Ward–Belmont College

The college was located on the grounds of the Belmont Mansion, the antebellum estate of Adelicia Hayes Franklin Acklen Cheatham.

Belmont College for Young Women, founded by Susan L. Heron and Ida E. Hood, opened on September 4, 1890.

Modeled on the women’s colleges of the Northeast, the school was established on a 15-acre (6.1 ha) site centered on Belmont, the former home of Adelicia Hayes Franklin Acklen Cheatham, which was built in 1850.

[3] The original campus remained under the aegis of the Tennessee Baptist Convention until 2007 when Belmont University became independent of its control.

The social clubs included Anti-Pandora, Twentieth Century, Del Vers, Tri K, Penta Tau, X. L., Osiron, Agora, A.K., and F.F.

The grand parade, picturesque costumes of the dancers, and the May Queen with her Court add a dramatic touch to the celebration, which is viewed by several thousand friends, parents, and alumnae.