Carolinas District CKI

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The History of CKI

It all began with a helping-minded Kiwanian named Jay N. Emerson. In 1936, he presented to the Pullman Washington Kiwanis Club the idea that they should purchase a house that could be rented to young men in need of assistance in order to attend the local college. The plan became a reality as the Kiwanians established the "Circle K House" at Washington State College. It took eleven years and a little evolution for the idea of the “Circle K House” becoming a service club like those we know today that promote fellowship, leadership, and service. This first club was chartered at Carthage College in Carthage, Illinois.

Circle K continued to rapidly grow. Soon, there was need for a distinct structure. The first four unofficial districts were California-Nevada-Hawaii, Michigan, Texas-Oklahoma, and Missouri-Arkansas. In 1957, Texas-Oklahoma District became the first officially chartered district. The Carolinas District jumped on the bandwagon soon after, chartering in 1961. In 1953, Circle Kers decided it was time to celebrate. They converged on New York City, New York, for the first ever International Convention.

But it is not only where Circle K came from that isimportant…what it stands for is even more meaningful. Circle Kers live heroically by their creed, “I pledge to uphold the Objects of Circle K International, to foster compassion and goodwill toward others through service and leadership, to develop my abilities and the abilities of all people, and to dedicate myself to the realization of mankind’s potential.”

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Carolnas District of Circle K International
Past Governors

Year	Name	Club
2009-2010	Megan-Ames Welter	North Carolina State University
2008-2009	Anita Iari	Clemson University
2007-2008	Kathryn Geiger	Clemson University
2006-2007	Susan Watson	Appalachian State University
2005-2006	Alec Macaulay	Duke University
2004-2005	Amanda Benjamin	University of South Carolina Aiken
2003-2004	Lindsay Shields	Brevard College
2002-2003	Kristen Batten	North Carolina State University
2001-2002	Tara Pierce	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
2000-2001	Jennifer Sattenfield	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
1999-2000	Ryan Belding	Appalachian State University
1998-1999	Seth Hardison	Appalachian State University
1997-1998	Greg Westfall	University of South Carolina Aiken
1996-1997	Christine Rhyne	North Carolina State University
1995-1996	Brian Hard	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
1994-1995	Allison Taylor	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
1993-1994	Dan Leslie	Appalachian State University
1992-1993	Dawn Schwab	Converse College/Appalachian State
1991-1992	C. Grant Starr	Appalachian State University
1990-1991	Allen Shore	Appalachian State University
1989-1990	Jeff Antley	North Carolina State University
1988-1989	Lindsay Payne	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
1987-1988	Trey Adams	North Carolina State University
1986-1987	Wade Ownley	Duke University
1986-1987	Blaire Tidwell	North Carolina State University
1985-1986	Rick Lane	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
1984-1985	David Riggs	Campbell University
1983-1984	Lloyd Harrison	Wake Forest
1982-1983	Paul Young	Uuniversity of South Carolina Columbia
1981-1982	Tim Callahan	University of North Carolina Charlotte
1980-1981	Otis Cowper	NC State/Lenoir-Rhyne College
1979-1980	Tim Shoaf	North Carolina State University
1978-1979	Tommy Frederick	NC State/UNC-Charlotte
1977-1978	Dave McCampbell	Wake Forest/Appalachian State
1976-1977	Randy Swing	UNC-Chapel Hill/Davidson CC
1975-1976	Fred Bayley	North Carolina State University
1974-1975	Rick Elderidge	Highpoint University
1973-1974	Wayne Black	UNC Greensboro
1972-1973	Reese Beane	Highpoint University
1971-1972	Ned Hill	NC Wesleyan
1970-1971	JohnColeman	Catawba College
1969-1970	Haywood Douglas	Clemson University
1968-1969	Terry Keaver	Appalachian State University
1967-1968	Woodie Bryant	North Carolina State University
1966-1967	Ed Evans	North Carolina State University
1965-1966	John Mack	The Citadel
1964-1965	Dudley Saleeby	The Citadel
1963-1964	Richard Miller	East Carolina University
1962-1963	David Bridgham	Clemson University
1961-1962	Joe Flake	East Carolina University

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Chartered Clubs in the Carolinas District

Club	Charter Date	Club State
North Carolina State University	11/15/1961	NC
Appalachian State University	01/31/1969	NC
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill	05/21/1969	NC
Duke University	02/21/1973	NC
Winthrop University	11/05/1984	SC
University of South Carolina Aiken	12/06/1995	SC
East Carolina University	10/11/1996	NC
Meredith College	09/17/1997	NC
Univeristy of North Carolina Wilmington	02/13/1998	NC
Lenoir-Rhyne College	02/25/1998	NC
Wake Forest Unversity	11/20/1999	NC
Coastal Carolina University	10/09/2001	SC
Catawba Valley Community College	03/03/2003	NC
Clemson University	09/29/2003	SC
Campbell University	04/15/2004	NC
University of South Carolina Sumter	11/23/2004	SC
University of North Carolina Greensboro	05/17/2005	NC
Furman University	10/20/2005	SC
Francis Marion University	12/12/2006	SC
University of South Carolina Columbia	02/01/2007	SC
Queens University of Charlotte	02/14/2007	NC
University of North Carolina Charlotte	03/01/2007	NC