Cooperative Life at Stanford University
Co-operative societies bring forth the best capacities, the best influences of the individual for the benefit of the whole, while the good influences of the many aid the individual.
Leland Stanford
October 1, 1891
Stanford University Opening Exercises
October 1, 1891
Stanford University Opening Exercises
I think one of the most important things to be taught in the institution is co-operation. ... By co-operation society has the benefit of the best capacities, and where there is an organized co-operative society the strongest and best capacity inures to the benefit of each.
Leland Stanford
June 22, 1893
Last letter before his death,
written to University President Jordan
June 22, 1893
Last letter before his death,
written to University President Jordan
Synergy is a student-run cooperative community on the campus of Stanford University. Cooperative organizations were central to the founders' vision for Stanford University, and have existed on the campus since it opened its doors in 1891.
Today, Synergy House and its fellow campus cooperatives continue to uphold Stanford's founding vision.