Editors’ Note
By Amita Kulkarni And Jennifer Argote, The Dartmouth Senior Staff
Published on Friday, October 9, 2009
It’s that time of year again! Sorority rush is upon us, and while we could probably spend an entire issue discussing the ins and outs of the female rush experience, in the next four days, Jen and I will be living it 350 times over. Instead, we were curious as to how it all began.
This week’s issue of The Mirror focuses on the daughters of Dartmouth, the first of whom were only admitted in 1972. At the time, members of the College who were against coeducation saw it to be in direct opposition with the traditions that Dartmouth held so dearly. Thirty-seven years later, Dartmouth has a long list of notable female alumnae, a slightly larger percentage of females than males in the ’13 class, and 11 sororities — all of which speaks to how far the institution has come.