One of the student delegates that attended the conference, Moorad Mooradian, described the accomplishments of the Second West Point Conference on United States Affairs at the Military Academy. The conference was sponsored by the Academy at West Point and the Carnegie foundation. According to...

On the first Saturday night of "Rushing" in September 1953, Phi Delta Theta Pennsylvania Epsilon held their "Early Autumn Dance." The decorative theme was multicolored Fall leaves and trees, and even featured a waterfall in the living room with real running water. 

The Student Senate Elections Committee used voting machines, which were on loan from the Borough of Carlisle, for the first time in the class elections held in South College on November 13. The Dickinsonian reported that Elections Committee chair Carolyn Gourley (Class of 1959)...

The Interfraternity Council held the first social function of the 1959-1960 academic year, which consisted of a jazz concert as well as a dance.

During their meeting, the female student contingent of the Social Rules Evaluation Committee (SERC) discussed alcohol usage on campus. They agreed that alcohol consumption should only occur in fraternity houses and during their functions.  

On Friday, October 20, 1961, the first all-college Military Ball of the school year was held with a Civil War theme. The festivities started at 9 PM and began with the introduction of senior officers and crowning of the "Little Colonel." Nominees for the "Little Colonel" included Barbara Duval (...

An outbreak of viral respiratory infections sent a record of over 1,000 students to the Health Service since the end of Semester break at the beginning of February 1967.

Night Owl, a nighttime telephone service for members of the Dickinson community in need of a listening ear or advice, began running on November 1, 1970.  The college counselor, Dr. Howard Figler, trained the Dickinson students who answered the calls.

This year's Homecoming program included a concert featuring the bands Seatrain and Grin, a Clambake and Chicken Barbeque, various lunches and dinners, the crowning of the Homecoming Queen, a football game against Franklin and Marshall, and the return of the Mermaid, which was kidnapped by a...

The Student Senate officially approved two new organizations at Dickinson. The first of these was a Rugby Football team which was scheduled to play no less than four games. The second was the Carlisle Consumer Protections...

The spring semester's Parent's Weekend included scientific and sociological symposia, sports, and dramatic productions. The weekend started off with the Father's Golf Tournament at the Cumberland Golf Course. The Mermaid Players presented Rule a Wife and Have a Wife in Mathers Theatre...

The Congress of African Students presented a three day Black Arts Festival.  Events included a lecture on Ghana, a talent show, and a gospel choir.