Geiger, A. Mabel

This photograph depicts three female Dickinsonians: Ruth Miles (left), Helen Harn (middle), and Mabel Geiger (right). Geiger entitled this
picture "Dickinson Days III."

This photograph depicts three female Dickinsonians: Helen Harn (left),
Ruth Miles (middle), and Mabel Geiger (right). Geiger entitled this
picture "Dickinson Days II."

This photograph depicts three female Dickinsonians: Helen Harn (left), Ruth Miles (middle), and Mabel Geiger (right). Geiger entitled this picture "Dickinson Days."

Thie photograph depicts a group of female and male Dickinsonians sitting for a formal protrait. Standing in the back is Mabel Geiger, class of 1897.

This photo depicts three female Dickinsonians including Mabel Geiger, '97 (far left). Mabel holds a sign that reads "She Wasn't In It."

The Harman Literary Society was first conceptualized on October 21, 1896 by the ladies of Dickinson College. The female students first met in Denny Hall for the purpose of organizing a literary society and were allowed to make a temporary one. The society is named after Dr. Henry Harman, a professor of Greek and Hebrew who was also a member of the Class of 1848. Dr. Harman was known as a staunch opponent of coeducation, but the Professor did give his approval for use of his name. On November 11, 1896 the committee was formed and their constitution formally adopted.

The 1897 Microcosm displays another women's sorority on campus, Gamma Zeta. It was a local sorority founded in 1896 and this is the only time it appears in Dickinson College's records. Its members are as follows: Anna M. Geiger and Helen R. Horn from the class of 1897, Marie E. Lloyd from the class of 1898, Bertha Clough and Lucia C. Hargis from the class of 1899, and finally Jessie W. Hargis from the class of 1900.