Vintage: Clubs at North Carolina Women’s Colleges (early 20th Century)

Vintage: Clubs at North Carolina Women’s Colleges (early 20th Century)

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Not all clubs at women’s colleges in North Carolina were highly formal organizations. Many were formed to connect students with similar interests, to connect students from the same state, or purely in pursuit of fun.

Dramatic Club, Baptist Female University, 1904

Dramatic Club, Baptist Female University, 1904

Georgia Crackers, Salem College, 1907

Georgia Crackers, Salem College, 1907

Maryland Club, Salem College, 1907

Maryland Club, Salem College, 1907

 Midnight Slippers, Salem College, 1907

Midnight Slippers, Salem College, 1907

Modern Priscillas, Salem College, 1907

Modern Priscillas, Salem College, 1907

Virginia Club, Salem College, 1907

Virginia Club, Salem College, 1907

The Grinders, Chowan College, 1911

The Grinders, Chowan College, 1911

Chafing Dish Club, Baptist Female University, 1904

Chafing Dish Club, Baptist Female University, 1904

 Red Headed Brigade, Baptist Female University, 1904

Red Headed Brigade, Baptist Female University, 1904

Sigma Phi Sigma, Baptist Female University, 1904

Sigma Phi Sigma, Baptist Female University, 1904

The Sand Fiddlers, Baptist Female University, 1904

The Sand Fiddlers, Baptist Female University, 1904

The Round Dozen, Littleton College, 1906

The Round Dozen, Littleton College, 1906

via North Carolina Digital Heritage Center


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