University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Student Government

When first organized in 1904, the Student Government of the University of North Carolina consisted of only the Student Council, which was solely judicial in function. In 1921, the executive function of Student Government was established when the first student body president was elected to replace the senior class president as head of the Student Council. In 1938, the first Student Legislature was organized. The Student Legislature was replaced in 1973 by the Campus Governing Council. The Student Council continued to be the primary judicial body on campus, trying all cases involving Honor System and Campus Code violations. In 1968, a student Supreme Court was established, replacing the previous Constitutional Council in its jurisdiction over all other student court appeals and original cases involving constitutional questions. The Women's Association, made up of all women students, was organized as a social organization in 1917 and became a governing body in 1921. The Women's Council served as an executive body and a disciplinary power for Honor System and Campus Code cases involving women. In the 1940s, the Coed Senate was established as a subsidiary body to the Student Legislature to pass laws affecting only women students. It merged with the Student Legislature in 1956.

From the description of Records of the Student Government, 1919-2000 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 27192267

When first organized in 1904, the Student Government of the University of North Carolina consisted of only the Student Council, which was solely judicial in function. In 1921, the executive function of Student Government was established when the first student body president was elected to replace the senior class president as head of the Student Council. In 1938, the first Student Legislature was organized. The Student Legislature was replaced in 1973 by the Campus Governing Council, and in 1986 a referendum by the student body changed the Campus Governing Council's name to Student Congress. The Student Council continued to be the primary judicial body on campus, trying all cases involving Honor System and Campus Code violations, until 1968, when a student Supreme Court was established, replacing the previous Constitutional Council in its jurisdiction over all other student court appeals and original cases involving constitutional questions.

The Women's Association, made up of all women students, was organized as a social organization in 1917 and became a governing body in 1921. The Women's Council served as an executive body and a disciplinary power for Honor System and Campus Code cases involving women. In the 1940s, the Coed Senate was established as a subsidiary body to the Student Legislature to pass laws affecting only women students. It merged with the Student Legislature in 1956.

From the guide to the Student Government of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1919-2011, (University Archives)