Marcia Berd Sontag papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: RS 21/7/139

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The collection contains pamphlets and ephemera that an incoming Iowa State College freshman co-ed would have received in the early 1950s, including information and handbooks for Freshman Days and Formal Rush as well as dormitory assignments and an area business guide. There is an extensive group of sorority leaflets given out to rushees, the fall (1953) issue of “Green Gander,” and the back-to-school (1953) issue of “The Iowa Homemaker.”

Dates

1953

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

Open for research.

Use/Re-use Restrictions

Consult Special Collections and University Archives

Biography/Profile

Marcia Berd Sontag of Newton, Iowa, attended Iowa State College (University) for the Fall quarter of 1953. While majoring in home economics, Marcia lived in Birch Hall and went through the formal sorority rushing process in the Fall of 1953. After leaving Iowa State College, Berd attended Drake University in Des Moines and married Jon Sontag.

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 half-document box)

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is organized Topically.

Processing Information

Released on 2018-11-01.

Subjects

Greek letter societies--Iowa--Ames Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Iowa State College--Alumni and alumnae Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings