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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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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: 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 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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Decorated Fraternity House

Date: 10 1955
Description: A neo-classical styled fraternity house on Langdon Street. Fraternity brothers, waving, fill an upper balcony above four large pillars, from which a sign i...
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Sorority Rush

Date: 09 23 1957
Description: Group of college women wearing name tags while standing on Langdon Street, waiting their turns to tour all the sorority houses hosting informal teas. It wa...
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Fraternity Rush

Date: 09 23 1957
Description: Group of men on Langdon Street either participating in Fraternity Rush or watching women participate in Sorority Rush.
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Christmas Cheer for Children

Date: 12 14 1957
Description: Kappa Sigma fraternity and Kappa Alpha Theta sorority members are entertaining a group of children, who each were given numerous presents. In the center, a...
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Women Scientists Inspire High School Girls

Date: 05 25 1959
Description: Working with two West High students in a chemical research laboratory of the U. W. Medical School, is Dr. Anna Maria Williams, center. At left, Mary Sedgwi...
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Women Scientists Inspire High School Girls

Date: 05 25 1959
Description: Demonstrating a research procedure to high school female students at a U.W. chemistry research laboratory is Dr. Carolyn Abrahams, left. Barbara Swanson, ...
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Women Scientists Inspire High School Girls

Date: 05 25 1959
Description: Working with a high school student in a U.W. Department of Medical Biology chemical research laboratory is Dr. Billie Padgett, left. At right Lucy helps to...
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Women Scientists Inspire High School Girls

Date: 05 31 1959
Description: Demonstrating the Navy Research laboratory's electronic computer to a high school student is, seated, experimental physicist, Dr. Anneke Levelt. Dr. Levelt...
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University of Wisconsin Badger Beauties for 1960-1961

Date: 12 14 1960
Description: Six young women are chosen from more than 250 entries to be named UW Badger Beauties for 1960-1961. Shown (front row, L-R) are Margaret Morgan (21), Delta ...

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