Student Government of the University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1919-2011

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Student Government of the University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1919-2011

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When first organized in 1904, theStudent Government of the University of North Carolina consisted of only the StudentCouncil, which was solely judicial in function. In 1921, the executive function ofStudent Government was established when the first student body president was electedto replace the senior class president as head of the Student Council. In 1938, thefirst Student Legislature was organized. The Student Legislature was replaced in1973 by the Campus Governing Council, and was renamed Student Congress in 1986. The Student Council continued to be theprimary judicial body on campus, trying all cases involving Honor System and CampusCode violations. In 1968, a student Supreme Court was established, replacing theprevious Constitutional Council in its jurisdiction over all other student courtappeals and original cases involving constitutional questions. The Women'sAssociation, made up of all women students, was organized as a social organizationin 1917 and became a governing body in 1921. The Women's Council served as anexecutive body and a disciplinary power for Honor System and Campus Code casesinvolving women. In the 1940s, the Coed Senate was established as a subsidiary bodyto the Student Legislature to pass laws affecting only women students. It mergedwith the Student Legislature in 1956. Records of the Student Government includerecords of the student body presidents; records of the treasurers of the Student Congress; the proceedings of the Student Legislature, 1938-1973;proceedings of the Campus Governing Council, 1973-1986; proceedings of the Student Congress, 1986-2010, including 117 videotapes, 1996-2005 and undated; legislative budgetproposals and expenditures; constitutions and codifications; records of the studentAttorney General's office; Honor System records; Supreme Court proceedings; recordsof the Women's Association, Women's Council, and Coed Senate; Student Governmentorganizational charts, 1949 and 1950; and papers written by students explaining thebackground, organization, and functions of student government at the University ofNorth Carolina.

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