| Kegite Club | |
| Coat Of Arms: | Kegite_Club_coat_of_arms.png |
| Birthplace: | Obafemi Awolowo University |
| Affiliation: | Independent |
| Type: | Confraternity |
| Status: | Active |
| Scope: | International |
| Motto: | "Unity in diversity" |
| Colors: | Green, White, and Brown |
| Tree: | Palm Tree |
| Chapters: | 100+ |
| Free Label: | Former name |
| Free: | Palm Wine Drinkers Association |
| City: | Ifẹ |
| State: | Osun State |
| Country: | Nigeria |
The Kegite Club formerly known as Palm Wine Drinkers Association is a fraternity in Nigeria. It was founded in 1962 at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
The Palm Wine Drinkers Association was formed by seven students in October 1962 as a social-cultural group at the University of Ile-Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.[1] [2] [3] The club uses palm juices (palm wine) to access and promote African culture.[4]
The club's first chief was Olusegun Adesina, a professor at the university. Its first female member joined in 1968. In 1974, the club started spreading to other schools in Nigeria. Its second chapter was the Federal College of Agriculture Akure in Ondo State Nigeria.
Its name was changed to the Kegite Club in October 1986. As of 2024, it has more than 100 chapters, including branches in India, the United Kingdom, and Chicago, Illinois. Obafemi Awolowo University is its world headquarters. The University of Ibadan is its national (Nigerian) headquarters.
The name Kegites is a combination of "keg", the "white juices" that come from palm tree, and "palm tree".
Its symbol is the palm tree which produces palm wine and is evergreen, symbolizes never dying. Its colors are green, white, and brown. Green is the color of the palm tree leaves and life. White is the color of the palm tree's juice and stands for peace Brown comes from the color of the palm wine keg and stands for land and soil.
The Palm Wine Drinkers Association's motto was "The basis of African unity and world peace in palm wine." That changed to "Unity in diversity" with the name change in 1986.