Here at the College, we knew that the Wellesley “W” logo, introduced in 2010, had officially reached iconic status when alumnae starting knitting it into hats and sweaters. Many clubs and classes have adapted the W into their group’s logos, but others have stuck with their own logos, which have appeared on letters and parade insignia for decades.

The class of ’70’s crown logo was inspired by its class cheer, “Royal spark, century mark,” a reference to the fact that 1970 was the 100th anniversary of the chartering of the College. The logo was adapted from the program for Raisin Hell, the class of ’70’s junior show, and was drawn by art-history major Kathleen Foster ’70. “It makes me smile to see what a Pre-Raphaelite I was from the beginning!” comments Foster, who now works at the Philadelphia Museum of Art as the Robert L. McNeil, Jr., Senior Curator of American Art and director of the Center for American Art. “I gave up on a studio major when I realized I was better at analyzing and talking about art than making it—but I think all those years of being an art student and being around artists … made me a better art historian. The smell of turpentine still makes me nostalgic for art school!”

Visit this website to view all the class logos. If your class is interested in creating its own logo, contact Ilyssa Frey, director of marketing and communications at the Alumnae Association, at ifrey@wellesley.edu.