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20-September-2008 09:55:58 - Blue Key Florida Blue Key Formation 1923 Type Honor Society Headquarters Gainesville, Florida Location Flag of the United States United States Website Official website Florida Blue Key is a student honor and service society at the University of Florida. It is often written and referred to by the initialism FBK, and has some initiation rituals that resemble a secret societycitation needed. This organization was started at the University of Florida in 1923, and it quickly spawned chapters across the United States, before the other chapters split with the original Florida chapter in the early 1930s. Their original charge was to plan a special weekend celebration for the university. Today, the organization remains the powerful and politically active founding Blue Key chapter. Prior to the 1970s, a significant amount of Florida's famous politicians and business leaders became members of Florida Blue Key during their collegiate years. The increased migration and two-party political system has somewhat weakened FBK members outside of Gainesville, although the organization still retains major spheres of influence in the state capitol. According to a 1997 lawsuit by Charles Grapski, Florida Blue Key maintains tight control over the Student Government. Contents 1 History 1.1 Separation with national chapters 2 Current responsibilities 3 Famous alumni 4 Controversies 4.1 Grapski lawsuit 5 See also 6 External links History President Albert Murphree President Albert Murphree University of Florida President Albert Murphree believed the University should have a Dad's Day, when students would invite their fathers to visit and learn about the university with their sons. Murphree appointed Dr. B.C. Riley, a dean of the university, to suggest the project to students. Riley brought together some of the titular leaders of the Student Body who, under his guidance, planned a Dad's Day in the Fall with the key event being a football game. The event was successful and continued another year, with the name being changed to Homecoming. The organization quickly became so popular that Blue Key spread to colleges and universities across the country. Initially, membership in the organization was ex-officio; a student automatically belonged to the organization if he held one of the major student organization positions on campus. This includes leadership roles in organizations such as student government and fraternities. Separation with national chapters FBK and Blue Key parted ways for good sometime between 1932 and 1935. FBK claims its members refused to join the national organization; National Blue Key had qualms with Florida Blue Key and their charter was revoked. Current responsibilities Gator Growl Gator Growl The organization continues to sponsor and organize the University of Florida's annual Homecoming celebration, which has grown to encompass dozens of events and community activities throughout the fall semester. One of these events, Gator Growl, is billed as the largest student-run pep rally in the world; as many as an estimated 75,000 people have attended the event in past years. Gator Growl, nicknamed Growl by most students, usually features comedians such as Bill Cosby and Dane Cook in addition to the school rallies, but occasionally a top-tier musical act headlines the show. The Blue Key Speech Debate Tournament, sponsored by FBK since the early 1980s, is one of the largest and most prestigious high school speech debate tournaments in the country. Other responsibilities include organizing UF's Legal Day, sponsoring the Miss University of Florida pageant, lobbying in Tallahassee for the university, and various community debates regarding issues of Florida and UF. Famous alumni Bill Nelson Bill Nelson Steve Spurrier Steve Spurrier A short list of alumni include: Alumni Notability Reubin O'Donovan Askew Former Governor of Florida and United States Trade Representative Lawton Chiles Former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham Former Governor of Florida, U.S. Senator, and Founder of the Bob Graham Center for Public Service Ben Hill Griffin Citrus magnate, State legislator, and Benefactor for Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Edward L. Jennings Former member of the Florida House of Representatives Connie Mack III Former U.S. Senator and U.S. Congressman Bill McCollum Former U.S. Representative and currently Florida Attorney General Steve Spurrier Former championship-winning coach for the Florida Gators and current head football coach for the University of South Carolina Bill Nelson Current U.S. Senator, Former U.S. Representative, and NASA Astronaut Controversies Florida Blue Key's control of politics has been compared to The Machine at the University of Alabama and sometimes even the Skull and Bones secret fraternity of Yale University. Although the university opened its doors to women in 1947 and to black students in 1958, FBK admitted strictly white males until the early 1970s. The growing threat of lawsuits and increased national and state pressure caused the organization to change its policies. Today, FBK is fully integrated and is building a strong history of including persons of different gender and race.1 FBK's power has weakened since the 1970s, because many more non-Greek students attended UF than in years past, and also after a lawsuit see below uncovered many secrets of the organization's legal and illegal involvement in campus politics. However, Greek chapters remain successful in UF politics to this day, thanks mainly to their ability to mobilize votes within the FBK machine. Grapski lawsuit In 1995, Florida Blue Key was sued by graduate student Charles Grapski, who claimed that some of the organization's members had run a slanderous campaign against his candidacy for student body president. In his complaint, Grapski charged that several members of FBK conspired to alter Grapski's criminal record and post it around campus, containing a false charge of child molestation. One of the alleged conspirators, John McGovern, later became student body president himself. Two years later, FBK was found guilty of defamation of character and conspiracy to defame, and held liable for damages of $250,000. Grapski and FBK eventually settled for $85,000, and FBK has since claimed no liability; McGovern was eventually ordered to pay about $80,000. See also Miss University of Florida Collegiate secret societies in North America External links Florida Blue Key UF Homecoming Gator Growl Blue Key Debate v d e University of Florida Academics College of Medicine · Levin College of Law · College of Engineering · Warrington College of Business Administration · Fisher School of Accounting · College of Pharmacy · College of Dentistry · College of Veterinary Medicine · College of Journalism and Communications · College of Public Health and Health Professions · Rinker School of Building Construction · College of Nursing · College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · College of Health and Human Performance · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences · College of Education · College of Design Construction and Planning · College of Fine Arts · Bob Graham Center for Public Service · Continuing Education Athletics Southeastern Conference · Florida Gators · University Athletic Association · Gator Football · Gator Basketball · Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Stephen C. 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Yonge Research School · Gatorade · Trusopt · Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator People List of notable Alumni · List of University of Florida Presidents · List of notable Faculty and Administrators · List of Honorary Degree recipients · List of Football players · List of Basketball players · List of Baseball players · List of Golfers · List of Olympians · Alumni Association Culture Century Tower · Gator Growl · Albert and Alberta · The Independent Florida Alligator · We are the Boys · List of UF fraternities and sororities · Theatre Strike Force · Phi Beta Kappa · Florida Blue Key · Plaza of the Americas · Miss University of Florida · Gator Chomp · ACCENT Speaker's Bureau · Marching Band · Mr. Two Bits Broadcasting WUFT TV · WUFT-FM / WJUF · WLUF-LP · WRUF AM · WRUF-FM · Old WRUF Radio Station Campus Southwest Recreation Center · Student housing · J. Wayne Reitz Union · University Auditorium · Phillips Center for the Performing Arts · Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art · Museum of Natural History · Baughman Center · University of Florida Campus Historic District · Florida Gymnasium · Lake Alice · Murphree Area · The Hub This article about an organization in the United States is a stub. Retrieved from http://en..org/wiki/Florida_Blue_Key Categories: University of Florida | Honor societies | Youth organizations based in Florida | United States student societies | United States organization stubsHidden categories: All articles with statements | Articles with statements since March 2007 Views Article Discussion this page History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Go Search Interaction Community portal Recent changes Contact Donate to Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page This page was last modified on 10 August 2008, at 18:02
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