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Hubert Irey Gibson was born in Mason, Illinois, on December 21, 1906, the eldest of seven children.

As a child, Hubert enjoyed writing, dreaming one day to become an author. Not sure that he could make a living solely as an author, he eventually decided to be a lawyer who was a writer. In 1928, Hubert moved to Chicago to attend law school. While in school, he found employment as a law clerk. Unfortunately, as the Great Depression descended upon the country, Hubert found himself with a growing family and no job.

While Hubert’s wife, the former Frances Lauk, found steady work as a stenographer and typist, Hubert was unable to land employment. Frances suggested that Hubert gain skills that were in demand, such as typing and shorthand. He listened – Hubert attended night classes at a business college and soon acquired those skills.

Those newly learned secretarial skills lead Hubert to his job with Sinclair and Lloyd Lewis in the fall of 1933. Chicago Daily News drama critic Lloyd Lewis, who was reported at the time to be writing a play with a famous author, gave Hubert a job as secretary. Hubert then lived temporarily with Sinclair Lewis at the Sherry Hotel in Chicago, preparing draft after draft of The Jayhawker (which was then called “The Skedaddler” or “The Glory Hole”). While transcribing the manuscripts for Sinclair and Lloyd Lewis, Hubert was often called upon to act out many sequences in the play.

After his employment with Sinclair and Lloyd Lewis ended, Hubert was hired by Firestone Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio, as personal secretary to Harvey Firestone, Sr., and his son
Harvey Firestone, Jr. He also served with the Firestone chairman John W. Thomas and executive vice-president J. E. Trainer. Hubert eventually became manager of Plant 1 in Akron. In 1954, Hubert became general manager of Firestone’s Guided Missile Division in South Gate, California.

In 1966, Hubert retired to Arkansas. Frances died in 1970, while he passed away on April 16, 1996. They are both buried in Akron, Ohio.

Hubert and Frances married in 1929 and had three children: Doris, Barbara, and David.

Andrew G. Lindgren was born on April 30, 1876 in Dalarna, Sweden. He immigrated to the United States in 1881 and settled in Atwater, Minnesota.

Lindgren would later attend the State Normal School at St. Cloud (which later renamed St. Cloud State University) and graduated in 1901 and 1908.

Lindgren married Lula Louise Heinig on August 22, 1910. They had no children. Lulu passed away on September 27, 1941.

Lindgren, who also lived in Silver Creek and Monticello, Minnesota, was a superintendent of schools and a teacher. Lindgren also farmed and was involved in the Red Cross and Boy Scouts.

Lindgren passed away in San Francisco, California on April 10, 1951 and is buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Verndale, Minnesota.

Jane Grey Cannon Swisshelm was born December 6, 1815, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, daughter of Thomas and Mary Cannon. At age 21 in 1836, Jane married James Swisshelm.

Swisshelm became involved with the abolitionist and feminist movements, founding a newspaper called Saturday Visitor in Pittsburgh in 1847. In 1857, after divorcing her husband, Swisshelm moved to St. Cloud, Minnesota and established another newspaper, St. Cloud Visiter. Located on the banks of the Mississippi River near the future site of St. Cloud State University, the newspaper became a focal point in local politics, especially local St. Cloud politician Sylvanus B. Lowery. Later, the Visiter printing press was destroyed by a mob. Soon after, Swisshelm founded another paper in St. Cloud, St. Cloud Democrat.

Despite writing articles advocating more freedom for some, Swisshelm also pushed for the complete extermination of Minnesota’s Dakota Indian population. During the Civil War, the federal government fought the Dakota in Minnesota, commonly known as the U.S.-Dakota Conflict of 1862. Defeated, the Dakota were expelled from Minnesota the next year.

In December 1862, Swisshelm moved to Washington, D.C., leaving her nephew, William B. Mitchell, to run the Democrat.

