Word: delta
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...their heyday, fraternities exercised major presence in Harvard's social life as progenitors to today's final clubs. A century before Lisa J. Schkolnick '88 filed her complaint against the Fly Club, that club was an affiliate of the national Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, which also spawned the A.D. Club...
...touring Guangdong province in South China is like visiting a foreign country. In contrast to much of China, Guangdong exudes abundance: successful farmers living in multistory houses, townships producing consumer goods ranging from shoes to toys to microwave ovens, thousands of privately owned businesses blossoming. Set in the humid delta of the Pearl River, Guangdong's capital, Guangzhou, better known in the West as Canton, seethes with enterprise. The Dongping Street free market is filled with stalls selling all sorts of food: fish swimming in tubs of fresh water, poultry, a greengrocer's delight of vegetables and fruits. Most important...
...sorority to the roster of campus Greeks: Lambda Delta Lambda, a nine-member lesbian group that received official sanction from UCLA last month as the first official gay sorority in the nation. The UCLA decision allows the sorority to meet on campus -- Lambda Delta Lambda does not have the money for a residence -- and to apply for student funds, but requires the organization to be open to all women. The members plan to volunteer in local charities such as a gay-lesbian support group for high school students. Said Lambda's Krisi Burk: "We're trying to get away from...
...gimmick has shaken up the airlines so much as the new triple-mileage bonuses. Delta started this turbulence last November, when it announced that anyone charging a ticket for one of its flights with an American Express card this year would receive credits worth three times the mileage. Within a few months, nearly all the major carriers had matched or surpassed Delta's deal, some offering the triple mileage whether or not passengers used American Express...
...sure way to compensate for expensive promotions is to raise air fares, which major carriers are now doing. United, American, Delta, Continental, Northwest and USAir last week announced fare hikes of between $5 and $20 on most flights. Says an analyst: "This is only the first in a series of fare , increases. The airlines are going to nickel and dime customers until they offset the costs of frequent-flyer programs...