Traditions

Overdress to Impress

This involves guys dressing up in a coat and tie and taking a date in a dress to home football games. Like many traditions, no one seems to know why this is done. For the most part, the only people who participate are frat boys. Possibly, it is so they can sneak past police because they look sophisticated when in reality they are drunk out of their minds.

Running of the Pigs

This is when the sorority girls run to their houses on bid day—the day that they find out what sorority house they've been accepted into. Pigs is probably one of those fun, half misogynistic, half “freshmen orientation” terms that was applied a long time ago. They used to let the frat boys throw stuff (water balloons, food, beer) at the girls as they ran by, but Gee shut that down. Now, the guys just line up to stare and check out the newest freshmen.

Rites of Spring

Rites is a huge concert series that, in the past, has featured such big name acts ranging from Dave Matthews Band, to Nelly, to Ludacris.

Commodore Quake

A huge concert before homecoming which has, in the past, hosted acts ranging from Counting Crows to Busta Rhymes.

Pre Game Scamper

The freshman lead the football team onto the field for the first home game of the year.