[1][2] The group prides itself on singing a wide range of songs, from gospel to barbershop to pop tunes and original compositions.

[citation needed] The Stanford Mendicants was founded in 1963 by Hank Adams, a transfer student from Yale University, with a group of 5 undergraduate men.

Adams often recalled, himself tearing up, that during their performance, the women wept, and there was literally "not a dry eye in the house".

[6][7][8][9] Mendicant songs were selected for Varsity Vocals' "Best of Collegiate A Cappella" compilation album in both 2001 and 2005.

[10] On February 2, 2019, The Stanford Mendicants finished in first place in the ICCA Northern California Quarter-Finals in Redwood City, CA.