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University of Wisconsin Prom Queen Rally

Date: 01 12 1954
Description: Four sorority sisters performing an Indian "war dance" on behalf of their candidate for prom queen, Doris Sickert from Wauwatosa, at the rally at the Memor...
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University of Wisconsin Prom Queen Rally

Date: 01 12 1954
Description: Prom queen candidate Jean Riley of Green Bay (a.k.a. "Calamity Jean") appearing with two "bashful cowhands," who are singing on her behalf at the rally in ...
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Panhellenic Ball

Date: 02 26 1954
Description: Chatting at the Panhellenic Ball in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union are sorority housemothers. Seated are Mrs. Ruth Gauchat, Mrs. Nyla Lowell, Mrs. Ke...
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Panhellenic Ball

Date: 02 26 1954
Description: Looking at the windmill decoration at the Panhellenic Ball in Memorial Union's Great Hall are (left to right): Thomas Murphy (general chairman of the ball)...
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Panhellenic Ball

Date: 02 26 1954
Description: Walking up the steps toward Great Hall in Memorial Union at the ball are Kenneth Decker and Joyce Raymond.
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Delta Tau Delta's Christmas Party

Date: 12 1954
Description: Al Sitniek, wearing a Santa Claus mask and costume, is crowded by black and white children at a Christmas party. The event was organized for children of th...
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Delta Tau Delta's Christmas Party

Date: 12 1954
Description: Fraternity member, Ted Stowe, playing piano as black and white children sing along at the Christmas party for the children of the South Side Community Cent...
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Delta Tau Delta's Christmas Party

Date: 12 1954
Description: Charlene Bainbrough and Kathy Daly eating ice cream at Delta Tau Delta's Christmas party for children of the South Side Community Center.
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Delta Tau Delta's Christmas Party

Date: 12 1954
Description: Fraternity member, James Slone, smiling and holding a tray of hot beverages while his fraternity's housemother, Mrs. Dorothy Lambert, is leaning her arm an...
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Madison Alumnae Panhellenic Council Tea

Date: 08 1955
Description: Harriet Irwin, a high school graduating senior, opening her invitation to the tea sponsored by the Madison Alumnae Panhellenic Council.
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Madison Alumnae Panhellenic Council Tea

Date: 08 1955
Description: Three University of Wisconsin students looking over the booklet "Rushing Ups and Downs" which will be distributed at the tea for high school graduating sen...
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Madison Alumnae Panhellenic Council Tea

Date: 08 1955
Description: Three graduating seniors model clothing especially suitable for college life at the tea sponsored by the Madison Alumnae Panhellenic Council. The models ar...
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Madison Alumnae Panhellenic Council Tea

Date: 08 1955
Description: Louise Watson and Joan Jennerjohn, members of the Madison Alumnae Panhellenic Council, showing sorority pins to be displayed at the tea for graduating seni...
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Madison Alumnae Panhellenic Council Tea

Date: 08 1955
Description: Gertrude Starr (center) will give a talk on "Are Sororities for You?" at the tea for graduating high school seniors sponsored by the Madison Alumnar Panhel...
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Madison Alumnae Panhellenic Society Tea

Date: 08 1955
Description: Mary Royston and Patricia Mathison looking over responses from invitations to the tea for graduating high school seniors sponsored by the Madison Alumne Pa...
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Sorority Ban Protest

Date: 10 04 1962
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 ...
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Sorority Ban Protest

Date: 10 04 1962
Description: A long, orderly line of student sorority and fraternity members carrying umbrellas and marching in pairs to protest the decision to ban the Delta Gamma sor...
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Women's Club of Madison Presents "Man and His God"

Date: 04 15 1957
Description: Madison Women's Club presents an original play "Man and His God" to raise money for scholarships. Portraying a Japanese dancer in the play is Miss Ruth Tra...
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Sorority Ban Protest

Date: 10 04 1962
Description: A long, orderly line of student sorority and fraternity members carrying umbrellas and marching in pairs to protest the decision to ban the Delta Gamma sor...
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Models for Gamma Phi Beta Tea

Date: 05 22 1957
Description: Three Gamma Phi Beta undergraduates who will serve as models at the annual spring fashion tea. The co-eds, dressed in formal dresses, are left to right: Ja...

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