ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202
COLLECTION: OGL #1409
DATES: 1956-1978, 1983, 2000
SIZE: 1.5 linear ft
ACQUISITION: The Golden Feather Club Records were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by David Iverson, Sammamish, Washington, on April 18, 2000 (Acc.# 2000-2446).
ACCESS: Available for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.
The Golden Feather Club was organized on the UND campus in 1956 in an effort to bolster lagging school spirit. The club had it's constitution temporarily revoked in 1970 for harassing several campus sorority houses; however, the club was reinstated and changed it's name to the UND Feathers in 1971 in order to shed a tarnished image. The club was disbanded by the University in 1977 due to financial problems.
The main responsibility of the Golden Feather Club was selecting the University's cheerleading squads, but the club also performed many other activities, including: buying new cheerleading uniforms, presenting a $150 baseball scholarship, awarding the Bill Borovsky Memorial Trophy to the most valuable goalie in the Western Intercollegiate Hockey League (now the WCHA), organizing pep rallies, and routinely traveling to Fargo for basketball games and Minnesota for hockey games. In 1956 the Feathers split the cheerleading squads into freshmen and varsity teams. The club is also credited with creating the "Sammy the Sioux" mascot. The Feathers also organized the King Kold Karnival in 1968.
Golden Feather Club Records consist of one jacket from the Golden Feather Club, as well as correspondence which outlines the group's history. Additional materials include articles photocopied from the Dakota Student, the Dacotah Annual, and public relations material deaccessioned from University Publications.
Box 1
Folder
One Golden Feather Club Jacket
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