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African Student Association records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 49
Abstract
The African Students Association (ASA) was founded in 2017 in order to provide a space for African students to discuss ideas and issues related to Africa. The group is responsible for putting on the annual Afro Fest event, (short for African Festival). The African Students Association records, 2017-2023 and undated, include oprganizational records such as a meeting sign-in sheet, 2018 constitution signed by members, and speeches by the groups president for the 2018 Afro Fest. The collection...
Dates:
2017-2022 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Alpha Lambda Delta records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 53
Abstract
Alpha Lambda Delta was a national honors society founded at the University of Illinois in 1923. Initially, it was open only to high-achieving women since its brother organization, Phi Eta Sigma, accepted only male participants. Both organizations became co-educational in the mid-1970s. The Augustana chapter, first called the Freshman Women's Honor Group and later nicknamed "Toppers," was formed in 1940. According to its constitution, the group tried to "promote intelligent living and a...
Dates:
1941-1977
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Alpha Phi Omega "Ugly Man on Campus" event programs
Collection
Identifier: MSS 54
Abstract
Alpha Phi Omega (APO) is a national co-ed service fraternity. Since the early 1970s, the Augustana College chapter, Lambda Rho, has sponsored the Ugly Man On Campus (UMOC) auction and talent show to raise money for charity. This collection contains programs from Ugly Man on Campus events, 1970-2007.
Dates:
1970-2007
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Asian Student Organization records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 220
Abstract
The Asian Student Organization is an Augustana College student group. Founded in 1995, the purpose of the group is to promote interest in Asian culture among students. The Asian Student Organization records, 1990s-2018 and undated, consists of one undated color photograph of group members, one 2006-2007 school year scrapbook with photographs of club events, one photograph album from the 1990s containing candid snapshots of group events, one folder of materials documenting the group's...
Dates:
1990s-2017 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
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 Mathematics Club records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 238
Abstract
The Mathematics Club began at Augustana College in 1952 with twelve student members and four faculty members. The club’s purpose was “the pursuit of both cultural and scientific mathematical interests and the furthering of mathematical appreciation in college and community.” The Augustana College Mathematics Club records consists of early records of the Mathematics Club, including a program and list of officers, 1956-1957, the 1952 Constitution, two photographs of the Mathematics Club on a...
Dates:
1952-1957 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Augustana College Mortar Board records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 50
Abstract
Aglaia Honor Society was founded in 1940 as an honor society for senior class women at Augustana College. The society chose to name itself after Algaia, or "Brillance," one of the three graces of Greek mythology.
In 1946, the group began a long campaign to establish itself as a chapter of the Mortar Board, a national women's honor society. After twenty years of attempting to fulfill the necessary requirements, Augustana College's Mortar Board chapter was initiated in 1965. In 1975, per...
Dates:
1940-1990 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Augustana College S.O.S. records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 48
Abstract
S.O.S. was a women’s service organization at Augustana College from 1971 until 1974. S.O.S. was briefly the counterpart to the all-male Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, until the two groups merged in the mid-1970s.
The Augustana College S.O.S. records, 1971-1972 and undated, consists of one folder of material. The collection includes two letters documenting the Student Personnel Committee’s approval of the S.O.S. constitution, three letters thanking S.O.S. members for participating in...
Dates:
1971-1972 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Augustana College Udden Geology Club notebook
Collection
Identifier: MSS 289
Abstract
The Udden Geology Club was founded in 1933 and is named in memory of Dr. J.A. Udden, an Augustana graduate of 1911 and later professor of biology and geology. The Udden Geology Club notebook contains lists of different club events and the members who attended each of them from 22 April 1988 to 15 May 1992.
Dates:
1988-1992
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Augustana College Women's League records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 226
Abstract
The Augustana Woman's Club (later called the Women's League) was founded in 1917. Women enrolled in any Augustana College department were eligible to join. The constitution of the club was soon amended to include women faculty members and wives of the faculty. Many of the activities organized by the club were social in nature while other activities were service-related. Often the group discussed an issue effecting women on campus and came to a consensus before approaching the administration...
Dates:
1917-1958 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections