Campus Carnival records

Collection

Identifier: uarc 145

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The collection contains materials regarding the campus carnival, including reports, promotional literature and other papers.

Dates

1980s

Creator

University of Minnesota. Campus Carnival (Organization)

Language of Materials

English

Use of Materials

Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only.

Copyright

Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Requests to publish should be arranged with the University of Minnesota Archives.

Historical Note

The annual Campus Carnival was established at the University of Minnesota in 1947 as a student scholarship fundraising event. From its inception, the Campus Carnival was an event organized and executed by the University's Greek system.

In the mid 1970s, the "Carni" began to raise funds to benefit charities, such as the American Lung Association, the American Heart Association and the Minnesota Society for Crippled Children, instead of student scholarships. During the 1980s, the University of Minnesota Campus Carnival was billed as the largest student fundraising activity in the country, earning between $35,000 and $50,000 each year for charitable organizations. In 1988, the Greek societies at the University pulled their support from the carnival and it was shut down by the University in 1990. Other student activities have replaced the Campus Carnival, including Rites of Spring and Spring Jam.