Associated Women Students records, 1948-1967.

This collection contains constitutions, undated correspondence between future attendees of Michigan State and the association, which include such information as formal sorority rush and a list of freshman books required for fall semester 1944. There are also blank forms that a student would fill out for the council, including student information sheets, petition for offices and chairmanships in organizations, certificate of service for cooperative extension work and a sickness report form. The Rule Handouts and Handbooks explain some of the more important regulations that the organization upheld. These include the time ration book explanation sheet for overnight and late time coupons and the social rules for dances and dinners. Also in this folder is the Associated Women Students handbook for 1948-1949, outlining its constitution and all of the rules each woman student is governed by in the college. Other material includes dress regulations, Intercollegiate Association of Women Students publications, handbooks, and a history of the organization. The Report on Women's Closing Hours, published in 1967, includes suggestions for updating the rules and regulations of the current AWS policies on curfew for women.

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."

Finding aid available in 101 Conrad Hall.

Donated by Mildred Williams.

The Associated Women Students of Michigan State College (now Michigan State University) was formed to be the governing board for women students living on and off campus. According to the 1964 constitution, the objectives of AWS were to provide government serving women students, to coordinate women's activities, to recommend standards of conduct and regulations for women students, and to consider problems relating to women students. The organization was divided into two separate councils. The Judiciary-Legislative Council was responsible for establishing, interpreting, and enforcing the rules by which female students were governed. This council sought to maintain high social standards among students. The Activities Board/Council organized the activities of all women students on campus.

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