Baylor University

Students and faculty turn out for the Homecoming Bonfire no matter what the weather is like. Since Texas Tech is who we usually play, their school symbol is built out of wood and lit on fire while everyone stands around and the yell leaders lead the cheers. There are usually performances going on, and the band plays in the background.

The notorious fraternity on campus that pulls out all the stops for any occasion, the NoZe does a paper called the Rope, which is a nice spoof of the University's paper the Lariat. Count on the NoZe to do any number of stunts. In the past, they have dyed the fountain in the middle of campus bright pink, dropped pink ping pong balls on guest speakers during Chapel, and do their best to keep the pulse of the University administration honest.

KOT fraternity sponsors the lighting of an enormous tree right in the middle of campus. They light the place up and there is usually a live concert. In recent years, Jars of Clay and Caedmon's Call have played. Hot chocolate, cider, and food are all sold, and the fraternity combines the event with some kind of fundraiser.

A day off each spring, on a Thursday, for no other reason than to have fun. The school has a multitude of events to take part in, from brain-teaser-type games to intramural sports, a moon walk, and various performances.

Fraternities and sororities choreograph song and dance numbers to a theme and perform them for the student body. The performances are usually nightly, including 15-plus performances, and go on over the course of two weekends. Students, faculty, staff, parents, and alumni flood in to the campus to sit as an audience. The tradition is also tied into Homecoming, where the best performances showcase their song/dance numbers at Pigskin Revue, a highlight in the fall for Homecoming week.

A poor attempt at the University to give students a break during the fall semester. Known as the hardest and the longest, the first semester of classes just drag by because there are almost no holidays to break up the monotony. The school gives what they call “fall break” where you get a Friday off. Most students thumb their nose at the idea since the break is really only one day tacked onto a weekend they would have off anyway, and turn it into a five day holiday by taking off the Thursday before, and the Monday after.