The Woman's Educational Society of Colorado College was founded in 1889 to help Colorado College students in financial need to pursue their educations.
A WES member today contributes to tuition and book allowances for 21 Colorado College women, selected as "WES Scholars" for their achievement and academic and personal promise. A WES member also contributes to WES "projects"—usually campus improvements—and helps link together the college and the Colorado Springs communities. These works—student aid, campus improvement, and goodwill between college and community—are the historic purposes of WES.