Social athletic clubs

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Many of the SACs listed here met at the Deborah Boys Club, 3401 W. Ainslie, or at the Max Strauss JCC, 3715 W. Wilson. The clubs had members from Von Steuben, Roosevelt, Amundsen, and Mather. Some clubs date back to early 1940s through 1971, but most are late ’50s through mid 1960s. I include a few Junior Clubs (seventh and eighth graders), and I’ve added club colors where I know them. If you have old or current photos of your club, please consider contributing them to this page. Send me an email  and I’ll get in touch with you.

 

Acrolons

ADOs (blue and white)

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A.D.O. club jacket

Alpha Amedas

Anacondas (maroon and gold)

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Joel Rapp wearing his Anaconda jacket, purchased at Ned Singer’s Sports around 1958-59. Photograph: (c) Morrie Farbman

 

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Anacondas, Class of 1951

Aristocrats

The Bagels (Von Steuben 1944)

Beta Phi’s

Cala  (Von Steuben 1944)

Cavaliers

Centurions

Chalons (Von Steuben 1944)

Characters (green and white).  There was also a Junior Characters club.

Chevrons (blue and gray)

Cobegos (blue and gold?)

Cobras

Colts

Condors (blue and gold)

Cytanas (girl club)

Emanons (girl club, mid to late 1960s)

Eis, 1950s, at Von Steuben

ELs  (Ever Lasting)

EMS

Epsilons (black and gold)

Esquires

Funny Fellows

Granadas

social athletic clubs

Jesters Class of 1965

 

Jesters (red and white)

Jovens  Roosevelt High School club.

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Jovens, 1954 or ’55.

L’Aiglons (Von Steuben 1944)

La Medolas (girl club mid to late 1960s)

 

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Lil Gents, 1953

 

 

 

Lil Gents Mostly Von, also Roosevelt and Amundsen

LDFs SAC

LDFs  Roosevelt High School girls club. Jr. LDF’s at Haugen. Photo circa 1956. Courtesy of Janet (Fensin) Klee.

Lucky 6s (late 1930s-Peterson School)

Originals

PSIs

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Regular Fellas, 1958 or ’59, photographed at Deborah Boys Club

 

Regular Fellas (royal blue and gold)

RHOs

SEMCOs (Von Steuben, around 1950-54)

 

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SIGS

Senior Pi’s Girls club at Von

Serrigas

Sovereigns The Sovereigns was a boys club, started at Peterson School in 1948. Initially there were twelve members, all Jewish. Ten of the members went on to Von Steuben. There were junior clubs and I believe the Sovereigns lasted into the 1960s.
Tau Gamma 

Top Hats SAC jacket

1967 Top Hat jacket worn by Stewart Davidson. Photo courtesy of Jerry Alter.

Top Hats (black and white with red trim)

Top Hats at Age 16

Top Hats at age 16. Photo courtesy of Mike Stein.

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Top Hats at 50th anniversary party. Photo courtesy of Mike Stein.

 

Torpedoes (navy and gray with white trim)

Torpedoes

Torpedoes. Courtesy of Alan Hoffman.

Vampires

Vakitas

Vees

Vulcans started in 1946, the first club at Peterson Elementary School.

Peterson class of 1947

A reunion of the original Vulcans, Peterson Elementary School class of 1947.

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