In September 1863, Swisshelm sold the Democrat to Mitchell, and then served as a nurse for the Union army for the remainder of the Civil War. Swisshelm died in Swissvale, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1884.

In 1852, Jane and James had a daughter, Mary Henrietta, who was called Zo or Nettie.

Swisshelm's sister Elizabeth married Henry Z. Mitchell, who were the parents of William B. Mitchell.

Herman A. Wegner was born in 1877. Around 1923, he moved to St. Cloud, Minnesota from Montana. He resided in St. Cloud from that time until his death in 1947. He had worked on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana as a teacher. He also worked on the Blackfeet Reservation as an engineer. He owned some rental property, from which he secured an income. He also worked in Minnesota at the Veteran's Administration Hospital, and did some extra carpentry work.

Wegner married Christine M. Clausen (1889-1980) in around 1912. The couple had two children: Henry Wegner, born in 1915 or 1916, and Rose Wegner, born in 1918. Henry lived in St. Cloud all his life. Rose resided in St. Cloud until about the age of 19. She then moved to Washington D.C., where she worked in the Census Bureau, and later moved to Chicago and Minneapolis, working in federal government agencies. She was with the Department of Interior office in Minneapolis for many years. She returned to St. Cloud around 1973, and died there in 1984.

Retired SCSU faculty member

Henry Z. and Elizabeth Mitchell came to St. Cloud in 1857. They had eight children including: William B., Mary (Burbank), James S., Jennie (Walton), and Charles.

William B and his wife Emily had nine children: Caroline (Bacon), Mildred (Smith), Eleanor, Leslie (Poirier), Jane (Herbert), Frederick (died as an infant), Henry, Ruth, and Dorothy (Anderson).

Ida Kay Compton was born on June 14, 1917 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. While a graduate student at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1947, she met Sinclair Lewis.  Lewis had recently moved to Williamstown from Duluth, Minnesota.

Compton, who was known as Ida Kay, wrote a book review on Lewis' 1947 novel, Kingsblood Royal, and was summoned by Lewis to his farm, Thorvale.  Here began a friendship that lasted until Lewis' death in 1951.

Ida married Williams College chemistry faulty member Charles Compton in 1953.

Her career included stints at the University of Chicago Press and Time, Inc.

Ida passed away on September 22, 1985 in Bradenton, Florida.

The Epsilon Theta Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa was established at St. Cloud State in February 1961. Phi Delta Kappa is an international professional honorary society to support teachers and school leaders in the teaching profession. The chapter was, per se, not a student organization but for teachers already employed in the profession in central Minnesota. It is unknown whether or not the chapter is still active.

Another chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, Beta Mu, existed before the Epsilon Theta chapter. The earliest mention of this chapter was in the January 13, 1953 issue of the Chronicle.

The Alpha Omicron chapter of the honorary business education fraternity Pi Omega Pi was established at St. Cloud State University on December 19, 1939. The chapter has been inactive since 1993. [See the records of the Center for Student Organizations and Leadership Development. Pi Omega Pi]

Hill was a local photographer who purchased the Hill photography studio from his father in 1883. He married Inez Moore in 1883 and had one child in 1884 - St. Cloud State faculty member Helen Hill.

The historic community of Crow Wing City (Old Crow Wing) formed on the east bank of the Mississippi river opposite the confluence of the Crow Wing River, about 10 miles southwest of the current city of Brainerd, beginning in the 1820s. Crow Wing became an important link in the fur trade between Saint Paul and the Canadian Red River Colony and attracted a mixed population of European, white American, Ojibwa, and Metis settlers. Clement Beaulieu, a fur trader of French-Canadian and Ojibwa descent, built a prominent house at Crow Wing about 1849. Between 1870 and 1880 Crow Wing was abandoned in favor of Brainerd when the Northern Pacific Railroad routed through the latter community. Beaulieu’s house was relocated south, to the vicinity of Fort Ripley in 1880.

