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Viking (Club : Provo, Utah)

 Organization

Administrative History

Viking (1928-1962) was a social unit for male students at Brigham Young University.

Viking was established by Brigham Young University's Inter-Social Unit Council on October 10, 1928. Viking and all social units associated with the university were disbanded at the end of the 1961-1962 school year as a result of increased selectivity.

Citation:
Y News, Oct. 12, 1928 (Vikings; social unit at Brigham Young University established by Inter-Social Unit Council on Oct. 10, 1928)

Banyan, 1950: p. 234 (Vikings; Viking; Vikes)

Brigham Young University, 1985 (Viking) http://signaturebookslibrary.org/student-government-social-clubs-newspapers/

The Daily Universe, Nov. 15, 2005 (all social units disbanded in 1962 as a result of increased selectivity)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Viking paddle

 Item — Item 1: [Barcode: 31197239251439]
Identifier: MSS 9201
Scope and Contents

Contains a wood initiation paddle for the Viking social unit at Brigham Young University. The paddle is inscribed as being for "Scrud--Peterson". Signatures of other Viking members are written directly on the paddle. Materials dated 1950.

Dates: 1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Viking paddle

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