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Sunday-Funday Gustie Thoughts
Did you have a relative who is/was a Gustie? How has that shaped your Gustie identity?
Factoid Friday
By 1915 there were five social societies for men and four for women. They grew from “secret” literary societies, and debating groups which eventually adopted Greek letters to become fraternities and sororities in the mid-1920s.
Factoid Friday
Did you know… that it was not until after World War I that Swedish disappeared as a required course at Gustavus? Today, Gustavus is home to a unique Scandinavian Studies program that allows students to study abroad, learn the language, history, and the customs of the region. Wait, has Flat Gus learned Swedish yet? He […]
Factoid Friday
On May 17, 1974, the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), an American left-wing urban militant group, was involved in a shoot-out with the police in Los Angeles, California. One of the SLA members who died in that shoot-out had a Gustavus connections. Camilla Hall was born in St. Peter, Minnesota, in 1945 to George and Lorena […]
Factoid Friday
The first yearbook was called ‘Manhem’ and it was published in 1904 by the graduating class. The name “Gustavian” appeared for the first time on the 1917 yearbook. Fun Fact: Many of the yearbooks for the first few years of the school were written in Swedish.
Factoid Friday
Did you know… that daily chapel had been required attendance for all Gusties each day? This rule was changed after the completion of Christ Chapel in 1962. This is a snapshot of a chapel service in the old Auditorium before the completion of Christ Chapel in 1962.
