A long-standing Poly Royal tradition from 1934 to 1988 was the crowning of the Poly Royal Queen and Princesses. Between 1930 and 1955, women were not allowed to enroll at Cal Poly, so the Poly Royal court was selected from the local community, high schools, and other universities. The 1956-57 school year marked the first time a Cal Poly student was crowned queen, Val deGeus, an elementary education major. In 1988 the practice was discontinued and instead, six students were selected as Poly Royal ambassadors. Learn more about Poly Royal's royal history: lib.calpoly.edu/news/2015/05/polyroyalqueens From the #CalPolyArchives at Kennedy Library. #cpopenhouse2019 #calpoly Image 1: Image: Cal Poly Queen Pat Base and her court, 1956 Image 2: Val DeGeus, first Cal Poly student crowned Poly Royal Queen, 1957. Image 3: 1946 Poly Royal princesses Image 4: Angela Darnell, 1985 Poly Royal Queen