Susquehanna University - 1980 to 1989

To improve traffic flow and prevent parking in front of the library, a median island was constructed in 1988. The median was accentuated with trees and flowers.

The Counseling Center at Susquehanna offers free and confidential counseling to students. In October of 1988, the Counseling Center sponsored a support group for Susquehanna University's gay and lesbian students. The group would get together to talk and share experiences.

The Crew Club Team was recognized as an official sport in November 1986. With a generous gift from the SGA as well as proceeds from a row-a-thon, the club planned to be on the water and racing in the spring of 1987. The happy announcement and an invitation for new members appeared in the Crusader newspaper.

This amusing play-by-play description of an imaginary faculty food fight appeared in the 1980 April Fools Day edition of The Crusader, the University's student newspaper.

Desk top graffiti as a sign of genius? Perhaps, but most likely just an indication of the interests of the student who occupied the seat before you. This Crusader writer analyzes the three types of graffiti: the rock group, the love group and the Greek group, and laments that all of their creativity is simply washed away. So sad!

In May of 1982, Selinsgrove created and consumed the World's Largest Banana Split. The tasty treat ran the length of the town, and earned an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records. The title was later lost to a fraternity at Bowling Green State University. Anxious to regain the title, the town of Selinsgrove planned to create and consume a 4 1/2 mile long sundae on April 30, 1988. This newspaper article invites community members to actively participate and GO BANANAS! The title was returned to Selinsgrove and a recreation of the banana split was created and consumed in 2003 to celebrate Susquehanna University's Sesquicentennial.

The International House of Susquehanna University opened its doors in September 1984 with the aim of promoting cross-cultural understanding among students, faculty, staff and the community.

The John App Honor Society was established at the University in 1980 to recognize and encourage scholastic achievement. Membership required a student to be a full time junior or senior with a 3.75 or higher grade point average. John App was an influential Selinsgrove citizen who in 1858 donated land which helped in the founding of the Missionary Institute, which would later become Susquehanna University.