The Women's Club was founded in 1937 as a social club for women. Female employees of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), as well as the wives of faculty and staff, became automatic members of the club upon starting at the university. Women that chose to pay membership dues were allowed to vote at club meetings, were notified of upcoming activities, received a copy of the club's newsletter, and were allowed to join any of several special interest groups the club organized. These special interest groups included a book club, square dancing, ice skating, bowling, card groups, foreign student hospitality, and community service among others. In addition to these social activities, the Women's Club participated in several charitable projects. The club offered two need-based scholarships and maintained an emergency student loan fund. In 1955, the organization sponsored a Korean child as part of the Save the Children Federation. Worried that women would be unable to attend RIT or that faculty would be unable to remain on staff due to the lack of affordable child care options, the club helped create the Horton Day Care Center in 1972. This center was one of the first child care facilities provided by a college or university. The Women's Club continued to exist well into the 1990s.
From the description of RIT Women's Club records 1937-1994 1969 - 1994 (RIT Library). WorldCat record id: 757729908
