Sororities

Professor Marvin Minsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) receives the Priestley Award and gives a lecture on artificial intelligence. Dickinson moves to improve its financial aid program with the newly conceived Grant Guarantee Plan. Article discusses fraternities and sororities and the issues surrounding binge drinking. The Flexboard Meal Plan is offered to students for the first time. Dickinson Football defeats Susquehanna.

Professor H.M. Stephens '92 passes away after a short bout with a serious illness; Professor Edward Mutch is hired to fill the position left vacant by his death. Belles Lettres wins the annual Inter-Society Debate. The All-College banquet is scheduled for February 22, its admission price set at fifty cents. Sorority rushing begins.

Three minority Greek organizations inquire about possibly gaining chapters at Dickinson. These organizations include Kappa Alpha Psi, Sigma Lambda Beta and Delta Sigma Theta. Once again, the applicant pool for admissions reaches a record high and the acceptance rate drops to 42%, making Dickinson more elite. The Zatae Longsdorff Center for Women donates over 25 years' worth of documents to the college archives, extending the college's collection of materials relating to women's history at the school. Kappa Alpha Theta and Multi-Organizational Board host a benefit concert.

A record-breaking 143 sophomore girls sign up to rush sororities. The newly-formed Paintball Club seeks funding while clashing with public safety over having paintball guns on campus and whether or not they can be considered weapons. Spectrum, after receiving 100 new signatures at activities night, retains over 60 members, a number 15 times greater than it was in 1992.

President Corson addresses the 556-strong student body at Convocation. Belles Lettres announces that it will publish the Hornbook for the first time since 1934. Three foreign students (one Chinese, one French, and one German) are unable to come to Dickinson on schedule or at all, and another is unable to return home to France during the summer due to the escalation of World War II. The Dickinsonian, meanwhile, runs a poll whose results suggest that most students oppose U.S. involvement in the war effort and agree that the Allies will ultimately win.

Presidential candidate, William D. Upshaw, speaks to student body in Bosler Hall. The Debate Team, to begin try-outs shortly, has gotten the topics to be debated this season from Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Debating Association. The Board approved the purchase of the Mooreland Estate. The English Department has decided to support the publication of a student literary magazine. Governor Gifford Pinchot decides to celebrate the 200th anniversary of John Dickinson's birth on November 8th.

Fraternities, sororities, honorary societies, several classes, and the Athletic Association have plans for several social events to be held in the coming months, including many dances by popular demand. The Microcosm adds a feature on women's athletics for the 1932 issue of the yearbook, a novelty. Congressman Robert Rich, Dickinson class of 1907, tells Congress to adjourn on account of his constituents being afraid of the United States Congress. The oldest living Dickinson alumni, Alexander Smead, dies after a colorful life in military service.

The Debate Team will end the season with a debate later in the week. The golf team loses to Johns Hopkins. The Dramatic Club begins try-outs for the play “Lady Windermere’s Fan.” The tennis team loses to Bucknell. Forty new books are added to the library. Wheel and Chain taps nine new members. The Men’s Glee Club gives a concert. The Women’s Athletic Association elects new officers. Sororities hold their spring elections. The Greek Club spoke about Greece and the Christian Church. The Junior swimmers on the Women’s swim team placed first in a meet.

Robert L. Myers gives a talk on the newly enacted Social Security Act and unemployment in the country. After buying the adjacent properties, Dickinson plans to enlarge Biddle Field. The Debate Team schedule is posted. Fraternities and Sororities induct new members. In an effort to make peace between the two schools, an article suggests that Gettysburg students be allowed to attend Dickinson’s Junior Prom. The French Club holds a Winter Tea Dance. The Social Service Club works on mending books for a Salvation Army library.

The approaching end of the Pan Hellenic week will feature the annual Doll Dance. A talk open to members of the Mary Dickinson Club and women students will be given by Dorothy Kenyon, speaker for the Mary Dickinson Day Chapel, titled "Women and Outer Space." Following incidents dubbed the "Egg Battle" - during which several men raided rival fraternity houses, threw eggs at the outside of the women's dorm and shouted "uncomplimentary expressions" - eleven men have turned themselves and been penalized by the Senate-Faculty Judiciary Committee.

The Union Philosophical Society passes a resolution that allows for the admittance of women for the first time in their 160-year history; they also shift the nature of their discussions from national and international issues to campus-specific topics. The Dickinsonian adds a new column, Brevity, and the position of Sports Editor to their executive board.

Dickinson hosts students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Lt. Joseph Fazio to be interim director of Public Safety. Death Cab for Cutie to make their Dickinson Debut. Despite decrease in numbers, Sororities cheer on. Residential Life dispels rumors about negative changes to housing.

This issue consists of articles on Sorority Rushing. Fiberglass Finding Nemo shark replica becomes a permanent campus fixture. Student Life becomes an independent division in an effort to more effectively serve students. Photographs on Fall Fest 2004. Hunger 2 Hope organization combines the efforts of the Dickinson and Carlisle communities to work for global change. Information on Dance Theater Group's upcoming auditions for their Fall production. Reflective letter on Michael Moore's public lecture.

