▁pra ised ▁the ▁group ' s ▁work , ▁saying , ▁" The ▁quality ▁[ of ▁their ▁music ] ▁is ▁fant astic . ▁They ' re ▁very ▁good ▁perform ers ▁and ▁their ▁record ings ▁are ▁remark ably ▁professional ▁for ▁a ▁student - run ▁group ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Stan ford ▁groups ▁received ▁a ▁record ▁ 1 4 ▁nomin ations ▁at ▁the ▁Contempor ary ▁A ▁C app ella ▁Rec ording ▁Awards . ▁Sh aron , ▁said , ▁" it ' s ▁rare ▁for ▁so ▁many ▁excellent ▁groups ▁to ▁come ▁out ▁of ▁one ▁school ." ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁a ▁c app ella ▁groups ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁there ▁are ▁ten ▁a ▁c app ella ▁groups ▁at ▁Stan ford . ▁Here , ▁in ▁order ▁of ▁found ing ▁date : ▁ ▁M end ic ants ▁( f . ▁ 1 9 6 3 ): ▁Stan ford ' s ▁oldest ▁a ▁c app ella ▁group . ▁C ounter point ▁( f . ▁ 1 9 7 9 ): ▁the ▁first ▁all - f em ale ▁colleg iate ▁a ▁c app ella ▁group ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast . ▁Fle et ▁Street ▁( f . ▁ 1 9 8 1 ): ▁a ▁comedy ▁a ▁c app ella ▁group ▁known ▁for ▁original ▁songs . ▁M ixed ▁Company ▁(" M ixed ▁Co "; ▁f . ▁ 1 9 8 5 ): ▁a ▁group ▁focused ▁on ▁pop ▁and ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁hits . ▁Every day ▁People ▁(" EP "; ▁f . ▁ 1 9