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Literary Societies of the State Normal School hold semi-annual exercises. The program included prayers, essays, music, oration, and an address from a clergyman. This is the first record of a literary society at the school. At the time two societies for males existed, the Excelsior Society and the...

Literary Societies hold semi-annual exercises. The renamed Independent Order of Normals (I.O.N.) [formerly Independent Association] and Ex Society, both male student organizations, again hold exercises with music, oration, prayers, and essays.

Delta Omega Sorority, the institution's first recorded Greek society was founded.

The Quicksilver Reading Circle formed as private class by Mrs. Margaret S. Mooney, instructor in literature and elocution. The Circle studied literature.

The Normal College Echo, the first student newspaper/literary magazine/alumni publication begins as a monthly.

The Elite Literary Society formed by young men in the High School Department.

Agassiz Association formed in late 1893. It was supervised by Professor E. W. Wetmore to encourage original scientific research by students.

An article in The Normal College Echo describes a college pin in a diamond shape with letters in gold, S.N.C., on a purple enamel background. This is the first mention of both a college pin and the college colors. The pin was idea of the classes of 1896 and 1897 and available through the A. S....