Birk’s involvement with the Beaulieu House began in 1985 when the property owners offered the structure as a tax-deductible donation to any interested cultural agency or nonprofit. A coalition including the IMA, the state Department of Natural Resources, the state Historic Preservation Office, the Crow Wing County Historical Society, and interested citizens organized as the Friends of Old Crow Wing formulated a plan to relocate the Beaulieu House back to its original location in what was now Crow Wing State Park. Birk conducted in-depth research on the house, its occupants, and the community of Crow Wing, and helped lead the relocation effort on behalf of the IMA. In 1988 the house was moved to a temporary storage area in the park. In 1990 Birk and IMA colleagues conducted a brief excavation of the original house site in preparation for the permanent relocation of the house, which was accomplished in 1993.

Birk's boyhood home of Pine River was surrounded by remnants of the "golden era" of Minnesota's logging industry from the turn of the twentieth century. As a teenager Birk spent much of his free time speaking to elders in his community and tracing the routes of abandoned industrial railroads through nearby forests. This project continued as a semi-hobby throughout his career. In 2009 Birk began collaborating with colleague Jeremy Jackson on a two-volume book series that would publicize the results of his decades of research, a project left unfinished at the time of Birk's death.

Birk was approached by the Wadena County Historical Society in 1990 to conduct archaeological surveys of several historic properties within the Old Wadena County Park north of Staples, Minnesota. Birk, who had briefly surveyed the area in 1972, returned to the area with IMA colleagues in 1992 and conducted excavations at the site of the Little Round Hill trading post. From 1995 to 2002 Birk conducted further surveys and excavations at the Cadotte trading post and the elusive "Aspinwall site." Birk also assisted the Historical Society and the separately organized Wadena Historic and Environmental Learning Project (WHELP) to design interpretive material for the site including signage and a proposed visitor center.

Chengwatana was a historical community near the present town of Pine City occupied from 1848 to the early 1870s. Chengwatana was the original Seat of Pine County and served as a military post in the 1860s. Railroad construction in the 1870s bypassed Chengwatana in favor of Pine City, and the former town disappeared as a result.

Birk conducted a brief, walkover survey of the Chengwatana site in 1988 for the Cross Lake Association (CLA) of Pine City in 1988. Later that year Birk agreed to include Chengwatana as a subject of a series of edited historical manuscript publications for the CLA, to also include John Sayer’s Diary and the records of the Pokegama Mission. Birk identified the correspondence of Judge Charles Daly, held by the New York Public Library, as the main source for his proposed “Chengwatana Papers.” This project ran into trouble when the CLA dropped their participation in 1990, leaving Birk to renegotiate the conditions of the grant funded by the MHS. As a compromise, Birk agreed to focus on the Pokegama Mission papers only (Purveyors of Salvation) and dropped work on the Chengwatana publication.

Birk led IMA excavations of Lieutenant Zebulon Pike's 1805 wintering fort site south of Little Falls in 1984 and 1985. These projects were made possible by scheduled maintenance on the Blanchard Dam, which dropped the Mississippi's water level and briefly exposed the normally underwater site. This was Birk's closest associated with a nationally-known historical figure, and he capitalized on the resulting publicity to promote the IMA and nearby LEHP. The end of the 1985 excavation was marked by a formal celebration of “Pike’s Fort Day” on September 26, an event proclaimed by Governor Rudy Perpich and featuring an address by Lieutenant Governor Marlene Johnson at the site.

No further site work was done, but Birk and the IMA kept up the production of Pike-related research and interpretation for the next decade. Immediately after the excavation the IMA began working on a travelling exhibit showcasing the history and archaeology of the site, a project that was finished in 1989 and renewed in 1995. In 1988 the fort site was entered on the NRHP. Finally, from 1990 to 1992 the IMA prepared a short documentary on the fort site and Pike’s travel route titled “Archaeology Beyond the Walls: Tracing Zebulon Pike’s Travels in the Mississippi Headwaters.”

