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, 1904Blue Ridge Boomers, Baptist Female University, 1904Chafing Dish Club, Baptist Female University, 1904Long Bones Club, Baptist Female University, 1904Mozart Club, Baptist Female University, 1904Red Headed Brigade, Baptist Female University, 1904Sigma Phi Sigma, Baptist Female University, 1904The Sand Fiddlers, Baptist Female University, 1904The Round Dozen, Littleton College, 1906Florida Club, Salem College, 1907Georgia Crackers, Salem College, 1907Maryland Club, Salem College, 1907Midnight Slippers, Salem College, 1907Modern Priscillas, Salem College, 1907The Bandanna Gang, Salem College, 1907The Tormentors, Salem College, 1907Virginia Club, Salem College, 1907Adams Dramatic Club, Chowan College, 1911Comic Supplement, Peace Institute, 1911Midnight Dream Disturbers’ Club, Chowan College, 1911Rollicking Room Mates, Peace Institute, 1911The D.D.C.’s, Chowan College, 1911The German Club, Peace Institute, 1911The Grinders, Chowan College, 1911The Sewing Club, Peace Institute, 1911Virginia Club, Peace Institute, 1911Senior Basketball Team, Peace Institute, 1912East Carolina Teachers College, 1923The Committee, East Carolina Teachers College, 1923Wake County Club, East Carolina Teachers College, 1923Z.Z.Z. Club, East Carolina Teachers College, 1923Rapunzel Club, Weaver College, 1926Blonde Club, Chowan College, 1928Downtown Club, Chowan College, 1928
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