Fifty years ago this week, The Student reported on the upcoming crowning of the Queen of Kismet that would occur during spring weekend. The weekend festivities were all centered on the theme of the Arabian Nights. Each fraternity was to select a queen and submit her photo, "a front-view portrait," to the Prom Committee by April 23. The Prom Committee, composed of an undisclosed number of Amherst males living in South College, evaluated the portraits.

The Queen would be crowned on May 4, the night that "a thousand nights are being rolled into one," according to The Student. On that night, only one of 14 "hitherto lifeless and unrevealed queens" would be left standing when the winner was announced. The only obligation imposed on the 14 queens was that they had to be present at the Prom.

In keeping with the "mysterious" theme of the evening, it was "desirable that an exotic aura envelop her [the Queen]," according to The Student.