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RG/RG12. Student Organizations

 Record Group
Identifier: RG/RG12
This Record Group contains materials that pertain to student organizations on campus. There are nearly three hundred groups ranging from the historic and earliest organizations such as Philanthropic and Eumenean Societies to the Ugly Club to fraternities, Black Professional Development Working Group, to Mental Health Ambassadors, and Young Americans for Freedom. Examples of records are constitutions and bylaws, agendas, photographs, and promotional materials.

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Black Student Coalition (BSC). Records, 1972-

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-30
Scope and Contents The collection contains a copy of the charter. Also included is a letter to Kappa Alpha fraternity requesting that they not flaunt their "Old South" practice and a newspaper article about the black population at Davidson. There are also numerous flyers and posters inviting people to events sponsored by the group, and minutes (some copied for the organization's webpage). The Newsletters folder contains copies of the newsletter "The Rainbow Revue," as well as an unnamed 1979-1980 newsletter,...
Dates: 1972
Found in: College Archives

Campus Club. Records, 1948-1952

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-29
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a copy of the constitution of the group, newsletters from 1952, rush publications from 1951, and invitations and programs from 1948-1952. There is also a letter to Davidson College Treasurer Grier Martin about renovating Eumenean Hall and a scrapbook with photographs, programs and newsclippings from 1947 to 1953.

Dates: 1948
Found in: College Archives

Connor Women's Eating House. Records, 1991-1992

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-37
Scope and Contents

The collection contains newspaper articles related to the founding of the group. Also, screen shots from their Bosom Buddies website.

Dates: 1991
Found in: College Archives

Emanon Co-Ed Eating House. Records, 1985-1987

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-31
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a a copy of the March 25, 1987 "Campus Chronicle." There are also copies of invitations.

Dates: 1985
Found in: College Archives

Eumenean Society. Records, 1838 - 2004

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-1
Scope and Contents The collection contains minutes, constitutions, correspondence, class and roll books, membership books, credit books, treasurer's books, records from the Junior Eumenean Society, a scrapbook, some printed material, and memorabilia. The minutes are from 1838-1935, 1950-1957, and 1984-1987. There is also a photocopy of the minutes from 1838-1843 which can be found at the end of the collection. Unfortunately, the minutes from the first 38 meetings of the Society have been lost, as have the...
Dates: 1838
Found in: College Archives

Pandeinic Society. Records, 1921-1927

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-9
Scope and Contents The collection of Pandeinic Society records is small. There are minutes from 1921-1925. These contain information about the founding members of the society, about political aspects, orations, and debates. There is a credit book with information from 1919-1926 which lists members names and their activities related to the society, such as debates, orations, and essays. [When the society was founded, it was agreed that credits that had been earned by Eumenean Society members could be...
Dates: 1921
Found in: College Archives

PAX Co-Ed Eating House. Records, 1981-1990

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-33
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a copy of the group's contitution, lists of members from 1986 and 1987, newspaper articles about the closing of the house, and invitations to parties.

Dates: 1981
Found in: College Archives

Philanthropic Society. Records, 1837-2004

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-02
Scope and Contents The collection contains constitutions, minutes, president's manuals, treasurer's records, membership books, class and roll books, committee reports and minutes, credit books, officer reports and notebooks, papers, addresses, and library records. There are five versions of the constitution, ranging in date from 1837 to 1914. The 1837 constitution is written in the same book as the minutes from 1837, and this book is housed with the minutes. The minutes are from 1837-1928, 1933-1935, and...
Dates: 1837
Found in: College Archives

Rusk Women's Eating House. Records, 1977-

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-34
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a newspaper article about the founding of the group, an article form the 1978 Quips and Cranks, and numerous invitations to parties. There is also e-mail correspondence regarding the house events, and also includes a Davidsonian article concerning their Operation Smile project, as well as an application form for the Sig Ep 2003 Turkey Trot. The Presidents folder contains photocopied pictures of past presidents, and the Photos folder contains assorted photos.

Dates: 1977
Found in: College Archives

Sigma Chi Fraternity. Records, 1948-1972

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-22
Scope and Contents The records contain a brief historical sketch of Sigma Chi fraternity. [For more historical information see the 1947 scrapbook.] There is a copy of the 1969 constitution. There are meeting minutes from 1950-1953. There are two copies of the 1971 annual report, which lists general information about the fraternity, including members and officers. There is an undated list of members. The printed material includes articles about the fraternity from various sources (1948-1971), chapter...
Dates: 1947
Found in: College Archives