When did "dinks" die?

[ASTalumna06]

At our alumnae meeting this weekend, we were asked to bring our favorite set of letters from our collegiate days, and one of our sisters who's turning 80 this month brought one of her dinks. It was green with our letters in gold on the front. She said it was 61 years old and all the sisters wore them back then.

Other sisters asked, "You wore hats?" She corrected them, and I was happy to know I learned the term "dink" from here on Greekchat

[NutBrnHair]

The age of the white felt dink is unknown.
The red "bucket-style" hat with the brim up in the back, was used as a dink for a Chi Omega chapter in Ohio in the 1950s

[NutBrnHair]

Saw this on "Beanies of the Big 10"

http://library.osu.edu/projects/beanies/

[LXA SE285]

My alma mater (U of Montevallo, formerly Alabama College) used to have a number of hazing traditions, both before and after coeducation in 1956. Senior March (see link) hung on until the early '90s:

http://www.mocavo.com/Montage-Univer...1992/838567/37

[tld221]

Originally Posted by naraht

Also, these days is there *anything* that a Freshman would be expected to have/wear/whatever during the first part of the school year that a later year wouldn't at your school?

Expected? No. Inadvertently have because it was given to them at say, new student orientation? Sure. Freebie stuff like day planners, sunglasses, those drawstring bookbags, etc.

I'd imagine many first-year students would be so "too cool for school" to wear a beanie, and some would cry hazing (bc OMG my life and livelihood is threatened by wearing a hat!)

[33girl]

I want to know when "DON'T CARRY A PURSE OR EVERYONE WILL KNOW YOU'RE A FRESHMAN" died. My 17 years older than me cousin told me that, and she was right.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I want to know when "DON'T CARRY A PURSE OR EVERYONE WILL KNOW YOU'RE A FRESHMAN" died. My 17 years older than me cousin told me that, and she was right.

a purse versus what? a bookbag? tote bag?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by tld221

a purse versus what? a bookbag? tote bag?

Yes.