Affirmative Action is defined as an active efforts to improve employment or educational opportunities for minority groups and women. Affirmative action began as a government solution to remedy the effects of long-standing discrimination against suchy groups and consisted of policies, program,s and procedures that give limited preferences to iminorities and women in job hiring, admission to institutions of higher education, and other social benefits. The typical criteria for affairmative action are race, disability, gender, ethnic origin, and age.

The Minnesota State College system began its affirmative action program in the spring of 1972 and campuses were required to participate. At St. Cloud State, Howard Russell served as a consultant to start and develop an affirmative action program. The program was revised in the spring of 1974 by the Minnesota governor's executive order 76. The order required at individual state agenices, among many things, appointment of an executive staff membr as equal opportunity officer as well as an appointment of a campus-wide affirmative action committee.

Though John Tomlinson was appointed as affirmative action officer, James Kitchen was soon given that role. According to the records in the office of president, there were no positions available for a full-time affirmative action officer and also felt that a teaching position was not appropriate. Instead, an assignment was made for an affirmative action officer on a part-time basis of a qualified individual and given some of the responsiblities that were held by Howard Russell. The position would eventually became a full-time appointment.

The position was intially part of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Beginning in 1991/92, Affirmative Action reported to the office of the president and continues to do so today.

Names:

Affirmative Action: 1974 - 2010

Equity and Affirmative Action: 2010 - 2020+

Affirmative Action Officers:

April 1974 - June 1974: John Tomlinson (who was also VP for Academic Affairs)

July 1974 - July 1976: James Kitchen (who was also Minority Culture Center director)

July 1976 - November 1976: Robert Becker (acting)

November 1976 - June 1977: Patricia Darrah (who was also Minority Culture Center director)

July 1977 - September 1977: Robert Becker (acting)

September 1977 - 1982/83: Barb Grachek

1983/84: Robert Becker (acting)

1984/85: Barb Grachek

1985/86: Mil Voelker (acting)

1986/87 - 1989/90: Mil Voelker

1990/91: Caroline Boureston (acting)

1991/92 - 1993/94: Jill Ciliberto

1994/95 - 1996/97: Debra Carlson

1997/98 - May 2002: Laurel Allen

January 2003 - July 2003: Aly Xiong (interim)

2003/04? - 2005/06: Ann Zemek de Dominguez (interim)

April 2006 - 2008/09: Susan Moss

January 2010 - present: Ellyn Bartges

Instructional Technologies and Infrastructure Services was part of Learning Resources and Technology Services.

The use of the title of "provost" began in 2002. As of 2023, the person who holds this position is also the Vice-President for Academic Affairs.

After its move to Eastman Hall in the summer of 2019, Student Health Services changed its name to Medical Clinic.

KVSC is St. Cloud State University's campus radio station that began broadcasting May 10, 1967. The station was managed by Radio and Television Guild students under the supervision of Mass Communications faculty. In 1982, KVSC increased power to comply with FCC regulations and expand the station's coverage area beyond the city of St. Cloud. The power increase neccessitated a frequency change in February 1983 from 88.5 to 88.1 to avoid interference with a Twin Cities station. The guild was dissolved in 1986 and Kevin Ridley was hired as the station's first full time employee. His role was to provide a professional environment and continuity for the station. Ridley resigned in the summer of 1992 and he was replaced soon after by alum Jo McMullen, who remains as of June 2015.

A faculty general manager was always in charge of the radio station and continued when full-time staff was hired. These faculty were given release time to help manage the station. This reporting structure continued until July 2014 when the station manager no longer reported to a faculty member and instead to the Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Communications.

In 1980, KVSC began the trivia contest weekend that has become the station's most popular and largest programming event. Created intially to give St. Cloud State dormitory students something to do over a long weekend, the trivia contest was based on the same type of event held in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, every year.

