A dedicated group of 18 women of the Stanford community were called together by the President of the Sixth District of the California Congress of Parents and Teachers to consider a plan for a Mothers Club at Stanford. The objective of the club was to act in cooperation with the University in looking after and helping the students in need of either social or financial assistance. The date was January 18, 1924.

The plan of giving scholarship loans was discussed at the first meeting. A donation of $100 was received and dues totaling $14 were collected. Later in the 20’s the first tuition loan of $80 was made. After this, a formal scholarship fund was established with two donations of $25. This was just the beginning.