Traditions

Calling professors and staff by their first names

Quaker tradition

Bonfires by the lake and secretly in the woods

Bryan lecture series in the Arts Humanities and Public Affairs

Activism in all respects

Interesting bizarre people

Quaker silent weekly worship and mid-week worship

The First-Year Experience

Religious Emphasis Week in January

Parents Weekend

Hip hop conference

Homecoming

Choir concerts

The Guilfordian, the Quaker, the Piper

Commencement on the lawn with full week of honors for family and friends

Baccalaureate

Opening Ceremonies

The hypnotist at CHAOS (Community, Health, Advisement, Orientation Services)

Underground concerts and open mics

Wandering in the woods

Walks by the lake

Gazing into the fireplace in the hut

SOA protests

Civil disobedience

Hobbs haunted house for local children every Halloween

Theater—fall and spring productions

Balls—the Gender Bender and Coming Out balls

WQFS radio

The bells that ring close to every hour (Guilford time)

The first warm day—guitars, blankets, Frisbees on the lawn

Playing in the first snow and making sculptures

Senior Art Thesis Exhibition

Café Bauman at exams

Bagpipes for the graduates for commencement

Music on the lawn and jam bands

Excellent study abroad programs

Non-violence