Oak Ridge Country Club was chartered by several prominent Jewish businessmen who had been denied membership in existing Twin Cities clubs. Initially, there had been a movement in the local Jewish community for a Twin Cities club, but when that proved undoable, Minneapolitans selected the Hopkins site (St. Paul golfers founded Hillcrest Country C...
Created:
1940
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A group of members of the Sigma Delta Tau Sorority in caps and gowns. Sigma Delta Tau sorority was founded by seven young women at Cornell University in 1917. The seven had had been denied membership into other Greek organizations because they were Jewish.
Created:
1940
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A group of servicemen stand outside the Sigma Delta Tau Sorority house. In the back is a young member of the sorority. The Sigma Delta Tau sorority was founded by seven young women at Cornell University in 1917. The seven had had been denied membership into other Greek organizations because they were Jewish. The Minneapolis chapter hosted Jewish...
Created:
1940
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.