Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Special
Collections & Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Phone: 541-737-2075
Email: scarc@oregonstate.edu
Web:
http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu
FV P
182
Oregon State University. Office of the Dean of
Students.
Student Affairs Moving
Images
1963-1992
0.1 cubic foot, including 1 film
and 1 videotape
2 boxes
The Student Affairs Moving Images consist
of film and video productions prepared by student affairs units at Oregon
State University and include a film about sorority rush and
a videotape for recruitment of Native American students.
Materials in
English.
Historical Note:
Greek letter social organizations (fraternities and sororities) have
been active at Oregon State University (OSU) since the early 20th century; in
the 1960s, administrative oversight of fraternities and sororities was
provided by the Dean of Students, Dean of Men, and Dean of Women.
The Indian Education Office was one of four culturally specific offices
that comprised the Minority Education Office, which provided a safe and
welcoming place for students who are navigating the challenges of being a
cultural, racial, or ethnic minority at OSU. Currently, the Office of American Indian Initiatives, a component of the Office of Intercultural Student Services, facilitates and supports all university-wide policies and initiatives relating to American Indian/Alaska Native recruitment, retention, and community engagement.
The Student Affairs Moving Images consist of two items:
Rush at OSU and Paths with Proud Moments.
Rush at OSU depicts sorority rush for women students at Oregon State University. It includes footage of Dean of Students, Robert Chick, and Dean of Women, Helen Moor. The film describes the process for sorority rush and the costs of being a sorority member. It includes interviews with two women students and footage of women participating in rush events, computer punch cards being processed, the interior and exterior of sorority houses, the Memorial Union interior and quadrangle, and fraternity men. The film is 6:29 minutes; it is 16 mm b/w with optical sound. A digital duplication master and DVD use copy of the film are available. The film is also available online.
Paths with Proud Moments was created by the
Indian Education Office in about 1992 for the purpose of recruiting Native
American students to Oregon State University. The production includes
footage of Native American undergraduate and graduate students describing their experiences
at Oregon State University; campus views; and scenes of students in classrooms, laboratories, and outdoor settings. The film describes the services offered by the Indian Education Office and the Educational Opportunities Program; opportunities with Native American student organizations; and the Native American marine science program. Scenes of the interior and exterior of the Native American Longhouse appear throughout the video. Cassandra Manuelito-Kerkvliet, Coordinator of the Indian Education Office, introduces the video; Gerry RainingBird narrates and Mike McCanna served as production coordinator. Of special note is footage of Deanna Kingston describing her experiences as a graduate student at Oregon State. . The original videotape is VHS format
and is 19 minutes long; it was produced by Antares Videomedia, Ltd. of Corvallis, Oregon. A digital duplication master and DVD use copy of the video are available and it can be viewed online.
Collection is open for research.
Student Affairs Moving Images (FV P 182), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
The items were transferred to the Archives in 1998 and 2001.
Additions to the collection are expected.
Other materials pertaining to fraternities and sororities at OSU are
available in the
Memorabilia
Collection; the records of the
Dean of
Women's Office, the
Panhellenic
Council,
Student
Involvement, and Greek Life Office; and many alumni collections.
The
Oregon
Multicultural Archives documents the lives and activities of
African American, Asian American, Latino, and Native American communities
in Oregon and includes collections pertaining to the experience of Native
American students at Oregon State University.
The Media Services Moving Images (FV P 119) includes a film,
Nuthin Comes Easy, about university support services for minority students and Gotta Start Somewhere ... Minorities in the Mass Media, an OSU Workshop (1973).
Chick, Robert
William.
Kingston, Deanna M.
Manuelito-Kerkvliet, Cassandra, 1954-
Moor, Helen
Sterling.
Educational Opportunities Program (Oregon State
University)
Oregon State
University--Students.
Oregon State
University. Indian Education Office.
College
environment--Oregon--Corvallis.
College
students--Recruiting--Oregon.
Greek letter
societies--Oregon--Corvallis.
Indian college
students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Minority college
students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Student
activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
Motion
pictures (visual works)
Videotapes.
Colleges and
Universities
Multiculturalism
Native Americans
Student Life
Women
Corvallis
Moving Images