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Photos: University of Arizona's Rush Week in 1968
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Photos: University of Arizona's Rush Week in 1968

  • Rick Wiley
  • Sep 6, 2023
  • Sep 6, 2023 Updated Sep 6, 2023

In these throwback photos, sorority pledges and members meet during Rush Week at University of Arizona in 1968.

Photos © Arizona Daily Star or Tucson Citizen, where applicable

UA Rush Week in 1968

Stephanie Light, right, greets a fellow sorority sister during Rush Week at University of Arizona in Sept. 1968.

Jon Goell / Tucson Citizen
UA Rush Week in 1968

Sandy Rathbun of Yuma, a Pi Beta Phi pledge who went on to a 30-year career as a respected TV reporter in Tucson, gets an arrow-shaped name tag and ribbons during Rush Week at University of Arizona in Sept. 1968.

Jon Goell / Tucson Citizen
UA Rush Week in 1968

Sorority members and pledges during Rush Week at University of Arizona in Sept. 1968.

Jon Goell / Tucson Citizen
UA Rush Week in 1968

Sorority sisters pose for a picture during Rush Week at University of Arizona in Sept. 1968.

Jon Goell / Tucson Citizen
UA Rush Week in 1968

Delta Gamma pledges Adrienne Niblett of Birmingham, Ala., and Laurie Reed of Tucson (backs to camera), get hugs from Delta Gamma members Mimi Muse of Fullerton, Calif., and Mary Jo Stewart of Tucson during Rush Week at the University of Arizona in Sept. 1968.

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UA Rush Week in 1968

Chris Mitchell of Tucson, left, and Bess Moore of San Francisco, both of Alpha Phi sorority, look for pledges during Rush Week at University of Arizona in Sept. 1968.

Jon Goell / Tucson Citizen
UA Rush Week in 1968

Sorority members and pledges meet outside the sorority houses in the early morning hours of Sept. 14, 1968 during Rush Week at the University of Arizona.

Jon Goell / Tucson Citizen
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