Cheerleading at William and Mary

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Cheerleaders at William & Mary were first used for home football games and have evolved over the years to include other sports as well. In the past 80 years, there have been all-male, all-female, co-ed, and Freshman cheerleading squads at the College. The size of the squad has changed over time as well, from 3 in 1924 to 38 in 2008.

1920s

1924 - Cheerleaders were deemed a permanent organization made up of 3 male students: a Senior, a Junior, and a Sophomore

1926 - Women at the College were allowed to have their own section at home football games to cheer

1927 - The first woman cheerleader made the squad

1930s

1938 - The first all-female squad debuted for William and Mary home football games.

1950s

1950 - The Pep Club was formed as a separate spirit club from the cheerleaders

1960s

1961 - A Freshman squad made up of all women debuted

References

Issues of the Flat Hat:

  • Flat Hat, 1/18/1924, pg. 1, 8.
  • Flat Hat, 10/29/1926, pg. 1.
  • Flat Hat, 10/27/1927, pg. 3.
  • Flat Hat, 10/11/1938, pg. 1.
  • Flat Hat, 5/16/1950, pg. 12.
  • Flat Hat, 9/29/1961, pg. 6.

Material in the Special Collections Research Center

  • University Archives Photograph Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.
    • "Athletics--Cheerleaders" prints folder
    • "Athletics--Cheerleaders, Nov. 1986" slides folder
    • P1989.110 Print of two cheerleaders tumbling on the football field, c. 1937. Black & white, 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" print on an 8 1/2" x 11" mat.
    • P1998.194 Print of cheerleaders at a football game in Zable Stadium, c. 1970s. Photo by Thomas L. Williams. Black & white, 8" x 10" print.
    • P1989.186 Print of views of audiences at rainy football games, c. 1970. Black & white prints.
  • Acc. 2008.01: Cheerleaders Scrapbooks, 1983-1989, University Archives Scrapbook Collection,Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.
  • Additional results for the search term "cheerleader" in the SCRC Collections Database: http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/index.php?p=core%2Fsearch&q=cheerleader&x=0&y=0&content=1
  • The Flat Hat
    • Photos of Cheerleaders in The Flat Hat
      • 9/27/1929, pg. 7
      • 9/24/1940, pg. 1
      • 3/9/1948, pg. 12
      • 5/16/1950, pg. 12
      • 2/16/1954, pg. 1
      • 10/25/1955, pg. 8
      • 4/21/1961, pg. 5
      • 10/6/1961, pg. 15
      • 2/4/1983, pg. 23
      • 11/4//1988, pg. 20
      • 2/2/1996, pg. 1
  • Honorary cheerleader names, William & Mary News, 10/17/78, pg 3.

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