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The DDS Detective

By Priya Krishna | May 12, 2011

Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Staff It's funny that people call Dartmouth terms spent studying abroad "layup terms." If your Religion FSP was a "layup," then the exchange term I spent in Cuernavaca, Mexico, the summer after my freshman year was essentially the equivalent of playing imaginary basketball (or better yet playing against the Lakers circa Game 4). We had three classes.

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Editors' Note

By Christina Wray and Erin Lansky | May 12, 2011

Catherine Treyz / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Secrets, secrets are no fun unless I am a part of one! That mantra may have held true in middle school, but can secrets ever be kept in a place as small as Hanover?

Abaris
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Societies on tap

By Turia Lahlou | May 12, 2011

Yoon Ji Kim / The Dartmouth Staff For at least two weeks of the year, Dartmouth's campus looks more like an insane asylum than a revered academic institution.

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Q&A with a society adviser

By The Dartmouth Mirror Staff | May 12, 2011

Yoon Ji Kim / The Dartmouth Staff While senior societies are officially overseen by Greek Letter Organizations and Societies (GLOS), some societies also have a college adviser a faculty member, administrator or alumnus.

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Personal perspectives: Not tapped '12

By Not tapped '12 | May 12, 2011

I don't remember the exact moment that secret societies first appeared on my radar, but it probably happened sometime freshman Winter when I started noticing people wearing ridiculous outfits in Collis and faking orgasms in the 1902 Room.

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Shrouded in secrecy?

By Susan Matthews | May 12, 2011

Whether it's passing the Sphinx, catching a glimpse of a strange tattoo on the arm of your upperclassman crush or watching your frat brother disappear on a Monday night only to take over the basement a few hours later with a group of seemingly random people, senior societies have a way of making their presence known on campus despite their ostensibly "secret" status.

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Overheards

May 12, 2011

'11 Girl at SAE Jungle Party: I feel like an adult chaperone at prom. '13 Girl on FSP in Developing Country: I think I'm just going to hook up with him, so in the morning I can use his shower. '13 Girl: Can you imagine a belligerent bear?

Casque and Gauntlet
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Exclusive or enlightening?

By Spenser Mestel | May 12, 2011

Yoon Ji Kim / The Dartmouth Staff Other than tattooing your country club's crest on your forehead, there are few things more overtly elitist than being in a secret society.

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The Light at the End of the Tunnel

By Tom Mandel | May 12, 2011

Dartmouth: Do less. For those of you who aren't familiar with the idea of "doing less," it comes from "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." In that fantastic film, Paul Rudd attempts to teach Jason Segel how to surf.

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Fast facts: senior society breakdown

By The Dartmouth Mirror Staff | May 12, 2011

Sphinx **Recognized 1886* All-male Physical Plant: Yes Secret Membership Casque & Gauntlet **Recognized 1887* Co-ed Physical Plant: Yes Non-secret Membership Dragon **Recognized 1898* All-male Physical Plant: Yes Secret Membership Palaeopitus **Recognized 1899* Co-ed Physical Plant: No Non-secret Membership Allows Dual Membership Fire & Skoal **Recognized 1973* Co-ed Physical Plant: Yes Secret Membership Cobra **Recognized 1979* All-female Physical Plant: Yes Secret Membership Phoenix **Recognized 1982* All-female Physical Plant: No Secret Membership Gryphon **Recognized 1995* Co-ed Physical Plant: No Secret Membership Abaris **Recognized 1996* Co-ed Physical Plant: No Secret Membership Invictus **Not Officially Recognized* All-male Physical Plant: No Secret Membership Phrygian **Not Officially Recognized* All-male Physical Plant: No Secret Membership Order of the Sirens **Not Officially Recognized* All-female Physical Plant: No Secret Membership Jackal **Not Officially Recognized* All-male* Physical Plant: No Secret Membership Tiger **Not Officially Recognized* All-male* Physical Plant: No Secret Membership Information based on hearsay even we couldn't confirm it by press time.

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