Interesting facts about your school

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
That's impressive.

Look at the jacket he wore in Tommy Boy sometime.

[moe.ron]

Buffalo State is the first school to offer a BA and MA in Creative Study.

[sigtau305]

Originally posted by PhoenixAzul
Otterbein was one of the first colleges in the United States to admit men and women of color to their campus with equal status.

I didn't know that. I thought Oberlin College was the first before Otterbein.

[PhoenixAzul]

Originally posted by sigtau305
I didn't know that. I thought Oberlin College was the first before Otterbein.

very well might have been, but OC was designated a historical landmark because of it. Might not have preceded Oberlin.

[DeltaEtaKP]

It is rumored that the first building built on our campus (Georgetown College) has a big barrel of Bourbon in it. The school was built by Elijah Craig known as "The Father of Bourbon." This is very ironic considering our campus and even county is dry.

[SapphireSphinx9]

to add to duchesscv's information about cal state dominguez hills:

when i gave campus tours to incoming freshmen, we were told to tell them (which who's knows if it's the truth or not!) that dominguez hills was obtained from monks, who stated that they would only give over the land if:

1 - the buildings would never be taller than the trees (which i'm not sure, but i think welsh hall is)

and 2 - the campus would never have a "violent" sports team (meaning football - so even though we have a gorgeous sports complex on campus, we can't have a football team.)

also, cal state dominguez hills is mentioned in "bring it on" and there is debates on whether or not it was actually filmed on campus.

and taken from the website:

CSUDH was the first accredited university in the nation to design an academic degree for the Internet.

CSUDH offers an option for the B.S. in Health Science, the Orthotics & Prosthetics program is one of only three in the nation.

The Home Depot Center, a $150-million privately funded world-class sports complex and official U.S. Olympic Training Site, opened in June 2003. The soccer stadium is home to Major League Soccer’s L.A. Galaxy. Also, the center includes a tennis stadium and a track & field facility, which is shared with CSUDH athletes. AEG’s CSUDH athletics facility upgrades include a new campus soccer, baseball and softball fields. An Olympic Velodrome for cycling and a venue for beach volleyball will open soon. (our old velodrome was used in the 1984 los angeles olympics.)

[phisigduchesscv]

Originally posted by SapphireSphinx9

also, cal state dominguez hills is mentioned in "bring it on" and there is debates on whether or not it was actually filmed on campus.

An Olympic Velodrome for cycling and a venue for beach volleyball will open soon. (our old velodrome was used in the 1984 los angeles olympics.)

Bring it On wasn't filmed at CSUDH although it is the name of the school in the film, it was filmed in San Diego. Also, the Toro's is the name of the cheerleading team - Toro is the CSUDH mascot.

I have been told there is some connection to one of the crew members (possible art production or direction) and one of our past CSUDH Presidents. I want to say someone is related to President Detweiler although it may have been President Butwell. It's been too long, but I remember seeing the name in the credits.

As for the Olympic Velodrome - the new Velodrome opened up earlier this year and is considered the premier indoor cycling arena now.

[piphimaggie]

Knox College:

* founded in 1837 by social reformers who opposed slavery in all its forms.

* 66 percent graduated in the top quarter of their high school class.

* One of the Lincoln/Douglas debates was held on campus in 1858 (they make a big deal about that to prospies).

* is credited w/ Alpha Xi Delta's alpha chapter following Lombard College's closing in 1930.

**infamous and well-known grads**
1. James Kilts-CEO of Gillette (a TKE)
2. Dushan Petrovich- senior VP at Wrigley (a FIJI)
3. Robert Hanssen-the convicted spy for Russia...FBI guy...or something. CNN was all about trying to get their paws on his transcript when that story broke...Knox all kinds of refused.
4. John Podesta-Former White House Chief of Staff

That's all I can think of right now.

[Firehouse]

Florida State University is the oldest continuous site of higher education in the state of Florida. In 1865, cadets from what was then the military academy marched south to engage Union forces at the Battle of Natural bridge, saving Tallahassee as the only capitol of the old Confederacy not captured during the Civil War.
Four hundred years ago, Spanish missionaries recorded details of a ball game played among villages of Creek and Seminole Indians. The game was played between teams on a field with goal posts at each end (I am not making this up) and points were scored when one team put the ball into one of the goal posts. This game was played either exactly on the site or very near the site of what is today Doak Campbell Stadium at FSU.
Burt Reynolds (Phi Delt) and Lee Corso (ATO) were football stars here, as was the late Robert Urich (Lambda Chi).
Singer Rita Cooledge was an AGD here. Miss Hathaway of The Beverly Hillbillies (Nancy Kulp) was Tri-Delt here. Jim Morrison of the Doors was an FSU student (not a fraternity guy).

[RACooper]

Lets see...

University of Toronto
Basic stuff
* Founded in 1827
* 65,000 students
* Organized on the British College System (think Oxford or Cambridge - but newer)

Interesting Stuff
* originially no ban, but quota, for "minorities" applying to school
* Ontario legislator (Queen's Park) rents their property and build from UofT for $1 a year
* the student building - Hart House (the star of such great films as Black Christmas) was built in 1911.. finished in 1919... and was opened to women in 1972 - before then clothes were optional for men on the lower athletic levels... it also has a still operational archery and rifle range in the sub-basement.
* Burwash Hall (a residence) at Victoria College (star of PCU) up until 2 years ago used to include 1 keg party a month as party of the student life program - oh and their initiation ritual might be banned (stared in McDonalds commerical with 7 guys chained together)...
* most colleges were founded on denomonational principles.. so St. Michaels - Catholic; Trinity - Anglican, Knox - Presbyterian; Victoria - Methodist; Emmanuel - United... except for University College which was non-denominational.... of course newer colleges have been added on like New, Innis, Woodsworth

[HONKY660]

The University of Texas-El Paso has had three name changes, it was the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy, then Texas Western College, and now UTEP. The architechture of the campus is Buthanese, designed that way after the presidents wife saw an article in National Geographic magazine. The first school to ever field an all black basketball team, a team which beat an all white Kentucky team coached by Adolph Rupp in 1966 for the national championship. Which will be a disney movie out next year called "Glory Road." Just a few facts.

[Rudey]

I went to a community college
to join a fraternity and to
expand. We grew at a good
rate and then did not cost
our national office a dime
you see. Really I would have
hated to have been in a small
chapter. Better to have been
local.

-Rudey

[TheEpitome1920]

Originally posted by sigtau305
I didn't know that. I thought Oberlin College was the first before Otterbein.

Yeah I thought Oberlin was the 1st as well.
The first Black woman to recieve a B.A. graduated from Oberlin.


DePaul University is the largest Catholic Univ. in the U.S.

[angelove]

Originally posted by Firehouse
Miss Hathaway of The Beverly Hillbillies (Nancy Kulp) was Tri-Delt here.

No - she was a Pi Phi at Florida State, as was Faye Dunaway.

Another interesting fact - FSU has a circus on its campus. Students can participate (trapeze, high wire, etc.) in the circus, but there are no clowns or animal acts.

[TriDeltaGal]

Originally posted by Firehouse
Jim Morrison of the Doors was an FSU student (not a fraternity guy).

Umm... actually Jim went to UCLA.