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Committee to Review Fraternities, 1987-1988

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 25
Identifier: A04.01.13

Series Description:

From the Series:

This series contains correspondence, records, and reports from 1955 regarding fraternities at Bowdoin. Records include College policy statements about fraternities, inspections and guidelines on standards of houses, financial information, and dining service and housing arrangements with the College. There are also incident reports, Interfraternity Council files, and correspondence among College administrators, fraternity leadership, alumni and others.

Allen Springer's 1984 paper, "The Status of Women in Fraternities: A Chronology" and Kimberly Hokanson's master's degree thesis entitled, "The Changing Status of Fraternities at Northeastern, Liberal Arts Colleges: Case Studies of Bowdoin and Colby Colleges" address coeducation in Bowdoin's fraternities. There is also early 1960s policy material regarding fraternities and discrimination.

Dates

  • Creation: 1941-

Creator

Access Restrictions:

Closed for 75 years from date of creation.

Extent

From the Series: 3 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Record Group: English

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

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