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First Chinese Students

When did the first students from China come to RPI?  This question was asked during our open house event recently.  A quick answer was readily available in an alumni directory, but my curiosity was … more →

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First Chinese Students

amythearchivist wrote 1 month ago: When did the first students from China come to RPI?  This question was asked during our open house … more →

Tags: RPI students, Chinese students

memorabilia

amythearchivist wrote 2 months ago: I was recently asked a question about RPI memorabilia so I thought I would share an example of what … more →

Tags: RPI, student traditions, RPI memorabilia, Soirée, Dances

Student Orientation — 1 comment

amythearchivist wrote 2 months ago: Student orientation has taken many forms over the years with different angles on how to introduce ne … more →

Tags: RPI Trivia, Freshman Camp, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, RPI history, RPI students, Silver Bay, Student Orientation

Mystery Image #7 — 2 comments

amythearchivist wrote 3 months ago: I have two different views of this prof for you to consider and therefore two photos that need to be … more →

Tags: RPI Trivia, unidentified photographs, faculty, mystery image, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

this week in May

amythearchivist wrote 5 months ago: Finals week is coming to an end and from my vantage point (limited as it may be), it has been very q … more →

Tags: RPI Trivia, RPI, Rensselaer, RPI students, "war protest", National Student Strike, sit-in, commencement speakers, May 1970

Mystery Image #4 - two for one — 5 comments

amythearchivist wrote 5 months ago: This is a two for one special — ID this person and two unidentified photos find a home. The fi … more →

Tags: unidentified photographs, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, faculty, RPI students, Organic Chemistry, chemistry lab, mystery image

Lacrosse — 4 comments

amythearchivist wrote 5 months ago: Every month or so, I select an image to feature on our home page and today I chose a picture of the … more →

Tags: RPI Trivia, RPI lacrosse, 1948 Olympics, Susan Blanchard, RPI athletics, Ned Harkness

Mystery Image #3 — 5 comments

amythearchivist wrote 6 months ago: Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for another round of Mystery Image. There is still a thick fo … more →

Tags: unidentified photographs, Blackboard, Classroom, Engineering, faculty, mystery image, RPI

100 years ago

amythearchivist wrote 6 months ago: There are several centennials to mark this year at RPI so I’ve been doing a lot of research in … more →

Tags: Rensselaer, RPI history, Russell Sage Laboratory, centennial, Sage Lab, RPI campus

Grand Marshal Week

amythearchivist wrote 6 months ago: Grand Marshal Week is just ahead and the campus is covered in campaign signs. This past week, while … more →

Tags: RPI Trivia, Grand Marshal Week, Grand Marshal, Student elections, faculty, RPI students, RPI history, top hat, student traditions

The Tute Screw — 2 comments

amythearchivist wrote 7 months ago: Every RPI student and alum has invariably heard the term ‘Tute Screw; often used metaphoricall … more →

Tags: RPI Trivia, RPI, Rensselaer, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Tute Screw, freshmen, Students, student traditions, Fraternities

Looks familiar... — 2 comments

amythearchivist wrote 8 months ago: This photograph has been kicking around my desk for some time. The house looked familiar, but I cou … more →

Tags: troy ny, unidentified photographs, RPI, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Delta Sigma Alpha, fraternity houses

Mystery Image #2 — 3 comments

amythearchivist wrote 8 months ago: Who is this corn cob pipe smoking, bow tie wearing professor at the typewriter? … more →

Tags: RPI Trivia, unidentified photographs, RPI, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, faculty, mystery image

Nerdy Cheer? — 1 comment

amythearchivist wrote 9 months ago: Here’s a question about RPI’s alma mater — did the lyrics include the first few d … more →

Tags: RPI Trivia, RPI, Math, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Alma Mater, cheer, pi, School Spirit, Songs


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