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The basement of Theta Delta Chi fraternity may not seem like a very romantic place, but for Emily Csatari '99, it was where her parents first met.
Over the past two years, students have become familiar with Emily's name, not only because of her status as Dartmouth's first double legacy, but also for her parents' story.
Rose Murphy, an administrative assistant in the Admissions Office, said it is a "technical question" whether Csatari is the very first double legacy.
"There were earlier graduates whose parents were also graduates of the College but they may have been transfer students," she said.
Love at Theta Delt
Tom Csatari '74, Emily's father, served as the captain of the football team during his time at Dartmouth and was a brother at Theta Delt.
Judy Csatari '76, her mother, was a member of the first Dartmouth class to have women admitted.
The Class of 1976, which was the College's first coed class, was also the first to result in the possibility of a double legacy.
It all began in the fall of 1972, when the football team hosted a party at Theta Delt to celebrate the end of preseason training, Tom said.
Judy said she was in Hanover waiting for freshman orientation to begin and decided to check out a "social gathering" at Theta Delt with some friends from her Dartmouth Outing Club freshman trip.
"I knew nothing about Theta Delt at the time," she said.
"My dad was playing pong," Emily said.
Tom was helping out a freshman with whom he was playing, she said.
