Orange Jackets
Orange Jackets is a service organization at the University of Texas at Austin for women and non-binary individuals, established in 1923.
Accomplishments[edit]
In 1926, they started the Women's Self Government Association, a now-retired governance body, which addressed women's issues in college environments. Other notable contributions include the implementation of police call boxes across the university campus[1] and starting fundraising efforts for Voices Against Violence,[2] a UT program offering sexual assault counseling and education, after federal funding for the program was cut. The Orange Jackets began the initiative to erect the first female statue at the University of Texas. Barbara Jordan[3] was selected because of her civil rights activism, political accomplishments, and connection to the university.
Roles and Responsibilities[edit]
As official hosts of the university, Orange Jackets are called upon to host special guests and donors on campus. The Orange Jackets are also one of many student organizations allowed on the field during UT football games. During campus events, Orange Jackets members wear burnt orange vests with a white “T” inscribed on the side pocket, a uniform they receive as a symbol of their membership after completing their Tappee year (first year of membership). OJs have been using this emblematic vest since the University of Texas versus Oklahoma University football game held on November 17, 1923.[4][5]
Notable alumnae[edit]
- Liz Carpenter[4]
- Kitty Harrison[6]
- Lady Bird Johnson[7]
- Florence Shapiro[8][9]
- Carole Keeton Strayhorn[7]
- Karen Elliott House[10]
- Margaret C. Berry[11][7]
- Wande (rapper)[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ "College of Communication - Events". Archived from the original on October 12, 2006. Retrieved December 18, 2006. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Recognizing The City of Austin, Capital Metro, AT&T;, and Cingular For Working With Orange Jackets To Promote Safety In West Campus By Creating Emergency Callboxes For Students". Archived from the original on 2007-04-01. Retrieved March 31, 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Lindberg, Catherine. "Barbara Jordan statue's 10-year anniversary commemorated by UT Orange Jackets". The Daily Texan. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Orange Jackets". Texas Legacy Support Network. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ↑ "About OJs". Texas Orange Jackets. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ↑ "Two Austin Girls Named Mortar Board Officers". Austin American-Statesman. 1955-05-18. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Donning the Orange Jacket | Texas Exes". www.texasexes.org. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ "Senate Transcript, May 11, 2011". The Texas Tribune. September 20, 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ↑ "State senator traces success to years spent on Forty Acres". The Daily Texan. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ "Karen Elliott House Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who". 24-7 Press Release Newswire. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ Kolechta, Allie. "UT organizations rally to rename Student Activity Center". The Daily Texan. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ Ashcraft, Michael (2019-04-12). "Rising rapper overcame Muslim family opposition to follow Jesus | God Reports". Retrieved 2023-10-05.
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