Title: Flickertail Follies Records, 1926-1962, 1982

Predominant Dates:1926-1962

ID: UA136

Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet

Subjects: University of North Dakota - Events, University of North Dakota - Student Organizations - Fraternities, University of North Dakota - Student Organizations - Sororities, University of North Dakota - Theater

Languages: English

The Flickertail Follies was a popular variety show at the University of North Dakota from 1925 until 1962. The show was put on by Sigma Delta Chi, a national journalism society. A revival of the Follies happened in 1982, under the auspices of Blue Key, a national honor society.

"Like many inspirations, Follies was born with a familiar 'Why can't we do that?'" Roy French, then head of UND's journalism department, and undergraduates Armin F. Rohde and Charles Evans saw a show at the University of Indiana while they were attending the 1925 national Sigma Delta Chi convention in Indianapolis. They liked what they saw, brought the idea back, secured necessary approval, produced the show and it clicked. Follies number one in the old Orpheum Theater was the birth of a tradition." (1950 Flickertail Follies 25th Anniversary Program)

University of North Dakota - Events
University of North Dakota - Student Organizations - Fraternities
University of North Dakota - Student Organizations - Sororities
University of North Dakota - Theater

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Method: Transferred from University Publications in 2018.

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Flickertail Follies Records. UA 136, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Processing Information: Processed by Curt Hanson in June 2018.