When a young man gives a young woman his fraternity pin -- a symbol
that they would later become engaged -- his fraternity brothers go to
the woman's dormitory to serenade her. They open with a rousing
march and end with a traditional sweetheart song -- each fraternity
has its own version. After the fraternity leader formally announces
the pinning, the young woman receives a bouquet of flowers. Her
housemates lean out of windows to listen and watch. The tradition
continues until the 1960s.
1933 Winter fun
Students painstakingly stack blocks of ice to build a chapel. Ice
sculptures become part of Winter Carnival, a tradition that is
revived off and on until the present day. Activities such as
broomball are always popular, but often the Winter Carnival weekend
is foiled by a January thaw. Throughout the years, students have
gone on ski trips, engaged in a tug-of-war, and retreated indoors
to play chess and other board games. One of the highlights of the
weekend has always been the return to the fire ablaze in the
Memorial Union hearth.
Ice chapel, 1933
Warming by the hearth, 1940's
1936 Peace parade
Lawrence students form a chapter of an organization called
"Veterans of Future Wars" and stage a peace parade protesting the
threat of war and rearmament. When they attempt to leave the
campus, four students are clubbed by Appleton police, attracting
attention in the national media.
