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In hard times, early colleges in the U.S. were forced to accept payments 
such as cotton, sheep, pewter, and food rather than hard currency.
Most U.S. colleges were constantly on the verge of insolvency.


The first Greek student society, Phi Beta Kappa
(“Love of learning is the guide of life”)
was founded by John Heath in 1776
at the College of William and Mary.
Heath was initially declined admission in Latin-Letter fraternities.
The society chose Greek letters because Heath was the best Greek scholar on campus.

The graduation cap was initially a “hood”
and is believed to date back to the Celtic time
when Druid priests wore capes and hoods to symbolize their intelligence.
Historically, academic dress for faculty or students was clerical dress


It's thought that the practice of chucking one's cap to the heavens
at the end of the ceremony started in 1912
at the U.S. Naval Academy's graduation.
For the first time the Navy gave the newly commissioned graduates
their officers' hats at graduation,
so they no longer needed the midshipmen's caps
they'd been wearing for the past four years.
To show how pleased they were,
the new officers tossed their old headgear up in the air.
Other students heard about the practice and followed suit.

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