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College students -- Societies, etc.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:

Beta Omega Sigma records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 274
Abstract

The Beta Omega Sigma social club (fraternity) was founded at Augustana College 10 December 1929. The organization is known as the “BOS." The Beta Omega Sigma records include fraternity meeting minutes, information about fraternity events, photographs, a fraternity newsletter, and an Augustana Observer article about a fraternity member.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1929-1999, 2018

Black Student Union records

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Identifier: MSS 44
Abstract The Black Student Union was formed in 1968. Its description in the Augustana College catalog for 1972-1973 states that the group was "open to minority students at Augustana...to express pride in blackness and the traditions and history of the black people; to achieve unity among the black students in their campus lives and activities; [and] to establish better social and cultural relations between black students and the Augustana community." The Black Culture House, also established in 1968,...
Dates: 1984, 1997-2019

Campus and public events collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 228
Abstract

The campus and public events collection, 1903-1941 and undated, contains weekly bulletins for campus events and happenings; meeting minutes and official records of Augustana College's Board of Control of Social Activities (later called the Board of Control of Campus Activities), which was charged with overseeing campus programming; and records of the college's Board of Control of Public Meetings, charged with coordinating public events on campus.

Dates: 1903-1941 and undated

Chi Alpha Pi records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 405
Abstract

The Chi Alpha Pi sorority was officially recognized on March 24th, 1976. The Chi Alpha Pi records include realia, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and photographs.

Dates: 1976-2017 and undated

Chi Omega Gamma, Beta alumnae chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 294
Abstract

The Chi Omega Gamma, Beta alumnae chapter was organized 21 January 1945 in Chicago, Illinois. The members met to keep in touch with alumnae from the Augustana College sorority, Chi Omega Gamma. The Chi Omega Gamma, Beta alumnae chapter records, 1945-1964, contains minutes, membership records, correspondence, invitations, flyers, COGWheel newsletters, and mailing lists.

Dates: 1945-1964

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

Circle K International scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 396
Abstract

Augustana College's chapter of Circle K International was established in March 1995 and is still active on campus as of 2015. The Circle K International scrapbooks consists of six scrapbooks created by members of the group from its founding until 2011.

Dates: 1995-2011

Class of 1916 notebook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 107
Abstract

The Class of 1916 was an Augustana College club founded in 1912 by members of the freshman class of the Collegiate Department. Membership was open to any student “properly enrolled in the said class and not affiliated with any other class.” The Class of 1916 notebook, 1912-1916, contains evidence of the inner workings of the organization, including its constitution, minutes, and membership.

Dates: 1912-1916

College Interclass League records

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Identifier: MSS 225
Abstract The College Interclass League at Augustana College and Theological Seminary formed in 1903 with the object to "promote interest in literary and athletic work among the students of the four college classes" (College Interclass League Constitution, undated). Membership included all students in the College Department who were taking a minimum of 10 hours of regular college work. The College Interclass League records, 1903-1910 and undated, contains the league's constitution, minutes, and some...
Dates: 1903-1910 and undated

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