Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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n I i liont row: b. webb, g. smith, w. gorin, j. dcrvis, h. strachan, g. hecrton, c. bonnier, second row: j. button, r. rosser, h. meyers, a. rake, j. dark, k. roberts, 1. handley, j. mcnulty, d. dulles, b. hicks, back row: b. beattie, j. hormel, w. reymond, r. heacock, r. stever, s! pitkin, d. mckinley, b. shepord, g. bentley, s. hoyes, j. hill, b. brogden m rich Icmx and ken roberts preside in ' 54- ' 55 women finally admitted to the lodges . . . what a rush season! — thanks to coop . . . especially monte carlo . . . those poker parties weren ' t bad either . . . spe- cial get-togethers in media, courtesy of the legion . . . basement beautified by bentley and CO . . . formats at springfield country club . . . what a change to get off the cam- pus . . . inter-fraternity sports — well, we tried . . . anyhow, lots of phis are honors students . . . who writes the jokes into stra- chan ' s minutes, anyhow? . . . wild and woolly meetings . . . chug, chug, chug . . . sudd en rash of sisters at beginning of year . . . constant demand by house committee for more couches . . . greatest i.f. formal Phi Delta Theta (pagan debauche) in years . . . star- studded skits . . . acquisition of gorin and hill brought about creation of famed com- bo . . . suppers at strath haven with alum- ni .. . visits from the national — look sharp . . . s.b.d. . . . the plot to take over e sec- tion . . . jox beattie, davis, handley, heaton, laux, roberts on all-phi teams . . . who says the lodge is a den of iniquity? . . . why doesn ' t anyone sign up for clean-up? . . . the year of the famed spragg party . . . how about paying dues, boys? . . . weekly serenades . . . monthly blasts . . . week- end at the shore . . . convention year . . . phi delta theta for i. • w« 22 m. elder, h. strachan

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g. rosenblatt, j. Starr r. kipp, w. perloff resnik p. resnick, Kappa Sigma quality not quantity . . . anyone want to repaint the house? . . . who ' s got the scotch tope? . . . there go the decorations again . . . you can always get a sister to do it for you . . . where did we hide the free cigar- ettes? . . . who ate the rest of the food? . . . what ' s that bulge under his coat? . . . the worst damn actors in the college ... a flag and a spotlight for every party . . . who ' ll bring the phonograph? . . . new records, please . . . that ' s the front door, they built the tennis courts later . . . woody forgot the cups . . . feel free, come back again . . . clean up time . . . get the pledges to do it . . . kipp ' s annual expedition for the Christ- mas free . . . that traditional Christmas party . . . informality, unity, fraternity. front row: c. baker, s. rubin, h. todd, j. wood, second row: B. lloyd, d. shepord, o. wright, g. rosenblatt, b. perloif. back row: c. lattes, d. kipp, c. reynolds, i. geiger, c. hurst, p. resnick, g. swope 21

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r. fisher, v. mccabe. c. sperry. Phi Kappa Psi the first house in the row along the tracks . . . meetings, parties, informal hin and studying of the brothers and their dates . . . tuesday night at five minutes past zero hour the commons commandoes move to the beachhead of the benches . . . unity usually emerges from much discussion: how much will it cost? ; we haven ' t got it! . . . why aren ' t they all in? . . . the shadow of the national organization lurks in the back- ground . . . party, party . . . fun and frolic . . . the sentimentalists make the place jump . . . mazes and music . . . punch and cake . . . darts and ping pong . . . nelson ' s skits add some spice . . . popcorn and cha- rades . . . 5 - 7, 7 - ?, chug - a - lug the coke . . . music from the ceiling . . . decorating is as much fun as the party . . . it ' s 25 min- utes after! ... a jaunt to the shore in the spring . . . sun and sand everywhere . . . cozy fire . . . uninvited guests who helped themselves . . . refreshing dips and ex- hausting games . . . bridge on the beach . . . who ' s got the bottle — of noxema? . . . where ' s boog? . . . the annual vic- tory party ... a blast . . . two bands and too many . . . the monkeys swing from the roof ... to the lodge after the movies . . . bless that bulb snatcher . . . soft music and a low lire . . . the place of pinnings. front row: s. ha, r. fisher, f. james, b. kroon, b. ken- nedy, v. mccabe. second row: r. horns, d. morrow, 1. shane, p. jomes, j. ochroch, r. merin, g. van hart, c. mcmurtrie. bacJc row: p. osborne, b. scott, b. jones, c. sperry, b. sloan, b. borr, 1. schilling, b. nelson, w. chapman