Eta Phi Sorority Held First Tea 1896 February 9 Eta Phi Sorority holds its first tea. The exact date of the sorority's founding is unclear, but it may have dated from a January 24 meeting.
Psi Gamma Sorority Founded 1898 February Psi Gamma was initially called a "new literary society" for the ladies of the college.
The Neon Published 1900 The Neon, the first student yearbook, is published. No other yearbook exists until 1904.
Senior Yearbook, New York State New York State Normal College, Nulla Vestigia Retrorsum Published 1904 The senior yearbook, New York State Normal College, 1904, Nulla vestigia retrorsum, published. This was the school's first yearbook since 1900 and it contained portraits of faculty and graduating students along with the graduates' signatures.
Young Women's Christian Association (Ywca) Founded 1904 January Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) founded. The YWCA printed the first Student's Handbook in 1904 which while mainly describing the functions of the YWCA also listed student groups and publications and provided general advice to students.
The Crimson & White, The Student Magazine/Yearbook First Published 1904 October The Crimson & White, the State Normal College's high school student magazine/yearbook first published. The University Archives do not hold the first three issues of the Crimson & White published in October 1904, December 1904 or February 1905. The oldest issue held in the University Archives is...
Ywca Glee Club Organized 1907-1908 YWCA Glee Club organized. The student handbook notes that it was organized during the prior school year.
Purple & Gold Again Mentioned As School Colors 1907 March Purple & gold again mentioned as school colors in the Echo. “The purple and gold” is a verse from a college song by Louise Ward Clement.
The Newman Study Club Founded 1908 Fall The Newman Study Club is founded, the first Catholic group on campus. Open to any woman interested in studying the life and writings of Cardinal Newman. Chi Sigma Theta Sorority, known as Kappa Nu Sorority from its founding on October 5, 1914 until it adopted the name Chi Sigma Theta on Feb. 17,...