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1. 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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3. www.bowdoin.edu › about › history-traditionsHistory and Traditions - Bowdoin College

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   This might be something you experience on your campus tour—before you even apply. Greeting each other on campus doesn't sound like something with a rich history, but thanks to our small campus and network of paths, you'll end up doing it a lot. Back in the 1960s, Bowdoin fraternity pledges would be in trouble if they didn't give a vigorous "hello" ...

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   Residential Life had an idea: let's use food to bring together people on campus who may not have otherwise interacted. Now, "Dinner with Six Strangers" has traveled out of the Brunswick border, and has been adopted by Bowdoin alums all over the country.

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   All around the country, Bowdoin alumni throw send-off parties for incoming first-year students, their parents, and families. It's a chance to meet Polar Bears in your area, and to feel that Bowdoin network already welcoming you and working hard on your behalf.

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   In 1865, the junior class at Bowdoin planted an ivy plant near the Chapel, and celebrated with poetry and orations. Ten years later, in 1875, the senior class shared a peace pipe and walked in formation to their last chapel service. The day has grown... less and less serious ever since. Now it's Ivies: a campus-wide party weekend that celebrates sp...

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   Bowdoin finds a few reasons each year to celebrate with an old-fashioned Down East lobster bake. Each fall we fire up the roasters to welcome new students, and to welcome back our returning students. Then, the night before Commencement, we welcome seniors and their families to share in the tradition of cracked claws and fresh corn.

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4. www.bowdoin.edu › communications › guidelinesThe Bowdoin Wordmark | Bowdoin College

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   The wordmark is the primary identifying graphic element representing Bowdoin College. It is our logo, and a unique signifier of the College’s “brand.” The wordmark is also trademarked, which is why it's important to use it correctly.

5. www.bowdoin.edu › additional-bowdoin-logosAdditional Bowdoin Logos | Bowdoin College

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   This page contains the rules and conditions for using Bowdoin's additional trademarks. In addition to the Bowdoin wordmark, the College maintains a family of branding elements. Each of these marks has suggested uses and specific rules —you can always contact Communications for help and advice.

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6. research.bowdoin.edu › forty-years-the-history-ofOrient: Golden Age for Bowdoin Greeks – Forty Years: The ...

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   A local fraternity, Alpha Rho Upsilon (whose letters were chosen to stand for “All Races United”), was founded in 1936 in response to this exclusion. While over 95% of the Bowdoin student body was composed of fraternity brothers in the late sixties, by 1971, only 50% of freshmen joined a fraternity.

7. research.bowdoin.edu › forty-years-the-history-ofSocial Life and Fraternities – Forty ... - Bowdoin College

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   Social Life and Fraternities. Coeducation complicated Bowdoin’s social scene, which had been dominated by all-male fraternities. Learn more about the particular social challenges and triumphs that women encountered at the College.

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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.

   End of an era: the final years of Bowdoin’s fraternities

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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.

   End of an era: the final years of Bowdoin’s fraternities

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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.

   End of an era: the final years of Bowdoin’s fraternities

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   Why should you visit Bowdoin?

   • It's a chance to meet Polar Bears in your area, and to feel that Bowdoin network already welcoming you and working hard on your behalf. In 1865, the junior class at Bowdoin planted an ivy plant near the Chapel and celebrated with poetry and orations.

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   What is a Bowdoin send-off party?

   • All around the country, Bowdoin families throw send-off parties for incoming first-year students, their parents, and families. It's a chance to meet Polar Bears in your area, and to feel that Bowdoin network already welcoming you and working hard on your behalf.

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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. bowdoinorient.com › 2019/09/27 › looking-back-womenLooking back: women make a place for themselves in Bowdoin ...

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   Sep 27, 2019 · That’s right. Women joined fraternities. Sixty-five women joined 254 male first-years (and roughly 900 male students total) at Bowdoin’s matriculation ceremony in 1971, becoming members of the College’s first coeducational class. Among them was a young woman named Patricia “Barney” Geller ’75.