I LOVE that Sigma Chi picture. All serious in their cute little hats!

The ducks are a new member thing. It's significant to Delta's only.

These ladies look so stylish. Look at those fur wraps/coats!

I was going to say the same thing. So elegant and refined. Sometimes, I do miss the fact that people don't dress up much anymore (although I love being comfortable!!).

One Word.... --> Gams..
I never knew what/why exactly legs were hailed as "nice gams" back in the day. But this picture makes it all make sense.

Wake Forest Sigma Chi Derby Days - 1960s
 

~~ I love the somewhat clinical descriptions provided.

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Male student walks across grass with female student in leaf-covered bikini as part of Derby Day event, sponsored by Wake Forest’s Sigma Chi fraternity.

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Students cheering at Derby Day event, sponsored by Wake Forest’s Sigma Chi fraternity.

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Two female students on plank above water as part of Derby Days, sponsored by Wake Forest’s Sigma Chi fraternity.

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Two students racing on grass as part of Derby Days, sponsored by Wake Forest’s Sigma Chi fraternity.

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Female student hanging from log over water as part of Derby Days, sponsored by Wake Forest’s Sigma Chi fraternity.

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Student hands faculty member(?) baseballs as part of Derby Day activity, sponsored by Wake Forest’s Sigma Chi fraternity

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Students in various vehicles parade through campus as part of Derby Day, sponsored by Wake Forest’s Sigma Chi fraternity.

More Wake Forest Sigma Chi Derby Days from the mid 1960s
 

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Sigma Chi Fraternity Derby Day celebration at Wake Forest, 1964.

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Sigma Chi Fraternity Derby Day celebration at Wake Forest, 1964.

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Sigma Chi Fraternity Derby Day celebration at Wake Forest, 1964.

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Sigma Chi Fraternity Derby Day celebration at Wake Forest, 1964. The woman at center is Jane Freeman, Assistant Dean of Women at Wake Forest.

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Sigma Chi Fraternity Derby Day celebration at Wake Forest, 1964.

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Wake Forest University and Sigma Chi celebrate Derby Day, 1965. The woman shown is Carol Lavender.

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Sigma Chi Fraternity Derby Day celebration at Wake Forest, 1964. Len Chappell, (right) is one of the judges for the festivities. The woman at left is Jane Freeman, assistant dean of women at Wake Forest.

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Male student talks to two female students sitting on grass during Derby Day event, sponsored by Wake Forest’s Sigma Chi fraternity.

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Female student falls into water, while another balances on plank, as part of Derby Days, sponsored by Wake Forest’s Sigma Chi fraternity.

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Male student on trampoline with Reynolda Hall in background, as part of Derby Week Tramp-a-thon, sponsored by Wake Forest’s Sigma Chi fraternity.

Sigma Chi at Wake Forest - 1970s (part I)
 

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Sigma Chi fraternity members eating cake at party. ca. 1970

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Sigma Chi fraternity members at party.

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Sigma Chi fraternity members in bathroom with homemade wallpaper. ca. 1970’s?

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Sigma Chi fraternity member beside wall with framed citations ca. 1970’s?

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Sigma Chi fraternity member and female companion mixing drinks at a party. ca. 1970’s?

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Sigma Chi fraternity members with female student. ca. 1970’s?

Sigma Chi at Wake Forest - 1970s (part II)
 

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Sigma Chi fraternity members watching basketball game on television. ca. 1970’s?

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Sigma Chi fraternity members on sofa. ca. 1970’s?

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Sigma Chi fraternity members arranged in “sigma chi” letters on football field. ca. 1960/70

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Sigma Chi fraternity members and female students, with cake. ca.1970

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Sigma Chi fraternity group photo. ca. 1970

^^ Those are awesome!! Some of the captions are really funny/funky, as you pointed out.

But who sponsored Derby Days? :rolleyes:

Oh no you didn't. :p

Female member of Greek Chat named Ree-Xi, writing a post in the thread, "Retro Pictures" in the Sorority Recruitment forum, Friday, August 20, 2010, at approximately 9:50 pm.

What I love about these pictures is that it all looks so similar to pictures I have from fraternity events during college. Kinda cool.

Those photos are so beautiful! I think it's really amazing that the houses are as beautiful now as they are in the photographs and that I've been able to walk up all those front steps too. I'm a little partial to my own house though. :) I've been trying to figure out where the physical location is for the ADPi house, as I feel like I've seen it before. There are tons of buildings on the hill that have the GLO housing air about them.

