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Zeta Psi

2007-09-03T19:46:15Z

BlueLion387:

'''Zeta Psi''' is a fraternity whose Columbia chapter (the alpha chapter) was formed on [[December 12]], [[1879]]. The fraternity house was located at 531 West 113th Street. Zeta Psi is known on campus primarily for its parties, annual highlights include Jello Jam (hundreds of jello shots), Jello Wrestling, and Mardi Gras. The fraternity has had a strong relationship with the campus bar [[1020]], with brothers working there are as staff. The fraternity is generally considered to be composed of stoners and guys who like to party.

After several semesters of failing to fill their house, and after an incident that involved alcohol given to prefrosh at Days on Campus, Zeta Psi lost their house in the summer of 2007. Since the house was confiscated, it is uncertain what will happen to it. Zeta Psi now joins [[Phi Gamma Delta]] as a Columbia fraternity that has lost their house.

==External links==
* [http://alpha.zetasite.com/ Zeta Psi Columbia Chapter website]

[[Category:Fraternities]]

Rose Bowl 1934

2007-08-19T23:18:40Z

BlueLion387: New page: To date, ''the'' greatest accomplishment in Columbia football history. And it's all been downhill from there (just kidding). On New Year's Day, 1934, the Lions traveled to Pasadena, Ca...

To date, ''the'' greatest accomplishment in Columbia football history. And it's all been downhill from there (just kidding).

On New Year's Day, 1934, the Lions traveled to Pasadena, California to play the heavily-favored [[Stanford]] Indians. Stanford had only been scored on four times the entire season, but the Light Blue had performed well, going 7-1 for the season. The day was uncharacteristically rainy for Southern California, and the muddy field rendered the game scoreless going into the second quarter. At that time, and with the ball on the Stanford 17-yard line, Columbia quarterback [[Cliff Montgomery]] '34 executed a trick play called KF-79. During the play, he spun and slipped the ball to Al Barabas '36, and then faked a handoff to Ed Brominski '35, who ran in the opposite direction. While the Indians went for Montgomery and Brominski, Barabas successfully ran around the defense to score for the Lions. Columbia ended up winning the game, 7-0, capping one of the biggest upsets in Rose Bowl history. The win also cemented [[Lou Little]]'s reputation at Columbia as the Lions' greatest coach of the 20th century.

1934 Rose Bowl Program

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The play that won the game, KF-79:

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2007-08-19T23:17:12Z

BlueLion387: '34 Rose Bowl Program

'34 Rose Bowl Program

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2007-08-19T23:16:46Z

BlueLion387: Columbia vs. Stanford, 1934 Rose Bowl

Columbia vs. Stanford, 1934 Rose Bowl

Stanford University

2007-08-19T22:53:36Z

BlueLion387:

The official name is the '''Leland Stanford Junior University'''.

Leland Stanford Junior died of typhoid at age 15. Yes, the university is named after a high school sophomore.

Whatever your grandparents might think, this is not an [[Ivy League]] school.

Back in 1934, Columbia totally pwned Stanford in the [[1934 Rose Bowl]], when the Lions defeated the Indians 7-0 in Pasadena.

[[Category:Universities]]

Psi Upsilon

2007-07-24T17:55:19Z

BlueLion387:

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'''Psi Upsilon''' is a fraternity, once known as being primarily for engineers and computer science majors. In past years, Psi U has been regarded as a somewhat dorky frat; parties featured students walking in to get beer and walking out to leave soon afterwards. Since [[2004]], the fraternity has been staging a comeback, and its most recent pledge classes have been primarily composed of [[Columbia College|CC]], rather than [[SEAS]], students. One of the most storied fraternities at Columbia, Psi U has produced several distinguished alumni, including several members of the Columbia Board of Trustees.

Founded on June 25, 1842, the Lambda Chapter of Psi Upsilon is the oldest fraternity on Columbia's campus.

The Lambda house, located at 542 W [[Frat Row|114th Street]], across from Columbia's [[Carman Hall|Carman]] dormitory, has been home to the Fraternity since [[1952]]. Previously, Psi U was housed on 627 W. 115th Street, in the building that [[Zeta Beta Tau]] now calls home today. Psi U is known for its annual 80s Party, an affection for/addiction to hookah, and the owl which sits above its doorway.

==Notable members==
*[[Nicholas Murray Butler]] -University President
*[[Samuel Joseph Higginbottom]] -Onetime CEO of Rolls Royce and Eastern Air Lines
*[[Marcellus Hartley Dodge]] -Member of Columbia Board of Trustees and namesake for Dodge Hall and Dodge Gymnasium

== External links ==
* [http://www.psiulambda.com/ Psi U Lambda website]

[[Category:Fraternities]]

User talk:Jrudy

2007-07-24T17:48:15Z

BlueLion387: New page: Regarding your edit on Psi Upsilon, the point that Psi U is the oldest fraternity at Columbia is true. Psi Upsilon's Lambda Chapter was founded on June 25, 1842, which makes it the oldest...

Regarding your edit on Psi Upsilon, the point that Psi U is the oldest fraternity at Columbia is true. Psi Upsilon's Lambda Chapter was founded on June 25, 1842, which makes it the oldest fraternity here. Although Alpha Delta Phi was actually founded at Columbia earlier, they are not a fraternity, but rather a literary society. The Columbia chapter of ADP broke off years ago from the national fraternity of ADP, went co-ed, and changed themselves into a literary society, making Psi U the oldest frat at CU. I realize it's easy to confuse the two, but this is the truth.

Nicholas Murray Butler

2007-07-13T01:09:13Z

BlueLion387:

[[Image:NButler.jpg|thumb|right|Nicholas Murray Butler]] Ruler of Columbia for over four decades ([[1902]]-[[1945]]). Accused of suppressing professorial dissent to two world wars, attepting to turn Columbia into the preserve of elite [[WASP]]s, trying to erase [[Columbia College]] by privileging grad schools, and conferring legitimacy upon Nazi Germany.

He also won a [[w:Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Peace Prize]] and was a candidate for Vice President of the United States. [[Butler Library]] is named after him.

He's also an alumnus: [[Columbia College]] class of [[1882]]. While at Columbia, Mr. Butler was a member of [[Psi Upsilon]].

More recently, [[Lit Hum]] professor [[Michael Rosenthal]] wrote a book about him called ''[[Nicholas Miraculous]]''.

==See also==

*''Nicholas Miraculous'', a biography of Butler by Columbia English professor Michael Rosenthal

{{succession|preceded=[[Seth Low]]|succeeded=[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]|office=President of Columbia University|years=[[1902]]-[[1945]]}}

[[Category:University presidents|Butler, Nicholas Murray]]
[[Category:History|Butler, Nicholas Murray]]
[[Category:Columbia College alumni|Butler, Nicholas Murray]]

Stuyvesant Fish

2007-07-13T01:08:14Z

BlueLion387: New page: Stuyvesant Fish was a member of the Columbia College Class of 1871. The son of Hamilton Fish, another Columbia alumnus and President Grant's Secretary of State, Stuyvesant played on t...

Stuyvesant Fish was a member of the [[Columbia College]] Class of 1871. The son of Hamilton Fish, another Columbia alumnus and President Grant's Secretary of State, Stuyvesant played on the Columbia football team in its inaugural season of 1870. He would later go on to become president of the Illinois Central Railroad and one of the most powerful "rail barons" of the early 20th Century.