Welcome to the Order of The Golden Bear Website!

Encouraged by University of California President Benjamin Ide Wheeler and English Department Chairman Charles Mills Gayley, a group of students led by Victor Hendricks Henderson developed the concept for the Order of The Golden Bear and assembled the first meeting in the spring of 1900.

Today, in a new century and millennium, the Order remains a student-led think tank and service organization and continues its critical thinking, solutions-oriented approach to the most pressing challenges facing the University of California.

We welcome you to take a look at each of the pages of the web site, especially the Chronicler’s Notes where you will find the details of the experiences, observations, viewpoints and outlooks expressed during the discussion of each topic. We hope that you will find them valuable and perhaps will share them along with your own viewpoints as you interact with your colleagues in the University community.