Here's my favorite retro picture from inside my house. I'm sorry the picture isn't better, but I was mostly photographing the room next to it because they're redoing it this year. Hopefully when I go back for Centennial, it will be all finished and the picture will be back up so I can photograph it again. Anyway, "Vote Tri-Delt!"

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http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...82&id=10236712

All the Wake Forest photos made me think three things:

1. Wonder which society turned sorority each woman was in?

2. It's hard to believe that women would sit on a block of ice for anything! If she melts faster, does that make her hotter or does she have a bigger rear?

but most importantly

3. There really aren't enough Tramp-A-Thons anymore, are there?

The Derby Day events in those photos look like great fun to me. Sorority girls pillow-fighting each other on a balance beam over water? A Tramp-a-Thon? Much better than a teeter-totter-a-thon if you ask me.

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I was FINALLY able to get a picture to load! Don't we all look like we're on our way to a staff meeting instead of embarking on 4 of the most fun years of our lives? I am LOVING all the nylons. At least they were brown.

1948 Iowa State, ADPi
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~ucw/H...a_Delta_Pi.jpg

1975 Iowa State, Tri Delta
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Here are some "retro" pics from the Ole Miss yearbook, 1900...I thought I'd go way back....

Tau Delta Theta local women's sorority, merged with Tri Delta in 1904
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Tau Delta Theta crest (pretty neat crest)
http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...atheta1900.jpg

Chi Omega, Tau Chapter...They had been a chapter of Chi O for 1 year. They were a local Tau Sigma I believe who affliated with Chi Omega in 1899.
http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...iomega1900.jpg

Delta Tau Delta, this chapter of DTD was originally The Rainbow Fraternity at Ole Miss
http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...udelta1900.jpg

Delta Psi at Ole Miss, 1900
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Sigma Chi, Eta Chapter at Ole Miss, 1900
http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...gmachi1900.jpg

Deke at Ole Miss, Chi Chapter, 1900
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^^^Delta Psi house looks kind of spooky.

A few more vintage pics from the Ole Miss 1905 Yearbook....sorry I'm not the best scanner when it comes to old yearbooks!
I was trying to be very delicate with them! (let me know if ya'll think they are too big and I can make them smaller on my photobucket account)

Tri Delta, Chi Chapter...they had been a chapter for a year when this photo was taken. I love their dresses!
http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...idelta1905.jpg

Chi Omega, Tau Chapter....love their dresses too! That must have been the style in 1905!
http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...iomega1905.jpg

Phi Delta Theta, MS Alpha Chapter
http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...atheta1905.jpg

DKE chapter house, 1905
http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...ehouse1905.jpg

Re - Tri-Delta Chi chapter - who knew Princess Leia was a Delta Delta Delta?!:)

i couldn't help thinking that the head designer of gunne sak dresses must have been inspired by early 1900 dresses.

Some of those Phi Delts look REALLY young! :eek:

Has anyone else seen this picture on ebay??

http://i.ebayimg.com/23/!B2FbsI!!mk~...TuMsIQ~~_3.JPG

It's a picture postcard from 1946, University of Kentucky. I just hope it was a skit or something!

Also from ebay, University of Iowa, 1957:

http://www.portals-past.com/images/ep1480a.jpg

what were the ages of these men and women when they first pledged? 18-22? they look alot older than current day 18-22 year olds. great thread.

when does the year 2000 become "retro" so that i can start posting pictures? haha

I have an old yearbook from Ohio State (can't remember what year since I have so many) and the Tri Delts did a mock wedding every year. I believe it was from the 50s.

Alpha Xi Delta Marshall University, 1988

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Bid Day 1961
 

Bid Day running, University of Cincinnati, Kappa pledges

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I love that they're running in heels...girls after my own heart!

My Mom was President of the Beta Psi chapter of ADPi at UK in the late 40's. I love the spectator pumps on the ladies on the rightside of the picture.

Founders of local sorority Alpha Theta Beta, established on November 17, 1936, thus making it the oldest fraternal organization on Hofstra University's campus. Hofstra opened its doors on September 23, 1935 and recently celebrated its 75th anniversary. This was part of the celebration in photos.

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I love how the woman second from left looks all sneaky and like she has a secret. Lol!

^ Yes, she knows something we don't know!

came across something interesting today..Was looking at my school's Beta chapter's Facebook fan page and they had a lot of interesting pictures from the 50s and 60s, too many to post here so here is the link to their site:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/SMU-Be...31889260194095

Thought it was neat because they had a few pictures of some of their old houses, and also some of their homecoming decorations.

Found some old fun pictures of Delt from the 80s! These are just a few of the many:

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