Though Music existed before 1963, this history only covers the period between 1963 and 2010.

Below are listed the chairs by academic year.

1963/64-1965/66: Harvey Waugh

1966/67: Not Available

1967/68-1969/70: Roger Barrett

1970/71-1978/79: David Ernest

1979/80-1983/84: Kenton Frohrip

1984/85: James Flom

1985/86: Shirley Schrader, acting

1986/87-1993/94: Kenton Frohrip

1994/95-1995/96: Marcelyn Smale

1996/97-1999/2000: Bruce Wood

2000/01: Margaret Schmidt

2001/02-2002/03: Bruce Wood

2002/03-2006/07: Mark Springer

2007/08-2009/10: Terry Vermillion

On January 16, 1963, the Library Science and Audio-Visual department in the School of Education was established by the St. Cloud State University Faculty Senate. The new department began offering courses in the fall of the 1963/64 academic year.

In a 1971 report, St. Cloud State President George Budd, the academic dean, and the division chairmen decided in the 1957/58 academic year that “[a]ll materials (print & nonprint – Audio &Video) and the companion equipment be selected, acquired, processed, serviced, and inventoried by the Bureau of Learning Resources Services [in 1958 called Instructional Services]. It was intended that all materials and equipment…used in direct support of the curriculum of the college [St. Cloud State] be included in this service.” Budd also stated, “Out of this concern for total materials grew the Department of Library and Audiovisual Education as a department of the School of Education.” (1) In a 1970 press release, the Library Science and Audiovisual Education department was described as “the instructional arm of the area [Learning Resources]” in the School of Education.” (2)

Luther Brown, who was appointed as Associate Professor of Education in Audio-Visual education at St. Cloud State University in 1957 (3), became the new department’s acting chairman (4). In addition to his duties as acting chairman, Brown was the Director of Instructional Resources since July 1, 1958 (5). At that time, Instructional Resources consisted of the library, the campus laboratory school library, and an audio-visual service. In 1970, Brown became the dean of Learning Resources, serving until 1977. (6)

The dean of Learning Resources and Technology Services has served as chair of the department including John Berling (1977-1997) and Kristi Tornquist (1997–2011). In July 2011, CIM moved administratively to the new School of Education.

In 1983, what had been known as the Center for Library and Audiovisual Education (CLAVE) changed its name to Center for Information Media (CIM). (7)

As seen in the St. Cloud State 1970 Report of the Committee on International Education, a push arose in the early 1970s to define St. Cloud State’s role and future in international education. From this purpose, the Denmark and England programs started in September 1973 and offered students the opportunity to study abroad. Other study abroad programs include Japan, Poland, Russia, and Spain. By 1987, the Denmark and England programs were the largest of the international programs offered. Both of these programs were open to general students, unlike the smaller French and German programs. Besides study abroad, which also included the exchange of faculty, International Studies provided academic and community support for foreign students and fostered growth in global relations by assisting with partnerships between SCSU and other international institutions.

Directors/Vice Presidents:

Robert Frost: 1974-7/1983 (Director)

Don Sikkink: 7/1983-1984, acting (Director)

Joseph Navari: 8/1984-11/1986 (Director)

Owen Hagen: 11/1986-7/1987, acting (Director)

Carolyn North: 10/1987-4/1990 (Director)

Barb Grachek: 1990-1992, acting (Director)

Roland Fischer: 1992-1998 (Director)

Dick Andzenge: 1998/99, interim (Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs/International Studies)

Chunsheng Zhang: 1999-2006 (Assistant/Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs/International Studies)

Margaret Vos: 2006-2008, interim (Associate Vice President for International Studies)

Ann Radwan: 2008-9/2013 (Associate Vice President for International Affairs)

Margaret Vos: 9/2013-6/2014, interim (Associate Vice President for International Affairs)

Thy Yang: 7/2014-9/2015 (Associate Vice President for International Affairs)

Shahzad Ahmad, 9/2015-2017+ (Associate Vice President for International Affairs)

Names:

The first time that International Studies/Program appeared in the campus directory was in 1974/75. Bob Frost, the first director of International Studies, first appeared in the 1972/73 directory as director of Public Service Careers and Program Development.

