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Originally Posted by psusue
What a beautiful story! I can't imagine being in at a sorority's Alpha chapter, in that sorority. What wonderful history that would be all around you. I also like the way they did bid distribution and then did the running part. And the Panhellenic ceremony sounds so sweet. Thank you for sharing this with us.
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It's a pretty amazing experience. We had our pledge ceremony at Holt House. They had us wait upstairs in a spare bedroom before the ceremony. I was idly playing with some things that were sitting on a dresser, including an arrow on a long Victorian hair pin. I mentioned that it was cool and the sister that was waiting with us, said "That's one of the earliest pins. They wore them in their hair." Initiations are also held at Holt House.
As part of our Freshman Seminar course, all freshman had to attend Convocation and College Hour every week in the auditorium that used to be the college chapel, where the Founders marched in with their arrows in their hair. (Or keys if they were Kappa founders.)
One of the Founders is buried at the Monmouth cemetery, about 3 blocks from campus.