The history of organized cheerleading started in 1898. The University of Minnesota was having a pitiful football season. One fan decided to write a letter to the Ariel, The official paper of the university of Minnesota,and complain. He wrote "Everyone's been crying, 'Keep up your spirits, and we will have a winning team bye and bye.' I say give us a winning team and our spirits will take care of themselves."

有組織的啦啦隊活動始于1898年。當時明尼蘇達大學正經(jīng)歷一個令人同情的橄欖球賽季。一個球迷決定給明尼蘇達大學的正式刊物《埃里厄爾》寫信發(fā)發(fā)牢騷。他寫道：“每個人都在吶喊：‘你們要振作精神！我們遲早會成為一支勝利之隊。’而我要說，賜予我們一支勝利的隊伍，那么我們的士氣自然就會高漲。”