ðə klˈʌb wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn baɪ ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv jˈʌŋ fɹˈɛndz ðæt tʃˈoʊz wˈaɪt ænd ɡɹˈiːn æz ðə kˈʌlɚz ɪn ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntˈeɪʃən ʌv "pjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi" ænd "hˈoʊp", ɹᵻspˈɛktɪvli.
The club was founded in 1913 by a group of young friends that chose white and green as the colors in representation of "purity" and "hope", respectively.