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Richard Floyd L. Begin Scholarship letter of acknowledgment

A letter from John J. Donovan Jr. to Father Patrick A. Donohue acknowledging a thank you letter sent by Donohue to Donovan about the scholarship that…

SC's 'first women'

An interview with Kathleen Bui, one of the first coed students and alumni.

Catalog of Students At Santa Clara College from 1857-1858

The catalog of students that attended Santa Clara College.

"Fraternities, where men can just be themselves" San Jose Mercury Newspaper Article

San Jose Mercury newspaper article titled "Fraternities, where men can just be themselves." An opinion piece commenting on Fraternities' exclusive…

Coeds Return 20 yrs. later

Photographs from the 1981 reunion in which the first coed students at Santa Clara University met up twenty years after graduation.

Letter from Dean of Students, Charles Erekson, to President of Sigma Phi Epsilon, Thomas Bannan

The first draft and revised letter Charles F. Erekson, Dean of Students, eventually sent to Thomas A. Bannan, the President of Sigma Phi Epsilon…

SCU announces elimination of intercollegiate football as part of university budget plan

Letter describing the several reasons for the discontinuation of the Santa Clara University football team. The letter emphasizes the financial…

SCU has flourished before without football.

This article from the Mercury News paper details how Santa Clara University had been a great institution when it did not have a football team in the…

"Fraternities Educate the Whole Man" Letter to the Editor in The Santa Clara Newspaper

Editorial written by Economic/Studies Abroad professor, Richard Coz, SJ in support of keeping the Sig Ep fraternity connected to the Univeristy. He…

1985 Santa Clara Yearbook Spread, "Greek Life Spurred by New Attractions"

A two-paged spread on the growth Greek life experienced during the mid-1980s. This growth enabled sororities and fraternities to create a Greek…