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Off-campus Admissions tour numbers fall fraternity to affiliate Adam Eaglin THE CHRONICLE
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Despite an upward trend in the number ofcampus tours during the last couple years, Duke saw a significant decline in summer tours, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag confirmed Tuesday. The decline occurred primarily in June and July, he said, with about 10 to 20 percent fewer tours given in those two months than in June andjuly of the previous year. Guttentag noted, however, thatfor the month of August, the trend was once again beginning to Christoph Guttentag shift upward “We are in the process of compiling data for August,” he said. “While I don’t have the final data, earlier in the monthit appeared thatthe trend we saw in June andjuly was reversing Although officials said they had no clear indication of why the decline had occurred, they thought the continuing lacrosse controversy likely had an impact. “Obviously, you can’t ask people who didn’t visit why they didn’t,” Guttentag said. “I expect the negative media coverage of Duke had some effect.” In the spring, as the controversy unfolded and media trucks descended on campus, the number of tours still remained relatively consistent, said senior Allana Strong, head coordinator for the tour guide program and president ofBlue Devil
Former SAE now ADPhi, not recognized by IFC Mingyang Liu THE CHRONICLE
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After months of dialogue, the off-campus student organization Delta Phi Alpha, formerly known as Sigma Alpha Epsilon, has once again become officially recognized by a national fraternity. Delta Phi Alpha is now Alpha Delta Phi. “We’ve had Duke on our radar screen for a long time,” said Ed Donahue, chair of the board of governors of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity’s national headquarters. “We tend to be only at top-notch schools, which, obviously, is why Duke is of interest to us.” Donahue and Alpha Delt first approached the group of studentslast spring to give a presentation about the fraternity. The 62 Duke members unanimously voted in favor of the partnership, and the decision was finalized at Alpha Delt’s national convention in August. The organization is now an official affiliate of Alpha Delt and hopes to become a chartered chapter in the near future. “We have very efficiently managed the fraternity without a national organization,” said senior Tripp Rehlaender, president of Duke’s Alpha Delt affiliate. “The presence of such a national organization SEE ALPHA DELT ON PAGE 5
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This summer, between 10 and 20 percent fewer tours of campus were given than in past years.
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Hurricane Fran | The 10-year anniversary
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Henry Hunter folds an American flag he found in his son's belongings after Hurricane Fran hit N.C. in 1996.
Ten years ago today, Duke students woke up and peered out their windows to see Hurricane Fran descend upon campus. When the Category 3 storm hit Durham 2 a.m. Sept. 6, 1996, it unleashed 120-mph winds and dumped 15 inches of rain in some parts of the county, knocking down trees and power lines in the process. On Duke’s relatively unscathed campus, Blackwell Dormitory residents braved the rain and played touch football on East Campus’ soaked quads. “It’s pretty much in the Duke cocoon over here,” Lee Canipe, Divinity ’9B and area coordinator
for Craven Quad, told The Chronicle that day. Still, Fran left a lasting and unforgettable mark on North Carolina. “Hurricane Fran was the largest hurricane to hit Duke since Hurricane Hazel in October of 1954,” said University Archivist Tim Pyatt, of the storm SEE FRAN ON PAGE
Chronicle photos from 1996, when Hurricane Fran hit campus, knocking down trees and power lines.
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