The Goodrich Club
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The Goodrich Club is a co-op located in Albion, Michigan. It was founded in 1932 and named after Dr. Frederic S. Goodrich, then a professor at Albion College.
[edit] History
Originally a men's housing alternative for seminary students of Albion College, during the 1960s the club started to became a haven of artists, musicians, and political and social non-conformists. By 1984, the club had officially opened its door to women residents, although none occupied the house until the mid 1990s.
[edit] Traditions
The Goodrich Club has a long history of traditions, many of which have fallen out of practice. Some that have persisted include an annual mustache competition, the "Gentlemen's Hat Club" (a weekly social gathering), and a prank rivalry with Dean Hall.
One night in 1999, members of The Goodrich Club, Nick Cucinella, Dan Haar, and Kevin Chalut took a bag of water softener salt and made an outline of a giant "GC" in the front lawn of Dean Hall, then sprayed it with water so that the grass died in the shape of "GC". That same night, those three members also taped opened cans of tuna fish under a number of counters at Dean Hall, creating a horrible and hard to identify odor at Dean Hall. It was hilarious to the Clubbies.
[edit] External links
- Hindenach, Jill, "Goodrich Club grief". The Pleiad
