Alpha Chi Rho Tie Pin, c.1925

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00866
Location
Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00863, AC 00864, AC 00865, AC 00867, AC 00868, and AC 00869)

The pin has white stones (unclear whether they are precious stones) are made in the shape of a shepherd's crook and the red stones (unclear whether they are precious stones) an in the shape of an "X" - to the left of the "X" is a hand which is extended and to the right of the "X" is a torch.  Engraved on the back of the tie pin is "Clayton F. Pritchard '25".

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Alpha Chi Rho Tie Pin, c.1953

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00865
Location
Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00863, AC 00864, AC 00866, AC 00867, AC 00868, and AC 00869)

The pin has white stones (unclear whether they are precious stones) are made in the shape of a shepherd's crook and the red stones in the shape of an "X" - to the left of the "X" is a hand which is extended and to the right of the "X" is a torch.  Attached to the chain is the Greek letters for Alpha Chi Rho and engraved on the back of the tie pin is "James Lewis Pritchard '53".

Alpha Chi Rho Button, c.1950

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00863
Location
Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00864, AC 00865, AC 00866, AC 00867, AC 00868, and AC 00869)

This Alpha Chi Rho fraternity button has a white background with "Crows" written in red lettering.

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Alpha Chi Rho Baseball Cap, c.1955

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00860
Location
Reading Room 1 (housed with AC 00851, AC 00858, and AC 00859)

James Lewis Pritchard's (Class of 1953) Alpha Chi Rho hat is made of white polyester in the front with "AXP" in maroon lettering.  There is white mesh surrounding the white polyester.

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Alpha Chi Rho Beer Stein, 1959

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00837
Location
Shelf 14 (housed with AC 00829, AC 00830, AC 00831, AC 00832, AC 00833, AC 00836, AC 00838)

Ceramic beer stein with Alpha Chi Rho fraternity's symbol on the front and 'Dickinson College' printed on the top. '1959' printed in the middle through the symbol.  Belonged to George Kessler Livezey III (Class of 1959). 

Alpha Chi Rho Formal Fans, 1952 and 1957

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00523
Location
Shelf 18 (housed with AC 00522-00527)

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.

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All-College Champions Intramural Plaque, 1965-1976

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00650
Location
Shelf 17 (housed with AC 00651)

A plaque for the Dickinson College All-College Champions Intramurals featuring golden name plates with the names of the winning teams from the year 1965-1976. "Dickinson College Intramurals All-College Champions" engraved in the middle name plate. 

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Alpha Chi Rho Jacket, c.1950

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00703
Location
Shelf 9 (housed with AC 00702)

Maroon canvas jacket with "AXP" and "Alpha Chi Rho" stitched in white on the left front breast, "Dickinson" stitched in white on the back.

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Alpha Chi Rho Wool Socks, c.1950

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00443
Location
Shelf 2 (housed with AC 00432 - AC 00436, AC 00443, AC 00459, AC 00470)

Burgundy knit wool socks with Alpha Chi Rho letters in white wool, made for Lewis Gobrecht, class of 1955.

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Lewis Gobrecht's Freshman Beanie and Sign, 1951

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00436
Location
Shelf 2 (housed with AC 00432-00436, AC 00443, AC 00459, AC 00470)

Red felt “dink” beanie, and a brown cardboard sign worn by Lewis Gobrecht '55 as a freshman at Dickinson College in 1951. The front of the sign reads "Lewis D. Gobrecht" in large red letters and "AXP" penciled in smaller letters, with a list of names on the back written in pencil, likely the names of the other members of the Alpha Chi Rho pledge class.

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