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The Stakota Club, originally known as the Cottontails, was organized in the early 1940s as a co-educational pep organization. The group was reorganized under the new name to create a more unified and effective presence in promoting school spirit. Membership was selective, and members were dedicated to supporting university athletics, particularly football and basketball.
Dressed in navy and white, the coeds performed pom-pom routines alongside the pep band and cheered with the university cheerleaders to energize crowds. The club occasionally accompanied athletic teams to away games and sponsored the university's Jackrabbit mascot.
In addition to game-day activities, the Stakota Club sponsored Pep Week, which featured the election of a Pep King and Queen, as well as an annual banquet and dance. Members also contributed to campus life by serving coffee after football games, assisting with registration during Parents’ Day, and organizing a spring car wash.
In April 1969, due to declining membership, the Stakota Club voted to go inactive indefinitely.