Baylor University Chamber of Commerce

The Baylor University Chamber of Commerce is a student service organization at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. It was founded on February 26, 1919, it is the oldest student organization at Baylor. It organizes campus events, promotes Baylor's intercollegiate athletic teams and cares for the university's live bear mascots.

The Baylor Chamber of Commerce has traced its origins to February 26, 1919, when the Baylor Business Men's Club was organized by a group of students interested in pursuing careers in business.^[1][2] The organization's purpose is to "promote the general welfare of Baylor University".^[3]

In 1924, the Chamber began an intramural sports program to "promote class rivalries and to discover a talent for the Baylor athletic programs".^[2] The program originated with a track meet intended to, "stimulate interest in track and to get the track prospects into shape."^[4] The Chamber also provided new band uniforms, using monetary pledges solicited from the Baylor and Waco communities. The year also marked the beginning of the annual Football Banquet. The first banquet honored Baylor's 1924 Southwest Conference Championship team.^[2]

Today, it is the oldest student organization at Baylor University.^[5]

The Chamber's motto is "Anything for Baylor".^[3] Its colors are green and gold, like Baylor University. Its nicknames are Chamber of Commerce, Baylor Chamber, or simply the Chamber.^[5]

توفي جون كليفتون، أحد أعضاء غرفة تجارة بايلور، في 10 أكتوبر 1967. وفي عام 1968، أُنشئت قاعة قراءة تذكارية باسم جون كليفتون في مكتبة مودي، وبدأ برنامج منحة جون كليفتون التذكارية. وبفضل تبرعات متنوعة من خريجي الغرفة ومشاريع جمع التبرعات التي نظمتها الغرفة، اكتمل تمويل المنحة في فصل الخريف من عام 1975. ^{[ 10 ]}

في العاشر من أكتوبر عام 1967، توفي جون كليفتون، وهو طالب من كروسبي بولاية تكساس ، اختناقاً أثناء طقوس الترهيب. وقد تم إنشاء منحة دراسية تكريماً له لاحقاً. ^{[ 11 ]}

On April 5, 1990, as Diadeloso wound down late in the day, a group of Chambermen, including Scott Adams, were sitting in the bed of a pickup truck while breaking everything down and unloading from the day's events. As the group was driving down University Parks Drive, Adams and a sign were blown out of the bed of the truck. He fell head-first to the ground and never regained consciousness. He was pronounced dead several hours later. Reports indicated the cause of death as a punctured aorta caused by a fractured collarbone. Adams, who intended on going into ministry, had planned on staying at Baylor for a fifth year to train and take care of a bear cub in preparation for becoming the next Baylor Bear trainer. The cub was subsequently named "Judge Scotty" in remembrance of Adams.^[12]

• Brad Carson – U.S. Congressman and Defense Department Official^[13]
• Bill Daniel – Governor of Guam and member of the Texas House of Representatives.
• Clyde Hart – Baylor University track coach
• Leon Jaworski – Attorney
• Ken Paxton – Texas Attorney General, impeached
• Don Willett – Justice on the Supreme Court of Texas
• Roxanne Wilson – Attorney

• موقع جامعة بايلور دياديلوسو
• موقع برنامج الدببة بجامعة بايلور