Scripps College

Once a week during the academic year, Scripps holds afternoon tea, at which time students gather for a snack and some punch or tea. This tradition is a break for students and a good time for meeting new people, as well as catching up with old friends.

Events such as dessert and other gatherings at the Dean's home make for an intimate college experience. Groups of freshmen walk to the Dean's house every year for a favorite orientation event full of delicious desserts to please every taste bud. Also, each year, all students are invited to spend Thanksgiving at the Dean's house so that each and every student will be able to celebrate the holidays, and in this case, with extended family.

Candlelight dinners are held throughout the year for students to come together for a nice dinner.

Matriculation is a beautiful tradition that freshmen go through when they first begin college and go through again during graduation. The ceremony symbolizes and celebrates the right of passage and journey that the students go through.

Student-faculty dinners are a special tradition unique to a small school, where professors and students can sit together outside of the classroom and talk and enjoy a meal.