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Student Life
Two black wood folding fans, with black cloth featuring red flowers and the text "Alpha Chi Rho" in red and white. Small explanation booklets are attached to the fans reading "AXP, A Chinese Garden Spring Formal May 17, 1952" or "AXP, Dickinson Spring Formal, April 27, 1957". These were given out by the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity during the Formal dances of 1952 and 1957.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00523
Location: Shelf 18 (housed with AC 00522-00527)
Subject: Folding Fans, Dances, Greek Life, Student Life
Format: Miscellaneous
A white t-shirt, size large, with a colorful design on the front. It appears to be a line of dancers. Below the image reads the inscription "Arts House '82."
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00926
Location: Shelf 19
Subject: T-shirt, Student Life
Format: Clothing
Three pink and one green bandana. All of the bandanas have text that reads: "I am an Ally are you?"
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00914
Location: Housed with RG8/298
Subject: Student Life, LGBT History, LGBTQ, Bandana
Format: Clothing
Faded pink silk roses and ribbon given to William Halbert (Class of 1865) upon his election to Belles Lettres Society in October 1861.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00134
Location: Shelf 25
Subject: Literary Societies, Student Life
Format: Miscellaneous
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
A red and white striped scarf from Dickinson College’s Charter Day in 2012.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00781
Location: Reading Room Shelf 4 (housed with AC 00768-69, AC 00782-85, AC 00788-89, AC 00791)
Subject: Scarves, Charter Day, Student Life
Format: Clothing
A red T-shirt, size small, with “Dickinson Charter Day 229 Years” in black text on the left side of chest and a drawing of Old West with the text “Dickinson Rockin’ since 1783” in black on the back.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00782
Location: Reading Room Shelf 4 (housed with AC 00768-69, AC 00781, AC 00783-85, AC 00788-89, AC 00791)
Subject: T-shirt, Charter Day, Student Life
Format: Clothing
White T-shirt with Trivial Pursuit theme printed for the College Bowl in 1997
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00040
Location: Shelf 9 (housed with 00033-00041, 00467)
Subject: College Bowl, T-shirt, Student Life
Format: Clothing
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
A tan T-Shirt, no tag, with a cartoon figure of the red devil with a pitchfork and text around it in red that reads "DICKINSON COLLEGE 2004" on the upper left corner of the chest. On the back "COME ON BABY LIGHT MY FIRE" written in a flame design with the devil cartoon as the "i" in "FIRE". Underneath is the text "DEVIL'S ADVOCATES" in red.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00808
Location: Shelf 10 (housed with AC 00803-00807, 00809-00810)
Subject: T-shirt, Student Life
Format: Clothing
A red cafeteria tray with the college seal in the top right corner. The use of trays was discontinued in 2010, and a tray was presented as a gift to the each member of the class of 2010 during graduation by President Bill Durden.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00596
Location: Shelf 9
Subject: Cafeteria, Student Life
Format: Miscellaneous
A blue suede Yarmulke with “Dickinson” printed in silver on the front.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00775
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00773-4)
Subject: Yarmulke, Student Life, Religion and Spirituality
Format: Clothing
The dink is made out of red felt with a white button on top. The button is made out of metal which has "Dickinson College Freshman", along with the old college seal and on a piece of paper in the middle "Jim Pritchard" is written.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00858
Location: Reading Room 1 (housed with AC 00851, AC 00859, and AC 00860)
Subject: Student Life, Freshman Beanies, Dink, Nametag
Format: Clothing, Hats, Pins/Buttons, Textiles
Wooden trophy topped with chess piece and inscribed with league title and winners; Dickinson won in 1968 and 1971.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00128
Location: Shelf 15
Subject: Student Life, Trophy
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Cotton, orange, long sleeve shirt with "Emerging Leaders Retreat, Dickinson College 2015, Blazing a Trail" printed on the the back.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00820
Location: Shelf 18 (housed with AC 00819)
Subject: Emerging Leaders Retreat, Student Life, T-shirt
Format: Clothing
Navy blue t-shirt with yellow lettering produced for Emerging Leaders Retreat in 1998.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00038
Location: Shelf 9 (housed with 00033-00041)
Subject: Student Leadership, T-shirt, Student Life
Format: Clothing
White T-shirt produced for the Emerging Leaders Retreat in 2000.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00039
Location: Shelf 9 (housed with 00033-00041, 00467)
Subject: Student Leadership, T-shirt, Student Life
Format: Clothing
White t-shirt from first English 404 senior experience as part of new English major. Printed with quotes about writing.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00503
Location: Shelf 16 (housed with AC 00499, 00500, 00502)
Subject: T-shirt, Student Life
Format: Clothing
A piece of cardboard, with a ribbon for hanging, with the name Marilyn Detweiler in big letters. There is also a small picture of a Dickinson pennant. Marilyn wore this sign as a first-year student.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00935
Location: Shelf 25
Subject: Sign, Student Life
Format: Ephemera
A red felt Freshman Beanie ("dink") with "71" on the back in white and a Dickinson College Name Tag with the name "Michael Trachtman" typed in black under the college seal and "Dickinson College" in red. Trachtman is a member of the Class of 1971.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00453
Location: Shelf 18 (housed with AC 00451, 00452)
Subject: Dink, Nametag, Student Life
Format: Hats, Pins/Buttons
William Freeman's (Class of 1960) dink from his freshman year in 1956. Wool, with a few holes around the seams, size 7.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00921
Location: Reading Room 7
Subject: Student Life, Dink, Freshman Beanies, College Traditions
Format: Hats
All red, cotton dink.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00825
Location: Shelf 20 (housed with AC 00825)
Subject: Dink, Student Life, Freshman Beanies
Format: Hats
A light blue T-Shirt, size large, with black text on the upper left corner of the chest that reads "HOME GROWN, CAMPUS ACTIVITIES BOARD, Dickinson College, April 30, 2003". On the back "STAFF" is printed in black.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00806
Location: Shelf 10 (housed with AC 00803-00805, 00807-00810)
Subject: T-shirt, Student Life
Format: Clothing
Red vinyl ID holder with red lettering given out during student orientation.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00748
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00746-AC 00750)
Subject: Orientation, ID Card, Wallet, Student Life
Format: Miscellaneous
A red T-shirt, size large, with a white and black design on the front featuring six different sports balls and the text "DICKINSON Intramural Champion '03-'04".
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00804
Location: Shelf 10 (housed with AC 00803, AC 00805-00810)
Subject: T-shirt, Student Life
Format: Clothing
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