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Augustana College Inter-Fraternity Council records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 56
Abstract
The Inter-Fraternity Council at Augustana College was founded in the fall of 1929. The object of the group, as set forth by its constitution and outlined in the 1931 Rockety-I yearbook, was "...to decide upon any and all matters pertaining to fraternity rushing, pledging and general acts of conduct, at all times keeping in mind the rules and regulations of the administration." At the time of its founding, the Council consisted of three officers, a President, Vice President, and...
Dates:
1970-1981
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Augustana College Social Committee records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 52
Abstract
The Augustana College Social Committee was organized in 1937, replacing the former Board of Control of Social Activities. The group claimed to "ignore organizational frontiers, including all students in its plans." The committee planned numerous all-school social events throughout the school year, including Halloween and Christmas parties as well as a Spring picnic. This collection contains the group's meeting minutes from 1937 to 1948.
Dates:
1937-1948
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Conrad Bergendoff papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 5
Abstract
Conrad Bergendoff was the fifth president of Augustana College. Bergendoff was born in rural Nebraska in 1895. He attended Augustana College, and was a member of the class of 1915. He also earned a divinity degree from Augustana Seminary. After several years Bergendoff returned to the seminary as the dean, then as the president of the seminary and the college in 1935. After the seminary split from the college in 1948, Bergendoff remained the president of the college for fourteen more years....
Dates:
1869-1998 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Chi Omega Gamma records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 278
Abstract
Chi Omega Gamma is an Augustana College sorority founded in 1925 and still active on campus. The Chi Omega Gamma records, 1925-2006 and undated, contains a scrapbook, mailing lists, memorabilia, and other materials created by Chi Omega Gamma, as well as minutes and other records of the Chi Omega Gamma Tri-City alumnae chapter.
Dates:
1925-2006 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Ruth Erickson scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: MSS 197
Abstract
Ruth Erickson transferred to Augstana after completing her first year at Aurora College. She graduated in 1943 with a degree in English. She was a member of the Lutheran Student Association, the Berean Bible Class, the Women’s League, the Women’s Athletic Association, and was a student representative of the Augustana Art Association. The Ruth Erickson scrapbooks date from the early 1920s to 1950. The collection consists of a photograph album and two scrapbooks of Erickson's time at...
Dates:
1920s-1951 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Gustavus Adolphus Club Records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 227
Abstract
The Gustavus Adolphus Club was formed at Augustana College and Theological Seminary on 15 October 1911. Membership was open to all Gustavus Adolphus students as well as Augustana College students. The Gustavus Adolphus Club records is a small collection consisting of a single bound book of club minutes from 1911 to 1916.
Dates:
1911-1916
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Niel M. and Verna Gail Applegate Johnson papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 82
Abstract
Niel M. Johnson graduated with a B. A. from Augustana College in 1953. While in college, Johnson was active in the Rho Nu Delta fraternity, the Augustana choir, and was a reporter for the Observer, the college newspaper. Verna Gail Applegate attended Augustana College from 1949 to 1953. She was a member of the Chi Delta sorority, and her junior year she sang in the chapel choir. Niel and Verna met at Augustana and were married 1 May 1952, between their junior and senior years. The Niel M....
Dates:
1910-2008
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Kappa Epsilon Nu records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 277
Abstract
The Kappa Epsilon Nu sorority, known as both the “Kens” and the “Kappas”, was established as a sorority at Augustana College in 1925 by Leota J. Norton, Ester Woodburn, Florence Tams, Eleanor Graham, Ethel Eldrige, Charlotte Schnathoist, Kay Bragg, Helen Searle, Natalie Souders, and Frances Long. The Kens chose to give up their charter in 1970, citing declining membership and insubstantial funds as the cause. The Kappa Epsilon Nu records, 1926-1970 and undated (bulk 1945-1970), includes...
Dates:
1926-1970 and undated; Majority of material found within ( 1945-1970)
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Erleen Lindeman scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MSS 198
Abstract
Erleen “Lindy” Lindeman transferred to Augustana College in 1941 after completing her first two years at Bethany College. She graduated in 1943 with a degree in English. While at Augustana, she sang in the Augustana Choir and Handel Oratorio Society, participated in a number of religious organizations, athletic groups, and women's clubs, and was a member of the Kappa Tau sorority. The Erleen Lindeman scrapbook, 1941-1943, contains keepsakes and pictures from her time at Augustana. The...
Dates:
1941-1943
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Milo Culture Club constitution
Collection
Identifier: MSS 258
Abstract
The Milo Culture Club was founded at Augustana College and Theological Seminary 16 October 1902 as an outgrowth of the Milo and La Calcirora gymnastics clubs. It was a coeducational group whose purpose was to "promote culture in general" among its members, and its motto was "More Improvement, Life's Object." his collection consists of a single item: the Milo Culture Club constitution. The constitution is handwritten on nine small sheets of note paper. Although it is undated, it was likely...
Dates:
circa 1902
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections