College Councils
The University of Notre Dame Council 1477 was founded in 1910 as the first college council, and is currently the largest college council in the country. It was followed by the councils at St. Louis University and Benedictine College. In 1919, Mount St. Mary's College and Seminary Council 1965 became the first council attached to a seminary, at what is now Mount St. Mary's University.
Each October, the Supreme Council hosts a College Council Conference at their headquarters in New Haven, Connecticut. Awards are given for the greatest increases in membership, the best Youth, Community, Council, Family and Church activities and the overall Outstanding College Council of the year. The Georgetown University Council 6375 was the 2011 Outstanding College Council.
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