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.
Following "generally obnoxious drunken behavior" on Saturday March 24, 1967, College President Rubendall, and Deans Pease and James ruled that "due to the disturbance in the dining hall at dinner Saturday, all 10 fraternities were to be placed on social probation." In response, Student Senate President Mike Della Vecchia suggested to Dean James that a Senate representative and IFC meet with the ten fraternity presidents to "determine the nature and degree of the disturbance", a suggestion Dean James agreed to.
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.
An informal all-College dance was held in the Alumni gymnasium on President George Washington's birthday on February 22, 1947. Admission was sixty cents per couple.
in 1966, the Ford Foundation awarded Dickinson College a $2,000,000 "challenge grant" to help the institution "reach new peaks of excellence."
Springfest was also held on the same weekend as Siblings Weekend. The events started on Friday with a concert in ATS. The band "Peace of Mind" performed their reggae music for the college community. On Saturday, the students were able to eat breakfast and watch cartoons in the Snar. Later that day, the traditional picnic was held on Morgan Field where students and siblings could participate in certain events together. That evening a "beach party" was hosted in the newly opened Lumberyard which concluded the array of events for the whole weekend.
The Lumberyard facilities on campus opened on Sunday, April 23rd. President A. Lee Fritschler and junior Laura Spindler, the president of Student Senate, opened the facilities by cutting the ribbon. The space became the multi-purpose place on campus, hosting a variety of social activities.
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, called "Anything Goes", started at 4 p.m. The weekend long event ended on Saturday evening with a sock-hop dance from 9 to 12 p.m. in ATS. The dance had two events: a dance competition as well as a costume competition.
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 partake in the fun. The lack of alcohol at the event showed how serious Panhel and other organizations on campus were to following the new alcohol regulations and to providing events that all could participate in. Many deemed this event a successful and fun night.
Kappa Kappa Gamma joined Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Delta Epsilon, and Deltu Nu to become the fourth sorority at Dickinson. It was a colony for a semester and became a full chapter on February 1, 1979.
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 Pennsylvania.
The Freshman class was the winner in the annual Tug-O-War competition against the Sophomores. The competition could have went to either class as the competition time concluded, but the judges decided in a secret session that the Freshmen were victorious.
A smoker was held by the Press club in the Alpha Chi Rho house. In special attendance was Doctors Leon Cushing Prince and Wilbur Harrington Norcross, Doctor James Henry Morgan who gave fatherly advice, and Mr Dean Hoffman, editor of the Harissburg Patriot-News, who gave helpful criticism. Hoffman contributed to a discussion of the welfare of the Dickinsonian and to college publicity.
The Sophomore class was the winner in the annual Tug-O-War competition against the Freshman. As a result the freshman had to wear their 'dinks' during the remainder of the year.
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 of the Allegheny College chapter of Phi Delta Theta and a Dickinson student. The Allegheny student received treatment for a severe bite wound at Carlisle hospital.
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.
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. The organization and their potential political ties created some questioning from Dickinson's community.
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, all began recruitment for the fraternity on campus in the spring of 1987.
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 Fest was a pie throwing contest where students got to throw pies at members of the Raven Claw's Society and the Wheel & Chain Society. The band, Surrender, also played during the festival.
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 policy also required that the group would have to obtain permission to host the event from the Head Resident or Resident Advisor in the area. A restriction on times of the social events was also a part of this policy.
The Epsilon Chapter of Phi Kappa Sigma had their charter revoked on August 30th, 1984 due by the national Phi Kappa Sigma organization.
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 organization felt the programs were a success. The group, which advocates responsible drinking on college campuses, opened the week's activities with a general information table in the HUB. Following events included film showings, lectures and workshops with Dr.
The Mohler Scientific Club held its first meeting in the Mohler's recitation room, Dr. Ernest Albert Vuilleumier spoke on the "phenomena accompanying the electrical deposition of metals."
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.
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 Republicans on campus.