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2. bowdoinorient.com › 2022/02/04 › end-of-an-era-theEnd of an era: the final years of Bowdoin’s fraternities

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   Feb 4, 2022 · When Edwards arrived at Bowdoin in the fall of 1990, Bowdoin’s fraternities were no longer appropriate places for socialization—but neither were the majority of Bowdoin’s other social spaces, which still mostly catered to men.

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   Oct 10, 2023 · 4. 149 views 10 months ago. Author Mac Smith joined us on September 28th, where he detailed the Bowdoin family history and the family’s connection to J.P. Morgan and their residence in Bar...

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4. www.youtube.com › user › Bowdoin1794Bowdoin College - YouTube

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   Founded in 1794 and located on the southern coast of Maine, Bowdoin is a highly selective college of approximately 1,710 students of distinction from 50 states and 84 nations.

5. www.bowdoin.edu › news › 2024The Bowdoin Hello: A Couple of Seconds That Add Up Over Time

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   Sep 13, 2024 · Though fraternities are long gone, each new class of students continues the tradition, refashioning the gesture to fit their ideals for Bowdoin's community today. Neiman Mocombe ’26, a multimedia student correspondent for Bowdoin's communications office, set out during the second week of classes to get a sense of what students think about the ...

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   Hear from an admissions officer and a panel of current Bowdoin students about campus life and activities. Learn more about athletics, residential life, dinin...

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7. bowdoinorient.com › tag › fraternitiesFraternities – The Bowdoin Orient

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   Feb 4, 2022 · End of an era: the final years of Bowdoin’s fraternities. By Reuben Schafir • February 4, 2022 “This story, in a funny way, begins in Paris,” remembered Robert H. Edwards, President of the College from 1990 to 2001. Now 86 years of age, Edwards sat upright at his spotless dining room table in his farmhouse near Wiscasset, Maine ...

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   Did Bowdoin's fraternities prove their worth to the College?

   • In his view, Bowdoin’s fraternities no longer proved their worth to the College. In the time that had passed between Edwards’ meeting in Paris and this announcement, the College’s President had settled into his new role and embarked upon a mission to change the institution for the better.

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   Are Bowdoin's fraternities fading into extinction?

   • Raymond Bolduc ’71, a member of Zeta Psi, recognized that Bowdoin’s fraternities were “dinosaurs fading slowly into extinction,” but still expressed his discontent with what he maintains even today was a “power grab” by Edwards.

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   When did Bowdoin transition from Greek life to college house?

   • Despite this popular narrative, Bowdoin’s transition from Greek life to the College House system arguably began as early as 1971 and reflected not just the urgency of the moment after Brett’s death, but a decision to markedly change the experience of Bowdoin students.

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   What happened to the fraternities?

   • With only 30 percent or fewer students pledging fraternities in 1996, the chapters began to experience financial difficulties, leading to the degradation of the houses, and some alumni charge that the College intentionally stood idle while fraternities endured a slow, natural death.

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9. hwchronicle.com › 50736 › panoramaWhere does the future of Greek life lie? – The Harvard ...

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   Bowdoin banned Greek life in 1997, one of several schools to follow Williams College’s lead in disbanding the organizations in 1962. The main factor in Williams’ decision to end fraternities—it was an all-male college at the time—was discrimination.