[01]The gallery

Then and now.

From Delta Sigma Pi’s founding in 1907 and the chapter’s 1960 charter to this semester’s rush, with the campus in between. Select any photo to see it larger.

[Gallery/194 photos]   [Archive/1888–2026]

194 photos

On the walls

The art behind the roses

The roses and blossoms around this site are cut from public-domain prints, most of them from Pierre-Joseph Redouté’s Les Roses. Van Gogh’s almond blossom stands in for the orchards that turn Butte County white each February. Here are a few of the originals, hung in full, beside more roses and orchards painted from Rachel Ruysch to Monet.
  • A botanical print of a full pink cabbage rose with buds on a thorny stem
    Rosa centifolia anglica rubraPierre-Joseph Redouté, Les Roses, 1817–24
  • An Art Nouveau panel of a young woman in a pale gown surrounded by climbing roses
    The Rose, from The FlowersAlphonse Mucha, 1898
  • Branches of white almond blossom against a turquoise sky
    Almond BlossomVincent van Gogh, 1890
  • A still life of red, pink, white and yellow roses in a round glass vase against a brown wall
    RosesHenri Fantin-Latour, 1884
  • A botanical print of a deep crimson and violet gallica rose with a bud and green leaves, titled in French at the foot of the plate
    Rosa gallica purpurea velutina, parvaPierre-Joseph Redouté, Les Roses, 1817–24
  • Roman banqueters recline on a dais behind marble columns while a cascade of pink rose petals buries the guests below
    The Roses of HeliogabalusLawrence Alma-Tadema, 1888
  • A dark still life of pink and white roses, red poppies, blue morning glories and other flowers spilling from an urn on a stone ledge
    Roses, Convolvulus, Poppies and Other Flowers in an Urn on a Stone LedgeRachel Ruysch, 1680s
  • A woodblock print of a dark, gnarled plum branch in white blossom across the foreground, a garden of flowering trees and small figures behind a fence, under a red sky
    Plum Park in KameidoUtagawa Hiroshige, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1857
  • A crowded vase of white roses against a pale green wall of short, rhythmic brushstrokes
    RosesVincent van Gogh, 1890
  • Pink moss roses in a small glass vase on a white tablecloth against a dark grey wall
    Moss Roses in a VaseÉdouard Manet, 1882
  • A single sprig of white almond blossom standing in a water glass on a table, a red band across the wall behind and the signature Vincent at the top
    Sprig of Flowering Almond in a GlassVincent van Gogh, 1888
  • Rows of fruit trees in pale pink blossom across a green orchard under a blue sky, a reed fence behind
    The Pink OrchardVincent van Gogh, 1888
  • A tunnel of rose arches over a garden path, painted in thick strokes of red, orange, green and blue
    The Rose Walk, GivernyClaude Monet, 1920–22

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