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Bones Gate ("BG") was founded in 1806 as a secret pugilist society in which the brothers would meet weekly to spar and drink wiskey, which was banned from the College at the time.[citation needed] In 1901 the society, which had made headquarters in a converted barn where Thompson Arena now stands, collected itself and joined Delta Tau Delta as the Gamma Gamma chapter. In 1960 the Gamma Gamma chapter dissociated from Delta Tau Delta when the national organization continued to have an official policy barring membership of minorities. The new local fraternity at Dartmouth went unnamed until 1962, when the brothers adopted the name "Bones Gate", a tribute to the members of the house that were killed in all major American wars since the War of 1812, in particular two brothers whose remains were sealed into the concrete foundation during reconstruction after a fire in 1929.[31] In the summer of 2005, the Bones Gate residence underwent significant structural renovations to bring the building up to the College's Minimum Standards. Improvements included an enclosed fire escape running from the basement to the third floor, a new bathroom on the ground floor, and the rehabilitation of all other bathrooms. The brothers of Bones Gate strive to live by their credo of welcoming friends to their house: "This Gate Hangs High and Hinders None. Refresh, Enjoy and Travel On."
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