DAVE, a gap between names, GORDON, JEFF, MIKE, MIKE, SCOTT, TIM, TOM" and the lettering alternates between red and yellow. After the names is " '80 SPRING" in black lettering.
Artifact/Collection Number: Ac 00875
Location: Reading Room 6 (housed with AC 00880, AC 00876, & AC 00873)
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
The Phi Epsilon Pi Pledge Class Paddle for Spring 1982 is made out of wood with Greek letters letters carved into the top center. The names to the left of the fraternity house are "Jim, Dave, Will, Mark" and the names on the right are "Jim, Dave, Scott, Matt." The text at the bottom reads: "HODGE HOUSE"
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00876
Location: Reading Room 6 (housed with AC 00880, AC 00873, & AC 00875)
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
The Phi Epsilon Pi Pledge Class Paddle is made out of wood and is in the shape of a foosball player with a brown, white, yellow, and red theme. The text on the paddle reads: "Mike, Brandon, John, Jasper, Gregg, Dennis, Corey" and "Spring '89 'The Inverted' Pledge Class".
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00878
Location: Shelf 12 (housed with AC 00872, AC 00881, 00879, & AC 00877)
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
The Phi Epsilon Pi Pledge Class Paddle for 1991 is made of wood. At the top of the paddle is the fraternity house with two (2) trees - one on either side below that is the Greek letters in red for the fraternity. Just below the letters is a white ribbon with "Fall '91" written in green lettering. Underneath the white ribbon and a bit of yellow is "KAI PETE" in black lettering with below that is "NATURAL WOOD SMOKED" in black lettering. The words "NET WT. 1.00" in black lettering is a bit lower than the previous words and just underneath is a UPC barcode in black.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00880
Location: Reading Room 6 (housed with AC 00876, AC 00875, & AC 00873)
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
The Phi Epsilon Pi Pledge Formal Paddle is made of wood with an attached rope cord. Greek letters, "PLEDGE FORMAL," and 1956 are written on the paddle.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00871
Location: Shelf 17 (housed with AC 00874)
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
Paddle of light stained wood with leather strap and Phi Kappa Psi letters on front, "Grievance Committee" on reverse.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00239
Location: RR 01 (housed with AC 00238, AC 00242)
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
A three foot long wooden paddle with handle. On one side is a list of the pledge’s names written in ink below a decal of the Phi Kappa Psi crest. On the other side is the continued list of the pledge’s names in ink above the decal of the Dickinson Red Devil sitting on the Greek letters of Phi Kappa Psi (ΦΚΨ) in gold and black.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00792
Location: Shelf 11 (housed with AC 00584)
Subject: Paddle, Greek Life
Format: Ephemera
Small, wooden paddle with a maroon rope attached to the handle. "Pi Beta Phi (written in Greek Letters) Spring Formal 1952" printed on the front and "PA. Gamma Chapter" on the back.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00818
Location: Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00333)
Subject: Greek Life, Paddle, Student Life
Format: Ephemera
Large, wooden Sigma Chi Paddle with names written in the middle in green and black pen.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00814
Location: Shelf 11 (housed with AC 00813, AC 00815)
Subject: Greek Life, Paddle
Format: Ephemera
Pledge paddle used by Guy Brunt, Class of 1973, when he was pledging Theta Chi.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00599
Location: Shelf 14 (housed with AC 00245 - AC 00247)
Subject: Greek Life, Paddle
Format: Ephemera
