Sorority Ban Protest | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Sorority Ban Protest

Sorority Ban Protest | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
A long, orderly line of student sorority and fraternity members carrying umbrellas and marching in pairs to protest of the decision to ban the Delta Gamma sorority from the UW-Madison campus. Protestors walked up "Fraternity Row" on Langdon Street, up Bascom Hill, past Bascom Hall where they were met by Dean of Students, LeRoy Luberg, who was presented with a protest resolution by Robert Jennings, President of the Wisconsin Intrafraternity Association. The group of about 2,000 then walked back down the hill and back to Langdon Street. The decision to ban the sorority came after the national sorority suspended the Beloit chapter for pledging Patricia Hamilton, an African-American woman from Madison.
DESCRIPTION
A long, orderly line of student sorority and fraternity members carrying umbrellas and marching in pairs to protest of the decision to ban the Delta Gamma sorority from the UW-Madison campus. Protestors walked up "Fraternity Row" on Langdon Street, up Bascom Hill, past Bascom Hall where they were met by Dean of Students, LeRoy Luberg, who was presented with a protest resolution by Robert Jennings, President of the Wisconsin Intrafraternity Association. The group of about 2,000 then walked back down the hill and back to Langdon Street. The decision to ban the sorority came after the national sorority suspended the Beloit chapter for pledging Patricia Hamilton, an African-American woman from Madison.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:136875
Creation Date: 10 04 1962
Creator Name:Stein, Edwin
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Edwin Stein negatives and photographs, 1952-1965
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:PH 2709.1701B
Original Dimensions:35mm
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Published in Wisconsin State Journal October 5, 1962.
SUBJECTS
Umbrellas
Sidewalks
University of Wisconsin
Outdoor photography
Demonstrations
Race relations
Associations, institutions, etc.
Greek letter societies
Trees
Clothing and dress
Coats

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