Pictures of Clubs at North Carolina Women’s Colleges in the 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.

How would you like to have been a member of the Bandanna Gang at Salem College in 1907? Or the Blue Ridge Boomers at Baptist Female Seminary (now Meredith College) in 1904?

Take a look at these photos of clubs at North Carolina women’s colleges in the early 20th century from North Carolina Digital Heritage Center, and make your choice.

Dramatic Club, Baptist Female University, 1904

Blue Ridge Boomers, Baptist Female University, 1904

Chafing Dish Club, Baptist Female University, 1904

Long Bones Club, Baptist Female University, 1904

Mozart Club, Baptist Female University, 1904

Red Headed Brigade, Baptist Female University, 1904

Sigma Phi Sigma, Baptist Female University, 1904

The Sand Fiddlers, Baptist Female University, 1904

The Round Dozen, Littleton College, 1906

Florida Club, Salem College, 1907

Georgia Crackers, Salem College, 1907

Maryland Club, Salem College, 1907

Midnight Slippers, Salem College, 1907

Modern Priscillas, Salem College, 1907

The Bandanna Gang, Salem College, 1907

The Tormentors, Salem College, 1907

Virginia Club, Salem College, 1907

Adams Dramatic Club, Chowan College, 1911

Comic Supplement, Peace Institute, 1911

Midnight Dream Disturbers’ Club, Chowan College, 1911

Rollicking Room Mates, Peace Institute, 1911

The D.D.C.’s, Chowan College, 1911

The German Club, Peace Institute, 1911

The Grinders, Chowan College, 1911

The Sewing Club, Peace Institute, 1911

Virginia Club, Peace Institute, 1911

Senior Basketball Team, Peace Institute, 1912

East Carolina Teachers College, 1923

The Committee, East Carolina Teachers College, 1923

Wake County Club, East Carolina Teachers College, 1923

Z.Z.Z. Club, East Carolina Teachers College, 1923

Rapunzel Club, Weaver College, 1926

Blonde Club, Chowan College, 1928

Downtown Club, Chowan College, 1928