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Mike Colletta was an active member of the Arm of Honor Fraternity from 1965 until 1969, and is now a member of the Arm of Honor Alumni Chapter. A first generation Detroiter born to Sicilian immigrants, Colletta describes his time at Allen Park High School and Michigan State University before coming to EMU with a friend to visit. Colletta talks about meeting with Dean of Students Ralph Gilden, the lost sense of community on the EMU campus, a failed Marine enlistment, and having a student deferment plus a married deferment from the armed services. Colletta describes meeting the Arms for the first time, using meal tickets for lunches at the Wolverine Grill, and details living in a fraternity house, the Arm initiation process, and how the experience of being an Arm prepared him for everything that came after college.
Interview Date
8-7-2023
Keywords
Eastern Michigan University, intramural, club sports, University of Michigan, football, college athletics, float-a-thon, oral history, oral history project, oral history program, physical education, student life, MAC, Bowen Field House, Olds-Robb, Warner Gym
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Recommended Citation
Jones, Matt, "Mike Colletta, Oral History Interview, 2022" (2023). Oral Histories. 146.
https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/146