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The Stakota Club at South Dakota State University was active from 1962 to 1969 and originated in the early 1940s as a coeducational pep organization known as the Cottontails. The group later reorganized under the name Stakota Club to establish a unified identity focused on promoting school spirit and supporting university athletics. Membership was selective, and members were actively involved in campus traditions and athletic events.
The club supported football and basketball games through coordinated cheering activities, including pom pom routines performed with the pep band and cheerleaders. Members occasionally traveled to away games and sponsored the university’s Jackrabbit mascot. The organization also sponsored Pep Week activities, including the selection of a Pep King and Queen, and hosted an annual banquet and dance. Additional activities included assisting with Parents’ Day registration, serving refreshments after games, and organizing fundraising events such as a spring car wash. In April 1969, the club voted to become inactive due to declining membership.