MSOE's St. Patrick's Day Traditions - March 14th, 2023 - MSOE Historical Society
Channel: MSOE Historical Society
Date: 20/04/2023

Milwaukee School of Engineering student John Bilkey, along with featured guests Nick Seidler and Dr. Charles Tritt, talk about the history of St. Patrick's Day traditions at MSOE dating back to 1929.

Read about the traditions and skit scripts: https://faculty-web.msoe.edu/tritt/stpats/

MSOE Library Archives Blog Article on St. Patrick's Day: https://libguides.msoe.edu/archives/blog/st-patricks-day

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We discuss the origins of St. Patrick's Day being celebrated by engineering students, the wild and unruly days that almost led to the demise of St. Pat's traditions at MSOE, the revitalization of St. Pats by Professors and MSOE Alums Dick Golembiewski and Bob Strangeway, and the ongoing celebrations that Dick Golembiewski, Bob Strangeway, Ed Griggs, Nick Seidler, Charles Tritt, Pat Coffey, Presidents Dr. Robert Spitzer and Dr. Hermann Viets, and Mike Chier contributed to.

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Nick's paper tie was improvised before the meeting, as the tie the club provided to him was left in his office. Arguably more interesting and memorable than if the actual tie was worn.

Big thank you to Angel Castaneda, Mia Hochstetler, Gabby Traver, and Kalki Sarangan for their contributions to recording the video!

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