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STUDENT LIFE 11
applications immediately upon being notified by the Registrar of
admission to the Institute.
Throop Club. The Throop Club is designed to provide for nonresident
students the same sort of focus for undergraduate life that
the Student Houses provide for resident students. The Throop Club
has its Own elected officers and committees and carries on a full program
of social and other activities. The Throop Club lounge, made
possible by the generosity of a group of friends of the Institute,
provides a convenient gathering place on the campus and is the
center of Throop Club activities. For non-resident students, membership
in the Throop Club greatly facilitates participation in undergraduate
social life and intramural sports.
Interhouse Activities. The presidents and vice-presidents of the
four Student Houses and the Throop Club make up the Interhouse
Committee, which determines matters of general policy for all five
organizations. While each sponsors independent activities, there is
at least one joint dance held each year. The program of intramural
sports is also carried on jointly. At present it includes football, softball,
cross-country, swimming, water polo, skiing, basketball, and
handball.
Associated Student Body. The undergraduate students are organized
as the "Associated Students of the California Institute of Technology,
Incorporated." All students who pay their student body
fees are automatically members of this organization, which deals
with affairs of general student concern and with such matters as
may be delegated to it by the faculty. Membership in the corporation
entitles each student to (a) admission to all regular athletic or
forensic contests in which Institute teams participate, (b) a subscription
to The California Tech, (c) a subscription to the Big T,
(d) one vote in each corporate election, and (e) the right to hold
a corporate office.
Board of Directors. The executive body of the corporation is the
Board of Directors, which is elected by the members in accordance