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They say that timing is everything, and this column is no exception. I was worrying about not having enough class news when lo and behold I hear on National Public Radio that same-sex fraternities are to be no more. As a former vice president of my sorority (AXO) and one who believes that the Greek system was a great way to develop leadership skills, I have very mixed feelings about the proposed changes. While I have no doubt that Dartmouth students will find some way to mingle with their own gender (everything my sorority did revolved around food anyway!), I do believe that the change will leave some gaps in the life cycle of students that will be hard to fill. I'm sure that the change will be a hot topic of discussion between Terri Sergesketter Heath, Lynn Fabrizio, KirstenJohansen, and myself as we enjoy the slopes and hot tubs at Steamboat March" 11-14. Just like our first annual get together last year in the Texas Hill Country, I will be sworn to secrecy about all discussions, but by the time you read this column we will have recovered from the fun and lack of sleep.
After sending e-mails threatening to make the whole column about Monica-gate, two classmates came through with news. First is Josh Alwitt. Josh is married and honeymooned in Kenya (July 1998). He lives in Manhattan (Chelsea) and is responsible for the New York office of Sapient Corp., a Cambridge-based firm doing systems implementation services. In his free time Josh is rock climbing and skiing and attending wild shindigs like the 10th and final Annual Groundhog's Day party held by Chris and Sarah Mulligan at their apartment on the Upper East Side. Apparently '85s were well represented, including Chris Maccarone,Lisa Zaslow, Sal Sorce, and MikeLehman. Since winter in Houston never lasts more than three days, I cannot remember whether the groundhog saw his shadow, but my guess is that the revelers didn't care. My other rescuer this month was Beth Bailey, who agreed to "spill her guts" if I didn't talk about the impeachment hearings. Beth is the director of admissions at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and is impressed with the Dartmouth applicants looking to go South. Beth also reports that she has begun the slightly masochistic enterprise of building her own house on 25 acres of "beautiful Virginia real estate." The problem is dealing with contractors, which has Beth seriously considering living in a tent and forgetting about four walls and a roof. She suggested having a course for credit at Dartmouth on how to operate a bulldozer I hope President Wright reads my column and gets the hint!
In baby news, Karen Garbe Matjucha and husband Ippolit added Katarina Elise to their family on November 28. In typical Karen efficiency, she had only five hours of labor and didn't need any pain drugs. If we weren't such good friends and if Katarina wasn't so gorgeous, I'd be more than a little jealous. In the best of both worlds category, Karen sold a $10 million consulting contract in Boston (for Deloitte) right before delivering Katya, so she will be able to keep working and stay local to be a mommy too. As a new freelancer and stay-at-home mom, I offer congrats and well done.
In the really old news category, TerryPlank received the 1998 Young Scientist Award from the Geological Society of America for her research on the chemical composition of volcanic deposits. And fellow government relations and public affairs person Kathy Jeavons was promoted to senior account executive in the communications group at Dix & Eaton.
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