Women Making History: NIRSA’s Founding in the 1950s

In a time when many considered a woman’s most notable college achievement to be the earning of her Mrs. title, three women stepped up to help create the association we now know as NIRSA.

In February of 1950, 20 individuals from 11 campuses came to Dillard University for a working conference on intramural sports. This first conference consisted of meetings, roundtables, and intramural competitions—including boxing, tennis, basketball, touch football, and best physique.

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