1974/75-1976/77: International Studies and Program Development

1977/78-1983/84: International Studies

1984/85-2017+: Center for International Studies

The Aero Club was established in the fall of 1948 through the initiative of faculty and students, including WWII veterans, who were reluctant to give up flying as a way of life. The club began with a war surplus Link trainer but the following year they aquired the club's first aircraft, an Aeronca. In the 1950s the club joined the National Intercollegiate Flying Assocation (N.I.F.A.) so their team, called the Flying Saints, could compete in air meets. The Aviation program at SCSU ended in 2014.

In October 1915, the Avon Literary Society was organized to study the works of Shakespeare. Its name was derived from the river Avon on which Stratford, the town where Shakespeare lived, is located. The purpose of the Avon Literary Society was the literary advancement of its members, to give members practice using parliamentary rules, and to assist its members in becoming more useful to the school and society. The society is not listed in the Talahi yearbook after the 1937-1938 school year. The last mention is from the January 31, 1947 issue of the Chronicle that notes the Avon Literary Society had disbanded.

When the Third State Normal School opened in September 1869, a campus laboratory (or model) school opened as well. It contained 70 children. The primary mission of St. Cloud State was to train young men and women to teach in Minnesota public schools. Here students watched St. Cloud State's faculty, as master teachers, teach children typically from kindergarten to eighth grade. The students were often children of St. Cloud State employees who lived nearby.

With the close of World War II in 1945, St. Cloud State began to offer education beyond teacher training. By 1975, St. Cloud State became a university with teacher training as part of its overall curriculum - and that teaching continues today.

In May 1983, the campus laboratory school closed. It was the last Minnesota State University campus laboratory school. Many in the community and on campus objected to the closing.

The Central Minnesota Historical Assembly was a free association of historical societies, in the Central Minnesota area, joined together in a interest for mutual aid and assistance. Counties included: Aitkin, Benton, Big Stone, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Kanabec, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Renville, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Wadena, Wright, and Yellow Medicine.

The association's goals were to establish working relationships between members and to establish rapid exchange of information and channels of communication between members. The association met about once a year to discuss business, hear reports, and to assist members in their local programs.

During the 1980/90s, participation in the association began to wane and attempts to revitalize the program were unsuccessful. The association was officially disbanded in 1996.

This newspaper was created by leftist students of St. Cloud State College, St. John's University and the College of St. Benedict to provide an alternative viewpoint to other existing campus news sources.

Nuance was a student produced publication that was published in 1953 and 1954. In the notes from the editor in the first issue, it stated that "we hope to to establish a place for the publication of student writing that is free from censorship of convention."

According to an article from the Minneapolis Tribune, July 24, 1954, further publication of Nuance was suspended due to a story that was published in the May 1954 issue. Entitled "Said Driver to Rider," the story caused a furor around the state of Minnesota, due to its depiction of "racial prejudice" and use of "obscene language." Minnesota governor Elmer Anderson denounced the story, calling it "repulsive."

The St. Cloud Normal Literary Society aimed to improve skills in public speaking, reading, and to gain knowledge in parliamentary rules. The earliest record of the society appeared in 1887, while the final records date to 1903. It is likely the society disbanded in 1903.

The first church service of the Episcopal Church of St. Cloud was held on February 17, 1856, at the residence of John H. Taylor. On April 12, 1856 St. John's Parish had its beginnings when ten people drew up and signed the necessary articles of conformity and agreement to the Protestant Episcopal Church. On June 11, 1858, the first church building in St. Cloud was consecrated. In 1928, St. John's Episcopal Church of St. Cloud absorbed the Grace Church of Sauk Rapids. The Grace Church of Sauk Rapids existed from 1869 to 1928. October 9, 1869, marked the incorporation meeting of the parish. In 1892, the old church building was moved to the rear of the lot of the new church building was built. In 1969, lightning struck the church destroying it. The new church building was completed in 1971. For a more detailed history of the church and its activities the reader is encouraged to read the minutes volume of the ladies societies.

