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Originally Posted by lovelyivy84
beanies? seriously? LOL
How 1950
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To be fair, they just reinstated the tradition after a nearly 40-year hiatus.
Article about the beanie at Wabash
The husband's alma mater was all-male until 1995. They voted to become co-ed in 1991, with the first class of freshmen allowing women in 1995. I don't know exactly why they decided to go co-ed; it's an extremely selective, small private school that is well-known for its engineering degrees. I don't think lack of academic talent was an issue, nor was recruiting students. Plus, with Indiana State and St Mary's of the Woods also in Terre Haute, there was not a shortage of women in the area. Most likely, as MysticCat said, the school voted to do so due to increasing societal pressure.
Wabash is also their sworn enemy. I'm assuming it's a carryover from the all-male days...