Student Life (1955,1956)

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Student Life (1955-1956)

Programs for 1955-1956 included the Traveling Troubadours, Homecoming Variety Show, Homecoming Game, Homecoming Dance, Religion in Life Week, The Messiah Concert with the Air Force Band and the Singing Sergeants, Winter Carnival, Career Conference, Panhellenic Sing, I.F.C. Sing, May Day, Panhellenic Assembly and Social Hour, Women's Sports tea, Big Sisters Nosebag Lunch, Old Men Munch Hour, Panhellenic Post Office in Woodhull House and Fraternity Rotation Parties. 1955-56 Student Handbook

The Colonial Program Series was sponsored by the Student Council. The programs were held throughout the year in Lisner Auditorium free of charge. 1955-1956 Student Handbook

All Student Activities were directly sponsored and controlled by the Student Council. In carrying out its duty of coordinating, regulating and supervising all student activities except intercollegiate and intramural athletics, the Council discussed plans for the entire year, Homecoming, Career Conference and the new Campus Combo. The Judicial Branch of the Student Government was the Student Life Committee, composed of five faculty members and six students selected by President Cloyd Heck Marvin. Traditionally three members were Hatchet editors, Presidents of Mortar Board, ODK, IFC Pan Hel, and the Student Council. Engineers council was made up of members from the fraternities and societies of the School of Engineering. The Pharmacy Council, started in 1953-1954, coordinated social and academic activities of the School of Pharmacy. Every law student was a member of the Student Bar Association. The function of the SBA was to preserve the high standards of the University Law School. 1955-1956 Student Handbook

In the language of the campus, a "Greek" is a man or woman who belongs to a fraternity or sorority. At the University there are 14 fraternities and 11 sororities. At the university each fraternity has a chapter house, while the sororities have apartments on the campus. Mortar Board was the national senior women's honorary. Mortar Board members were chosen on the basis of scholarship, leadership, and service to the University. The Phi Beta Kappa: Alpha chapter in DC was formed in 1938. 1955-1956 Student Handbook

The 1957 student handbook informed students: "By way of getting acquainted and until we talk to you personally, there are a couple of things which we would like for you to know which may help you to understand us. First, then, we have good reason to believe that our students are more mature than most students at other universities. Out of this and other beliefs has grown our traditional practice of treating you from the start as men and women, not as boys and girls. This throws much more responsibility on you and it may come as a shock if you are just out of high school, but we think you will like it and grow with it."

"Second, we believe that you will find in our academic offerings just about everything you have hoped for in terms of helping yourself grow in the world of ideas and the world of fact. For growth in the world of people, we believe you will find your greatest resource in the activities presented in this book, activities planned and operated by your fellow students. We hope you will take part in these activities, very sparingly indeed during your first semester here, so you may make the most of your time to making your grades; by your second semester you will be in a position to know how much time you can give to activities. We want to help you in any way you feel we can help. We will be happy to see you individually and personally."

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Date Added to Encyclopedia: December 21, 2006
Prepared by: G. David Anderson, University Archivist and Historian

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