RIT Tech Vets flier and clipping

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: RITArc-0122

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The RIT Tech Vets flier and clipping are from the student-run campus organization. The flier contains an advertisement for a Christmas tree sale during December 1970. The purpose of the fundraiser was to raise money for a Veterans Emergency Book Loan Fund. The collection also includes a clipping from the March 10, 1971 issue of the Army Times. The article discusses the creation of the student-run organization on the Rochester Institute of Technology's campus. The collection contains a photocopy of the original article.

Dates

Creation: 1970-1971

Creator

Rochester Institute of Technology. Tech Vets (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Biographical / Historical

Tech Vets was a student-run organization that was started at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) around 1970. At the time, RIT had over 600 veterans on its campus. The large number of veterans attending college was in part a result of the G. I. Bill and its various modifications. Under this legislation, veterans received a set amount of money each month to support their education. The Tech Vets group was started by students to provide additional support to veterans enrolled in both the day and evening programs at RIT.

Some of the services provided by the group included part-time job placement services, discounts at local merchants and venues (e.g. restaurants, movie theaters), and an emergency loan fund. For instance, in 1970 Tech Vets organized a Christmas tree sale to finance an Emergency Book Loan Fund. The group also served as advocates for veterans on campus, bringing the needs of these veterans to the attention of RIT's administration. While the group did not act as a recruiting agency, it did provide non-veterans on campus with objective information on military service.

Extent

1 Item(s)

Language

English

Additional Description

Overview

Flier and clipping from the Tech Vets group on the Rochester Institute of Technology's campus. The group was started by students to provide services to veterans on campus.