Word: dke
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...upperclass years, Roosevelt ate at his various sophomore, junior, and "final" clubs--the Institute of 1770, the DKE, and the Fly. But he failed to gain election to the most elite club--the Porcellian--despite the fact that his cousin Theodore had been a member. A scandal involving one of his cousins may have hurt his chances. But whatever the reason for his rejection, it was a serious blow to him. Eleanor Roosevelt thought it gave him an inferiority complex and led him to become more democratic...
...could still find fault with the Dartmouths though, for the possessive aspect that their newfound self-esteem assumed. At the DKE House, known in Hanover if not nationally as "black" (i.e. wild), a hired village cop was gustily turning away returning alumni who had forgotten their membership cards. The hospitality of the Green "Dekes" was not extended to a bedraggled "brother" from neighboring Middlebury, either...
...course, there are differences in general membership characteristics. For example, a fraternity like DKE is noted for its heavy proportion of athletes, Fence for being the most social, Zeta Psi for its literary tinge...
Amherst College brought a new set of literary influences into his life, especially an eye-opening course in French criticism and the friendship of Professor-Poet David Morton, a fellow DKE. After Amherst-and a summer of football and track coaching with Knute Rockne-Tasker taught English and coached track at Deerfield Academy. While doing graduate work at Columbia University, he began writing book reviews for Outlook and other magazines. After a turn on the Paris Times, he went to Reader's Digest for three years, took time off to edit a weekly newspaper, and spent most...