Name/Title
Ward-Belmont Tri K Club PennantEntry/Object ID
2023.108Tags
Ward-BelmontScope and Content
A triangular pennant for the Tri K social club at Ward-Belmont. Per the 1938 Ward-Belmont Hyphen, "the Tri K Club's name, Kubla Khan Klub, was taken from a wise old Mongolian ruler who was known for his good citizenship."Context
Ward-Belmont offered ten student social clubs, similar to sororities: the Twentieth Century Club (T.C.C.), X.L., A.K. (All 'Round), Osiron, Agora, Anti-Pandora, F.F., Penta Tau, Del Vers, and Tri K. Per a Ward-Belmont club pamphlet (2023.107), "the club system was introduced here because it was felt that national sororities had no place in a school such as Ward-Belmont. It was, therefore, to supplant the sorority plan with something that offered its advantages without the obvious disadvantages, that the club system was started." Like sororities, there was a week of rushing at the beginning of the school year, and new club members participated in an initiation.Collection
Harpeth Hall School ArchivesLexicon
Search Terms
Ward-Belmont, Tri K