Odin's

Once upon a time, freshman weren't allowed into frat parties until later in the year. Bereft of social options, the freshman improvised their own. Up until 1991, Russell Sage was the site of Odin's, a keg party that occurred every Wednesday night during meetings. The party was named after a mural of a viking that was painted on the fourth floor wall. Unfortunately, Dartmouth's keg ban ended killed the party and attempts to revive it by later years failed. Like the party, it seems the mural has disappeared as well and soon, it became a forgotten memory.

Today, it seems crazy that anyone would have a keg party in their dorm room and S&S is quick to come to any room that appears too noisy. I guess the tired cliché "no one rages anymore" is true - at least for any dorm party.

New series: Dartmouth's forgotten societies

In addition to our regular content, which I hope to write more about once I get back to school, I will be writing about Dartmouth's forgotten societies. Students throughout Dartmouth's history have created societies and clubs, ranging from Dartmouth's first literary society, the Society of Social Friends, to the recent colonization of the Kappa Delta sorority. Our two longest lived organizations on campus are Psi U and Tri-Kap, both of which were founded in 1842. However not all clubs have made it through the years and I hope to focus on a few interesting examples.

Next post will detail the history of Asgard, a society that could have become Dartmouth's third undergraduate society, but somehow didn't make the cut.