In 1889, one of South Carolina's now largest public colleges, Clemson University, was established. Formally opened in 1893, as an Agricultural College, it enrolled a meager 446 students and was a military school for all white males. The school became coed in 1955 and the very first African American male, Harvey Gantt, was admitted in 1963. Harvey Gantt went on to become the mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina! The Agricultural College's name was changed to Clemson University in 1964 in order to show that the school had pursued more research opportunities and its academic opportunities had expanded. In 2011 over 20,000 students, including undergrad and post grad, were enrolled. The university is made up of five different colleges: Business and Behavioral Sciences, Engineering and Science, Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Health, Education and Human Development, and Architecture, Arts and Humanities. Out of these colleges, the College of Engineering and Science enrolls the most students while the College of Business and Behavioral Science comes in at a close second. In order to be accepted into any of these colleges, incoming freshman must have been top ranking in their high school classes and have above average scores on the ACT and SAT. For this reason, they has been classified as being very selective when choosing their freshman class. Being selective does not hurt their enrollment, though, it actually helps because it makes more and more high school seniors want to be accepted by Clemson.

Clemson is proud of their athletics and traditions. Their mascot is the tiger and no matter where you go in the area you will see the infamous Clemson tiger paw on clothing and apparel. The tiger paw is even seen as you drive into town, painted on many of the highways! The colors are Clemson Tigers orange and Regalia (purple) and on football gameday or other sporting events there is no doubt that fans will be sporting orange or purple dresses in all its glory. As a part of the Atlantic Coast Conference, they are very active in competing in a number of sports. These sports include football, basketball, baseball, golf, soccer, track and field, cross country, tennis, volleyball, rowing, and swimming. The University of South Carolina Gamecocks are the university's biggest rival. The annual football game between the two schools bring in record breaking crowds, both proudly sporting their team's mascot and colors. The Clemson-Carolina Rivalry, or better known as the Palmetto Bowl, has been going on since 1896, where the Gamecocks beat the Tigers 12-6 on a beautiful Thursday morning. Ever since then, the rivalry has been a bittersweet topic amongst many South Carolinians. If you plan on attending this game day, make sure you score an orange and purple printed dress by Judith March or a solid Orange or purple dress by Hourglass Lilly in order to root on your Tigers!

They used to have a funny tradition of using two dollar bills to pay for stuff when they visited opposing team's cities. They wanted to show other schools how much their fans contribute to the economy. Tigers love to stand out! Make sure you stand out in a beautiful bright orange dress by Karlie at your next tailgate party! Whether you are at an away game or home game in memorial stadium, SidelineSweetie.com wants you to sport your colors with pride! We have the game day dresses for you!! Gameday is not complete without the right outfit so search no longer! Do you want to wear a dress made by a former student? Pick Ellen & Ollie! Owner and Designer, Molly Stevens, KNOWS Clemson University! She whistles Tiger Rag while she works! Ok, not really, but she loves the school and designs dresses just for their fans to wear to the games! Her designs look like one of a kind game day dresses because only a few of each are made! Every dress has had much thought and creativity poured into it and Ellen & Ollie will be the talk of the town when you wear one of Molly's dresses to your next event!

Clemson is named after Thomas Green Clemson who married the daughter of John C. Calhoun, Anna Maria. When he died, he left most of his land to be used to start a college to teach South Carolinians about agriculture and mechanical arts. Governor of South Carolina, Benjamin Tillman greatly persuaded Thomas Clemson and the rest of the South Carolina Government that there was a need for an agricultural college in South Carolina. In 1889, Tillman's dream came true with the help of Thomas Clemson's estate.

The school is located in the most western point of the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and very close to the beautiful Lake Hartwell. It is known for its beautifully landscaped campus and a number of historic buildings and is the center of the town. Students feel a sense of pride when speaking about the campus because it is one of the main reasons a lot of them choose this college over other places to study.

Fraternity life and Sorority life is different here than at most campuses because there are no Fraternity or Sorority houses on campus. But don't let that fool you! Clemson University is known for its highly active greek life and fashion. Girls are sure to need sorority dresses for a number of occasions each semester hosted by each of the fraternities or sororities! Check out James & Joy when looking for a casual dress that you can wear to the next fraternity mixer! One big event that is huge at South Carolina colleges is The Carolina Cup. Referred to as "The Cup," finding a dress for this horse race is almost as important as finding an Easter dress in the south! Grab your big billowy hats and pick out a dress from SidelineSweetie.com and get ready for a fun day at the racetrack!

Ladies, when you attend Clemson University you are in the dead center of the South, so dress like it! Beautiful southern women are like no other in the world and we have a reputation to uphold! If you need a classy, no brainer look to epitomize Southern Charm, choose a strapless day dress from SidelineSweetie.com, pair it with a set of pearl earrings and necklace. Then, for the love of Clemson, you are ready to yell, (in your best southern accent) GOOOO TIGERS!