3 Webster Ave

Dartmouth is known for its academic excellence which is deeply rooted in tradition. The physical plants of Greek organizations house some of the college's richest tradition, not to mention architecture. With more than 60% of eligible students members in a fraternity, sorority or co-ed house, these houses are greatly admired and appreciated.

I am a member of a co-ed house, The Tabard, formally Sigma Chi. Sigma Chi became Sigma Epsilon Chi around 1960 after members and the Dartmouth community tired of associating itself with a house of white supremacists and bigots. The house affectionately calls itself The Tabard, referencing the place of rest from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

Each term, the house is home to 20 or so students. Over the course of Dartmouth's existence, I wonder how many students have "almost" made it home and woke up to experience the authentic version of this photo.


Passed Out taken outside The Tabard, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.