Entries drawn from the college history timeline
17 members of the student organization Skull and Key, known commonly as the "Black Hats", received suspensions in May 1981 for the fall semester as punishment for throwing a beer keg through the windows of four fraternity houses on April 17th. College officials modified their decision after an...
Kappa Alpha Theta's 101st chapter, and Dickinson's fifth sorority arrived on campus. The creation of the Kappa Alpha Theta chapter came from a decision by unaffiliated upperclass Dickinsonian women, who created a special council designed to invite a national sorority to campus. The resulting...
The newly formed college democratic group held its first meeting. The group is affiliated with the National Organization of College Democrats, but was still in the process of receiving an official Dickinson charter. The organization was created in response to the feeling of a predominance of...
The 1983 student Senate election concluded with Bill Sapoch elected to President, Kurt Krauss elected to Vice President, and Pete Dahlin elected to Treasurer. The voter turnout was at fifty percent.
Alpha Chi Rho fraternity was re-issued its charter and reinstated by the College after a one year suspension due to a pledging incident that took place in April 1982. The fraternity spent the interim making renovations on their house and pledged to become more service oriented.
BACCHUS (Boosting Alcohol Consciousness Concerning the Health of University Students) hosted an alcohol awareness week entitled "Truth About Spirits", in cooperation with Alcohol Education, starting Thursday, November 3rd, 1983. Although attendance was weak for several of the week's events, the...
Beta Theta Pi fraternity raised over $2,000 for the Tri-County Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (M.A.D.D.) through a 24-hour pole-sitting marathon. Five brothers of the fraternity, Brian Latimer, Steve Werner, Ray Marsh, Sachin Jogal, and Dave Markay braved the elements to stay atop the...
On the morning of Saturday, March 3, 1984, three altercations took place involving visiting members of Phi Delta Theta chapters, Dickinson students, and Campus Police. All three incidents occurred within the hours of 12 and 3 am, with the most serious incident involving a fight between a member...
Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity was notified that, beginning next fall, the College will not renew its lease for at least two years. Leonard Goldberg, Dean of Educational Services, recommended that action because the fraternity failed to make improvements in regards to cleanliness and damage to the...
The Epsilon Chapter of Phi Kappa Sigma had their charter revoked on August 30th, 1984 due by the national Phi Kappa Sigma organization.
Four brothers of Beta Theta Pi spent twenty-four hours sitting on poles in order to fund raise for the Carlisle Local Action Center (C.L.A.C.). The organization provided food for needy citizens, recreation and activities for underprivileged youth, and jobs for senior citizens and teenagers. With...
Elections for Student Senate officer positions were held on Wednesday, February 27th. Junior Dean Kremer was elected president, sophomore Ellen Poris elected vice president, and sophomore Ted Martin elected treasurer. Kremer emphasized the All-College Committee elections, resolving noise policy...
Bacchus sponsored a "Don't Drink and Drive, Spring Break '85" alcohol education week from March 7-15. Throughout the week, Bacchus stationed a table in the Holland Union Building basement distributing literature about alcohol awareness, as well as selling tickets for a dream date raffle. The...
The Social Violations Hearing Board found the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity guilty of hazing and imposed sanctions, which barred the group from hosting any social events through the fall 1985 semester, banned participation in Greek Week, and included a $3,000 fine that had to be paid by raising money...
The Dickinson College Chapter of Amnesty International held its first meeting after a semester of inactivity on Thursday, April 4. According to the club's public relations officer, Carolyn Herbner, the club failed last semester due to a lack of student and financial support from the college...
Panhellenic and Inter-Fraternity Council combined efforts to put on Greek Week, with most of the money benefiting United Way, or other local charities. The week kicked off with a hot air balloon on the baseball field, with the goal of giving rides for $1, but weather did not permit the balloon...
Fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon implemented policies of "Dry Rush", requiring proof of age at the bar. Ed Paulis, President of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, stated "Our national has suggested these policies before we have an option whether we want to do this or not, but we decided to experiment with a "...
Almost 900 students, along with 25 faculty and staff members participated in Oxfam America's "Thirteenths Fast for a World Harvest". A contribution of over four dollars for each participant was made to Oxfam America. The Dickinson community participated in the fast along with college campuses...
A new policy regarding drinking and parties on campus began during the academic year of 1987-1988. The policy required that any group hosting a social event had to submit a Registration Form, 48 hours in advance, registering the social event with the director of Residential Life, Marty Redman....
The Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, after being suspended in 1984, returned during the fall 1987 semester. Simon Nash, former assistant director of the national Phi Kappa Sigma organization, Ron Siggs, the former executive director of Phi Kappa Sigma, and Jack Howell, the former chapter advisor,...
Fall Fest, a celebration at Dickinson of the fall season and semester, began on Friday, September 18th, 1987 and continued into the Saturday of that weekend. The theme, planned by Tracey Kline and Marty Nebel, students at Dickinson, was Oktoberfest. One of the events that was held at the Fall...
Oxfam, an organization that promotes peace and the development of areas around the world, hosted their Fast for a World Harvest Day, where Dickinson students were asked to fast for the entire day of November 19th. Proceeds went to the Oxfam fund to help those in need of food and other resources...
On April 16th, Pi Beta Phi and Kappa Sigma hosted their annual volleyball tournament. The tournament, which began at 11 a.m. and continued until Sunday at 11 a.m., raised money for the Cancer Research Institute. The allocation of the funds was limited to helping those with cancer in the state of...
Midnite Madness, hosted by Panhel with the help of BACCHUS and CAB, was hosted on Morgan field on September 17th. The event had a D.J., Charles Gruenberg, who played good mixture of music for the students who attended. Any students, faculty, and community members of the College could attend and...
Formerly known as "Fall Fest", "Blast from the Past" was hosted by CAB. The event began on Friday, October 7th and started with a Lip Sync concert in ATS at 10 p.m. On Saturday, from 3 -5 pm, there was a tye-dyeing workshop on Morgan field. Next, a game of out-of-the-ordinary relay races,...
