In 1893, the students organized the Davidson College Athletic Association. With the help of annual student dues, this organization financed all of Davidson's athletic teams. By 1905, every student was a member of the Athletic Association and had to pay $5.00 a year for which they received free admission to all athletic events. During these early years, the students had complete control over the finances of the athletic teams and were responsible for hiring their own coaches. In 1914, the students relinquished control of athletics to the Alumni Athletic Association. This association was organized by a group of alumni who were eager for Davidson to have stronger teams and better coaches. In 1915, however, the faculty gained control of athletics by forming the Athletic Council which was composed of 4 faculty members and 3 alumni representatives. During the 1920's the members of the Athletic Council were responsible for overseeing the finances of the athletic teams and for selecting coaches. By the 1930's, the control of athletics had become a three-fold operation. The overall Athletic Association consisted of a student athletic council, an alumni athletic council, and the faculty athletic committee. The Faculty were responsible for obtaining the head coaches, the alumni selected assistant coaches, and the student financed the teams. In 1940, the trustees disbanded the three-fold Athletic Association and gave complete control to the faculty and administration of the college. This proceeded unchecked until June 1950 when the trustees then set up an Athletic Council. This council was primarily controlled by alumni as it was composed of 3 trustees, 2 alumni, 2 faculty members and 1 student. In the same meeting, the trustees established the Wildcat Club. This club was established to promote the athletic program of the College" and operated alongside the Alumni Fund. It was responsible for raising money for athletic scholarships. President Cunningham was not pleased with these new actions. In response, the trustees made the Athletic Council purely advisory in nature on May 28, 1954 and control of athletics was given back over to the president and the faculty. The Wildcat Club, however, continued to raise money for the athletic program. In 1956, however, the trustees decided to bring the fund-raising efforts of the Wildcat Club to an end and instead, 35% of the Alumni Living Endowment was given toward athletic scholarships. The Wildcat Club continued to exist, but it no longer was responsible for raising money. In 1967-68, the fund-raising efforts of the Wildcat Club were reorganized through the creation of the Wildcat Athletic Fund. By 1971, this fund-raising organization was known as the Athletic Fund. The fund-raising efforts continue through the present-day Wildcat Athletic Foundation. The program name was changed to the Davidson Athletic Fund in 2013."