This image of female students of the K.O.B. ribbon society surrounding the Botetourt Statue appeared in the 1931 Colonial Echo yearbook. Shortly after William & Mary became a co-ed in 1918, “a certain group of girls who found each other’s company congenial, decided to form a ribbon society.” As a precursor to the current sorority system, selected William & Mary female students formed the G.G.G. club and others the K.O.B. club. K.O.B. members “wore a yellow ribbon on their wrists once each month and on special occasions” as a mark of their membership in the ribbon society.
"Ribbon Societies Are Explained to Freshmen," an October 2, 1925 Flat Hat article, gives an in-depth description of the formation and activities of these groups:
"Ribbon Societies are Explained to Freshmen," Flat Hat, 2 Oct. 1925
