The Whiffenpoofs

The Yale Whiffenpoofs
The Yale Whiffenpoofs
Background information
Genres	A cappella
Years active	1909–present
Website	whiffenpoofs.com

Bright College Years

A recording of the 2006 Whiffenpoofs singing Yale's unofficial alma mater

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The Yale Whiffenpoofs is a collegiate a cappella singing group at Yale University. Established in 1909, it is the oldest such group in the United States. Best known for "The Whiffenpoof Song",^[1] the group is composed of 14 senior students who compete for admission in the spring of their junior year.^[2] Former members include Cole Porter and Jonathan Coulton.

^ The Rev. James M. Howard, Yale Class of 1909, "An Authentic Account of the Founding of the Whiffenpoofs".
^ Brozan, Nancy (Apr 20, 1987). "Whiffenpoofs: 'Gentlemen songsters' still". The New York Times (Late (East Coast) ed.). p. C.12. ISSN 0362-4331. ProQuest 956358391.

[Whiffenpoof_history-1] The Rev. James M. Howard, Yale Class of 1909, "An Authentic Account of the Founding of the Whiffenpoofs".

[Brozan-2] Brozan, Nancy (Apr 20, 1987). "Whiffenpoofs: 'Gentlemen songsters' still". The New York Times (Late (East Coast) ed.). p. C.12. ISSN 0362-4331. ProQuest 956358391.

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