A lot has changed in 49 years; facilities, faculties and friendships - our Freshman class had one woman and now the 'tute is run by a woman. Check some of these changes below and then send some of your own to the webmaster.

President Richard G. Folsom
1958 - 1971

President Shirley Ann Jackson
1999 -Present

The Approach from Troy - Then and Now.....and see more changes on Campus

Student life - Then and Now...and see more of the changes to Life on Campus

Real estate improvements are always changing, whether in our homes on our campus. RPI has adapted to the times and has facilities most of us would not have dreamed of having.

The campus has spread out a bit - like some of us.

The Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies opened in 2004

The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC), started in 2004 opened October 2008 - it is a world-class building, versatile and beautiful.

Our Student Union was transformed from plain but comfortable, steam radiator-heated space to a modern and bright center for student activities. Recently renovated, it provides a place for students to study, eat, and relax. Visit the Student Union website for more information.

The Rensselaer Polytechnic was read avidly each week and here we capture some of the memories from our years there!

The Poly

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Or you can visit the current Poly


RPI Wins 5 College Bowls and championship - 1961	Despite enthusiasm, we never won a football game in our years in Troy	..but our hockey team made it to the 'final four' during both our freshman and senior years!	Hockey!!

Brinkworth and Knightley - All Americans 1964	Hockey team makes it to NCAA finals ...	...but loses in Denver	Harkness goes to Cornell

GE College Bowl 1961 Our College Bowl team was coached from the School of Humanities, and went on to win a trophy and a scholarship. Below are the universities they faced, and the scores
Date	Show	Schools	Score
3/12/61	#83	RPI vs Indiana U, Bloomington	200-155
3/19/61	#84	RPI vs Fisk U	295-45
3/26/61	#85	RPI vs Fordham U	210-165
4/2/61	#86	RPI vs Grinnell U	300-165
4/9/61	#87	RPI vs U of Connecticut, Storrs	295-70

In the 60's we had 30 fraternities on campus and over half of us belonged to one of them. Take a few minutes with the list below (alphabetically in Greek order per Wikipedia) and see how many of the people, or buildings, you remember!

Acacia Alpha Chi Rho Alpha Epsilon Pi Alpha Sigma Phi Alpha Tau Omega Gamma Delta Iota Delta Kappa Epsilon Delta Phi Chi Phi Delta Tau Delta Zeta Beta Tau Zeta Psi Theta Xi Theta Chi Lambda Chi Alpha Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Phi Pi Lambda Phi RSE Phi Epsilon Pi Phi Iota Alpha Phi Kappa Tau Phi Kappa Theta Phi Mu Delta Phi Sigma Delta Phi Sigma Kappa Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sigma Chi Sigma Phi Epsilon Tau Epsilon Phi Tau Kappa Epsilon		Fraternity Life: Friends made for life, parties you wouldn't dare tell your kids about, and memories galore - that's what many of us had during those 4 short years so long ago. Now RPI has 31 fraternities and sororities - 25 are the same as in 1960. Come to Reunion 2009 and find out if Greek life is still as important a part of the fabric of student life!

The Poly

GE College Bowl 1961