Life outside of Class During the

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Life outside of Class During the 20s and 30s

• The new vision for Georgia Tech

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Activities

• Sports
• Military
• Fraternities
• School Clubs
• Special Societies

• Editorials
• Church Groups
• Music

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Sports and Its Influence

• Played one of the largest roles in the transition
  of Georgia Tech
• Continued to Expand through the two decades
• Main focus on Football, Baseball, Basketball, and
  Track

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Football in the 20s and 30s

• Coach Heismans last season was in 1919
• Were very good in the first 5 to 6 years and drew
  large crowds
• Beat Georgia in 1925 season 3-0, this was the
  first time they played since 1916
• Went downhill from this point on

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Baseball, Basketball and Track

• Three major sports at Tech
• One of the best in the Nation in the beginning of
  the 20s
• In 1936 there wasnt a baseball team and in 1937
  there wasnt a baseball or basketball team

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Minor Sports

• Had a cheerleading squad made up of men
• Had a Swim Team, Indoor Track, Tennis, Golf,
  Lacrosse, and Fencing
• Also one year there was a Boxing Team

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Military

• In the early 20s there was a large regiment due
  to WWI
• As years go on, campus participation dies down
  and military becomes more social
• Start a Football and Basketball team, and have
  rifle team

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Fraternity Life

• Goes through drastic changes
• Had around 21 fraternities during this time
  period
• Could be in more than one fraternity in early
  20s
• In 1923, Rushing Rules were created, and
  Fraternities become more important to the school

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Clubs and Societies

• Had a large number of clubs such as the Skull and
  Key, Cotillion Club and many others.
• Societies went from AIEE and ASME to the YMCA and
  Honor Societies
• Also had Honor Fraternities such as Omicron Delta
  Kappa

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Editorials

• There were special focus on these
• There was the Blueprint, Technique, and the
  Yellow Jacket
• Helped to spread information and liven up the
  campus

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Church Groups

• This would fall under clubs and societies
• There were groups in every Blueprint during this
  time period
• They were mainly the Churches around the school
  and the people that attended
• Also were groups of school bible classes such as
  Tech Bible class and N. Avenue Presbyterian Church

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Music

• In the Early 20s there was the Glee Club,
  Mandolin Club, Four Harmony Hounds, and the Five
  Ramblin Wrecks
• Expanded to more groups with more people
• Had the Senior Hop Dance and the Junior Dance