Panhellenic Council

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Changes in Rushing Rules
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According to the official minutes of Sui Generis, a non-exclusive women's fraternity, the Pan-Hellenic Council established changes to the rush rules for the subsequent semester.  According to the minutes, "There will be free association in South, but no in other eating establishments, riding in cars is OK if two or more sororities are present, double dating with a Freshman and a sorority girl is OK if arranged by the boys, and only one social service project may be advertised on campus."  Pan-Hel also established the length for invitational parties and what food would be served during open

Date: April 25, 1960
All terms: 1960-1969, Greek life, Panhellenic Council, Rush, Sororities, South College, Sui Generis
1958: A "Coming Out" Year for Sui Generis
Members of Sui Generis in 1958

The 1958 Microcosm entry on Sui Generis, a new local sorority established in 1956, noted that the group "formed a close bond of friendship and have made this the 'coming out' year."  The women worked with their faculty advisor, Miss Christian Royer, to create their pin, decorate their new rooms in the basement of Biddle, draw up their constitution, and choose their official colors of dark blue and light blue.  Sui Generis was also became a voting member of the college Pan-Hellenic Council this year.  Like other women's fraternities on campus, Sui Generis supported various campus philanthrop

Date: 1958
All terms: 1950-1959, Biddle House, Greek life, Microcosm, Panhellenic Council, Royer, Christian, Sororities, Sui Generis
Goodbye Campus Queens
No more campus beauties...

Instead of presenting campus queens or Varga girls in the features section of the 1952 Microcosm, the staff chose to highlight social events from the year. They chose five events, including Homecoming, the Christmas season (which comprised a Nativity Play and a Doll Dance, among other activities), the Mid-Winter Ball, the Inter-Fraternity Weekend, and the Follies.

Date: 1952
All terms: 1950-1959, Campus Queens, Doll Dance, Follies, Fraternities, Homecoming, Inter-Fraternity Weekend, Microcosm, Mid-Winter Ball, Nativity Play, Panhellenic Council, Sororities, Varga Girls
Easy-on-my-pocket Week
Just as much fun

The Dickinsonian reports that the Pan-Hellenic dance, chaired by Ellen Morrow, would be scaled back from previous years. According to the president of the Pan-Hellenic Council, Elinor G. Derr, they would not hire a professional interior decorator and would use records for music. The dance would be  Pan-Hellenic Week's only all-College event.

Date: March 9, 1944
All terms: 1940-1949, Dances, Derr, Elinor G., Dickinsonian, Fraternities, Knipe, Katherine, Metzger Gym, Morrow, Ellen B., Pan-Hellenic Week, Panhellenic Council, Panhellenic Dance, Sororities, Tea Dance, World War II
Pan-Hellenic Council in 1954
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In 1954, the women of the Pan-Hellenic Council continued their work toward maintaining good relations among all of the women's fraternities and supervising the rush process, which was deferred to the second semester.  In the fall, they organized two Pan-Hellenic teas, which allowed freshmen women to meet upperclassmen, sponsored the annual Pan-Hellenic Weekend, and sold flowers and Parents' Day and Homecoming.  The members of the Council now receive Pan-Hellenic Keys, to show their affiliation with the organization and to promote good spirit and cooperation among the women's groups.  Shirle

Date: 1954
All terms: 1950-1959, Binning, Barbara K., Greek life, Holland, Shirley A., Pan-Hellenic Weekend, Panhellenic Council, Rush, Sororities, Wagner, Lee Ann B.
Pan-Hellenic Council in 1953
Members of the Pan-Hellenic Council in 1953

In 1953 the Dickinson College Pan-Hellenic Council continued its annually-scheduled activities including Rush, the Doll Dance, and Pan-Hellenic weekend, which aimed to promote interfraternity spirit. The officers in 1953 were Marjorie E. Heymann, president and Shirley A. Holland, secretary-treasurer.

Date: 1953
All terms: 1950-1959, Dances, Doll Dance, Greek life, Heymann, Marjorie E., Holland, Shirley A., Pan-Hellenic Weekend, Panhellenic Council, Sororities
Pan-Hellenic Constitution of 1921-22
Pan-Hellenic Constitution of 1921-22

The Pan-Hellenic council was made up of Pi Beta Phi, Chi Omega, and Phi Mu sororities. The constitution, printed in the 1921 student handbook, details its purpose, officers, and regulations on voting and amending the constitution. According to the constitution, the purpose of the Pan-Hellenic council was to:

  • fix the date of pledge day
  • regulate the rules for rushing
  • regulate any other matters of inter-fraternity interest
  • cooperate with college authorities in questions of general college interest
Date: September 1921
All terms: 1920-1929, Chi Omega, Greek life, Handbook, Panhellenic Council, Phi Mu, Pi Beta Phi, Sororities
"Greek Brief" 1988
Greek Brief 1988

The 1988 "Greek Brief" is an effort to establish a positive understanding of the activities of the ten fraternities and 5 sororities.
Delta Delta Delta: Raised over $700 in Fall 1987 for the Ronald McDonald House in Hershey, PA. Sang Christmas carols to children in Hershey Medical Center.

Date: 1988
All terms: 1980-1989, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Nu, Greek life, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kappa Sigma, Panhellenic Council, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi
Letter Thanking Mrs. Slotten
Letter from 1979 Panhel President Andrea Allen

Andrea Allen, President of Panhel thanks Martha Slotten, librarian, for her slide show about the history of women at Dickinson. She writes: "Perhaps in another 10 to 20 years someone else will do a history on Dickinson women. I'll be proud to tell them of the wonderful female leaders that are (were) friends here at Dickinson."

Date: November 5, 1979
All terms: 1970-1979, Allen, Andrea, Greek life, Panhellenic Council, Slotten, Martha, Sororities
Doll Dance 1961
Doll Dance 1961

Panhellenic Council sponsored a traditional Doll Dance, which required one doll or stuffed animal as admission.  Usually held before Christmas, the event was moved to before Easter because of deferred rushing.  Each pledge class of the five women's fraternities would present a skit at the dance.

Date: March 17, 1961
All terms: 1960-1969, Alumni Gymnasium, Dances, Doll Dance, Greek life, Panhellenic Council, Sororities