CAPER Company M-16 was located at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.  Representatives of then future CAPER Company M-16 attended the first CAPER National Convention in Washington, DC in March 1967 as observers.  

The CAPER Company M-16's 1968 Article said that they were first organized in January 1967 under the leadership of Phullis Boutwell Dearborn.  They had a very successful rush in February 1967, as the original 6 officers got 20 new pledges who were initiated in April.

The fall of 1967 had 15 returning active members and were "affiliated" with Coed Affiliates Pershing Rifles in September 1967. The fall quarter the company began raising money for uniforms so they would have them for the January rush.

CAPER and Pershing Rifles sponsored a dance after the FSU-VPI football game.  The proceeds were used to send clothing collected by Tallahassee school children to send to orphans in Vietnam.

On January 17, 1968 the company pledged 28 girls.  During the winter quarter their service was primarily devoted to the retarded children at Sunland Training Hospital in cooperation with Circle K.  The drill team practiced several times a week in preparation for competition during the spring quarter in Sarasota and during Circus Weekend at Florida State.

The company also planned to help the 16th Regiment in CAPER expansion efforts in Florida and Puerto Rico.

In the Pershing Rifles Company M-16 article from the 1968 Pershing Rifleman, they bragged about their CAPER company participating in the Festival of States Parade in St. Petersburg, FL nad the 1st Annual Beach Ball Festival Parade in Atlanta, GA.

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