Yearbook Pages

This is the W.S.G.A page of the 1919 Cornhusker Yearbook. The Women Students Government Association (W.S.G.A) was the organization prior to the creation and establishment of the Associated Women Students (AWS). In 1920, the W.S.G.A. became the AWS.

"W.S.G.A." 1919

This is the page for the Associated Women Students in the 1926 Cornhusker Yearbook.

"Associated Women Students," 1926

This is the Associated Women Students page of the 1934 Cornhusker yearbook.

Associated Women Students Board, 1934

This is a page from the 1940 Cornhusker Yearbook that shows the Barb Activities Board for Women. This was a group that the Associated Women Students (AWS) created for women who were unaffiliated with the sororities on campus. Sorority women on the Nebraska campus tended to be more involved in other campus activities, it was the Barb Activities Board that helped to promote unaffiliated women to become involved on campus. Many of the activities and events put on by the Barb Activities Board for Women were very similar, if not the same, as the activities and events of the AWS.

Barb Activities Board for Women, 1940

A page from the 1969 Cornhusker Yearbook for the AWS. It features images of the Ideal Nebraska Coed and Outstanding Collegiate Man, and an image from the Coed Follies that year.

"AWS One More Year of Legislation"

From the 1965 Cornhusker Yearbook, the winner of the Ideal Nebraska Coed, Vicki Dowling, and the winner of the Outstanding Collegiate Man, "Buzz" Madson.

1965 Ideal Nebraska Coed and Outstanding Collegiate Man

The page for the AWS in the 1965 Cornhusker Yearbook. The caption and description: AWS Ponders Keys For Nebraska Coeds "To investigate the practicality of extended or unlimited hours for campus girls, Associated Women Students conducted a nationwide survey. In the project , AWS wrote to schools in the country using some form of key system. During Standards Week, sororities conducted discussions on etiquette and morals and heard Dr. Robert Palmer speak on "Sex and the College Girl". Explaining standards for women, AWS Board members toured freshman dorms. Speakers used drawings to entertain while illustrating rules of personal behavior."

"AWS Ponders Keys for Nebraska Coeds" 1965

This is the AWS page of the 1943 Cornhusker yearbook. The description reads: "The AWS board makes the rules the coeds live by, creating and revising spasmodically, house regulations, the activity point system. They also carry the judicial end with their Friday court sessions when violators of said rules are called in for trial and punishment. To start of the year the AWS sponsored an all activities mart for freshman women, and later on, First Aid classes, a juke box dance after the Iowa basketball game, Intersorority sing and the Ivy Day Tea Dance. The Board made money and had fun with the Coed Follies show....Alpha Chi skit and Pi Phi curtain act were judged the best parts of all, while Helen Johnson stepped out as Typical Nebraska Coed."

"A.W.S" 1943

This is a page fro the 1943 Cornhusker Yearbook for the AWS Coed Follies. The description reads: "Sorry boys, not tonight, I'm going to Coed Follies and that is strictly for women only. I know you'd love to see the super skits presented by Nebraska's coeds, not to mention the style show. It certainly puts a highlight in the school years and offers lots of fun and laughs- and work for the AWS. Competition to win the cup for best skit and curtain act is usually stiff, but the judges try to be fair and everyone is happy sometimes. Well it's just about 7:30, so I'll be going. So long." The captions for the images read: (top left) "Tri Delt's excellent revue of 'Rosie the Riveter' or 'Working on the Production Line' was a highlight of the evening and won second place. Here Ann Stevens Hileman is climaxing the skit." (bottom left) "'Mantlepiece Melodrama,' a little song and dance worked up in a cute way was presented by the Chi Omega's. Of most concern this year was the revolting stage used for the style show." (bottom right) "Janet Curley, AWS prexy, congratulates Helen Johnson, Delta Gamma on being chosen as Typical Nebraska Coed of 1943. Helen's identity was revealed after she stepped out a pasteboard drum standing besides a pasteboard soldier."

Coed Follies, 1943

Images of the women of the AWS in the 1965 Cornhusker Yearbook. The images on the top right and left show a scene in which a member of the AWS Court places notices into the mailboxes of women who have broken the rules and the second image is of a female student receiving a notice that she is called to the AWS Court for returning late to her dormitory. The bottom two images show the AWS Activities Mart and an AWS representative.

AWS, 1965

A page of the 1969 Cornhusker Yearbook featuring images of the women of the AWS. The caption reads: "Traditional AWS activities in expanded form. (above left) Ten Best Dressed Coeds preen for camera angles. (above) new ammunition is displayed for gunners at the Freshman Activities Mart held both spring and fall semesters. (left) Key sanction descends to sophomores."

AWS, 1969

This is the page for the AWS in the 1970 Cornhusker Yearbook. It quotes several female students' thoughts on the last days of the AWS.

AWS in the 1970 Cornhusker

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