Student organizations have long played a role on the campus of St. Cloud State University. The University Archives has Student Activity Council (SAC) minutes going back to the 1950s. The purpose of the SAC was to budget and provide to organizations which enhanced the cultural, recreational, and/or intellectual life at the University. SAC also prepared policies for the organizations to follow and abide by. It was followed by the Center for Student Organizations and Leadership Development.

The Center for Student Organizations and Leadership Development (CSOLD) was developed in 2004/2005 as a resource for student organizations, leadership programs, fraternities and sororities, and service and service-learning opportunities.

The mission of the Center for Student Organizations and Leadership Development (CSOLD) was to inspire, challenge, and connect students through organization involvement, service, and leadership exploration. The office was a resource to students in the following areas: student organizations, leadership programs, fraternities and sororities, and service and service-learning opportunities.

CSOLD had been a resource to over 250 student organizations in a variety of categories including academics, sports clubs, religious and spiritual, and political and social concerns. CSOLD coordinated events for student organizations, including officer and advisor training and the annual Mainstreet student organization fair.

CSOLD programs included leadership exploration, education, training, and development experiences in many different formats. Leadership programs included Workshops on Demand, the Excellence in Leadership Award program, and “What Color is Your Personality”™ workshops..

Fraternities and Sororities were supported through the CSOLD office. The learning community was an experience that challenged each fraternity and sorority member to commit him/herself to living to a higher standard. Members of fraternities and sororities could be found doing community service in neighborhoods near St. Cloud State University, volunteering at local events or organizing philanthropic activities to benefit local/national causes, research, and social issues.

On July 11, 2011, CSOLD and the University Programming Office (UPB) merged to become the Department of Campus Development.

The Synchonette Swim Club was established in 1957. Between the years of 1957 and 1986, the Synchronettes produced an annual swim show on campus that was open to the public. The main objective of the club was to demonstrate that physical activity and exercise could be both fun and entertaining.

The swim shows put on by the club had a variety of themes related to the zodiac, Broadway musicals, fairy tales, and comic strips. The club created the concept, storyline, choreography, and sets for each show, all based from the earnings from the show held the previous year.

The Synchronettes disbanded in 1988 due to lack of active members.

Women's Recreation Association was a student organization that was established in March 1929 and was active to around the 1977/1978 academic school year. First established as a chapter of the national Women's Athletic Association to promote women's participation and development in athletics and physical education, the W.A.A. would retain this national affilition through December 1961. The organization adopted the name Women's Recreation Association (W.R.A.) because they believed it would make the organization more inclusive to all female students on campus, as well as be more reflective of all the activities and sports that the group hosted and coordinated on campus.

The W.R.A. also marks the begining of women's intercollegiate sports on campus. The group hosted tournaments for women's volleyball and basketball, as well as organizing leagues for softball, gynamstics, and track and field events alongside the various other extracurricular activities the organization hosted.

The W.R.A. appears in the student handbook for the last time in the 1977/1978 academic school year. It is unclear why they disbanded.

Established in 1968.

“The purpose of the Society shall be to gather from all relevant fields of study, and to disseminate among its members, current knowledge of rhetoric, broadly construed; to identify new areas within the subject of rhetoric in which research is especially needed, and to stimulate such research; to encourage experimentation in the teaching of rhetoric; to facilitate professional cooperation among its members; to organize meetings at which members may exchange findings and ideas; and to sponsor the publication of newsletters and reports concerning all aspects of rhetoric.” Article IV, Constitution Rhetoric Society of America