Third Annual Black Student Union Conference took place on campus. Accreditation of College is reviewed in preparation for Middle States Evaluation. Role of Sororities on campus is discussed. Senate Auxiliary Enterprises and Grievances Committee works to improve things on campus. Discussions begin about transforming old gym into a Creative Arts Center. New band on campus, The Instigators, are reviewed positively. The Omicron Chapter of Sigma Chi wins the Peterson Significant Chapter Award.

The college adds a fifth sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, after almost a year of discussion on whether or not to add another sorority. Once again the college faces over-enrollment, but Admissions director Larry Mench proclaims that due to room adjustments there will be no artificial crowding. The new Arts Center is set to open six months early and will open with a Dickinson Arts Award show. The Washington Redskins have held their twentieth training camp at Dickinson this past summer.

Anonymous editors of the "Sheer Height Report," which is a play off of a real report called "Shere Hite," give an inaccurate study of Dickinson, poking fun at various topics such as senate budget, GLAD, the Greek system and housing. George Carlin, a well-know comedian, performed at the Kline with mixed reviews. A student comments upon Women's Studies and how unfocused they feel the major is through its lack of a distinctive methodology.

Controversy surrounds the Finance Committee's budget for the fraternities and sororities for the 1988-89 school year, and several anonymous threatening letters were sent to members of the Finance Committee. Beta Theta Pi reversed their decision to withdraw from the Inter-Fraternity Council due to conflicts between the fraternity and the council, among other reasons. Freshman Dennis Albertson established a "national service fraternity" called Alpha Phi Omega and will be co-ed and open to both Greeks and Independents.

Rumors arise at the College that Greek life is being removed due to other nearby colleges' removal of fraternities and sororities. GLAD (Gays and Lesbians at Dickinson) was recently formed at the College to provide support groups for "gays and lesbians and [to] educat[e] the college and community about homosexuality." The Fishing Club at Dickinson also was newly formed this year and go fishing in various places throughout Cumberland County. A student delves into what makes the Arts House so special and finds that students that live there enjoy the sense of community and belonging.

Students push for an Environmental Science major, but due to curriculum issues, it will not be offered at this time. The FBI have been searching United States libraries for potential Soviet agents. Members of the College community show disapproval over the sorority rush process, which some feel is too short and do not like how it is conducted. Stephanie D'Alessandro has created an entire exhibit in the Trout Gallery called, "An American View: From the Country to the City" about her experience of a semester in Bologna.

Tri-Delta or Delta Delta Delta has become Dickinson's sixth sorority. A group of academic professionals, headed by Nancy Mellerski, are set to examine the College's investments. BACCHUS (Boost Alcohol Consciousness Concerning the Health of University Students) is sponsoring Alcohol Awareness Week as part of a nationwide event. Beta Theta Pi's fraternity pole-sits for charity, Alpha Chi Rho raises money for Big-Little through a picnic and Kappa Alpha Theta raised funds for the American Cancer Society.

The Pew Memorial Trust is source of a recent grant that the College secured to help expand the College's computer system. The Panhellenic Council met last week to approve the formation of a fifth sorority. Boxers Ron Sing and Larry Russo will compete in the Eastern Conference Boxing Championship. In the Middle Atlantic Conference championship, the men's swim team took third place and the women's swim team took seventh. Oscar Leon wins a title in a table tennis tournament.

The Kline Center, which has been open for four semesters, is undergoing maintenance for various areas that are damaged due to design problems. The Metzger Series, aimed at introducing Dickinson women to successful female alumnae, since it is considered that there are few female role models on campus. Dave Freysinger, a senior basketball player, is twelve points away from breaking the College's all-time scoring record. An article discusses the pros and cons of sorority life. The College added a new sports organization, Women's Squash Club.

Students react to an "anti-Greek" letter called "Stop the Violence." A new Dining Service system was installed, which allowed upperclassmen to use an express lane to get their meals. Students perform a dramatic reading of John Updike's "Buchanan Dying." Two new Russian professors, Valentina Kratsova and Natalya Vikhilaeva, arrive at Dickinson and talk about struggles in Moscow. The football season starts off with a major win over St. Francis.

In this edition, the school guarantees that there will be no housing shortage this year since four new houses have been leased on West Louther and Church Street. A rising interest in sororities caused a fourth sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma, to be established on campus. Gaylor Barham, the minority affairs counselor, unexpectedly resigned from the College. The College's Mermaid that sits atop Old West's cupola has been permanently removed to the May Morris room and replaced with a replica.

In this edition, thirty-five students are without rooms for the next year, despite Associate Dean for Residential Services Bruce Wall who feels that there will not be tripled doubles. A Dickinson survey shows that about 72% of the students smoke marijuana or have tried it. Students debate the pros and cons of the Nisbet Scholar program. "The Dickinsonian" reviews the academic year and looks at coed housing, overenrollment, tenure, social alternatives and Greek life. The College Athletic Department has been suffering due to part-time coaching.