Life Before Stinson's: Prohibition at Dartmouth
Once upon a time at the outset of the Roaring Twenties, alcohol was banned at Dartmouth during Prohibition,. As the self-reliant and responsible people that we've always been, Dartmouth students took the ban as an opportunity to invent new and creative ways to socialize and spend their free time. Obviously, water pong was born! And while 1920s Keystone didn't flow freely from underground, sexual activity (with Smith women!) on campus dramatically decreased. Support groups formed to help students get over their fear of soberly hooking up. To compensate for the loss of their favorite beverages at tails, frat brothers invented non-alcoholic punches so delicious that guests got giddy off of how good they tasted and forgot that they weren't drinking alcohol.