Traditions
Yellow Jackets 为 生活 - YJ4L!
It begins 与 a spirited 周 of Wel来, 然后 moves on to 的 traditional freshman Convocation ceremony 那 marks 的 beginning of 你的 college j我们的ney; 你'll march in as 你的 BW professors, decked 出 in academic regalia, applaud 和 wel来 你 成 的 BW community.
In 的 blink of an 眼, 你'll 找到 你的self in 帽 和 gown, surrounded by 所有 的 盛况 和 circumstance 和 tradition of Commencement. In between, BW 有 许多 更多的 experiences in store 那 将 领带 你 to 的 generations of students 谁 来了 be为e 你 - experiences 你 将 remember 为 的 休息 of 你的 生活.
That's 的 power of Yellow Jacket traditions. YJ4L!
April Reign
For almost 90 years, April Reign 有 brought toge的r 的 BW campus community to celebrate 的 spring season 和 school spirit through various ch所有enges, competitions 和 social 事件s. Prior to 的 change to a semester schedule in 1999, this tradition was c所有ed May 一天, which included 的 crowning of 的 May Queen, a maypole, folk dances, fraternity floats 和 athletic contests.
Baldwin W所有ace Bach Festival
的 oldest collegiate Bach Festival in 的 U.S was founded in 1932 in 的 Baldwin W所有ace University Conservatory of Per为ming 艺术. 的 festival is building on its storied, classical tradition 与 playful, new 事件s like "Bach Haus" 和 a Bach Fest 5K, complete 与 a prize 为 的 runner "Best dressed like Bach." You can also follow Bach on Twitter @BW_Bach
大胆的 & 黄金 Festival
每一个 autumn, 的 大胆的 & 黄金 Festival brings 我们的 campus community toge的r 与 alumni, families of current students, 庇哩亚 和 的 surrounding suburbs in 的 spirit of everything 那 is Baldwin W所有ace. 一次 两个 separate 事件s, 大胆的 & 黄金 Festival combines homecoming 和 Community 一天 成 一个 unique, 有趣的 和 spirit-filled 事件. 的 festival includes a parade, musical 事件s, 食物 和 的 crowning of Jacket Royalty. 把 on 你的 棕色(的) 和 黄金 和 来 出 to 欢呼 的 Yellow Jackets to victory!
跳舞 Marathon
An annual campus tradition 自 2002, 跳舞 Marathon is 一个 of 的 biggest student-led philanthropic 事件 at BW. 的 12-h我们的 事件 raises 基金 和 awareness 为 的 Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric 艾滋病 Foundation “一个 摇 和 shimmy at a time."
希腊 唱
Fraterni领带s 和 sorori领带s often practice months in advance to do 的ir best at this annual, often wild 和 wacky, per为mance 和 competition. With costumes, 的mes 和 school spirit to spare, 希腊 唱 有 been an entertaining night 为 所有 谁 have attended 为 generations.
Alma Mater
Speaking of singing, BW's traditional Alma Mater was written by Laurel Rittenhouse '52. You'll hear it per为med at lots of campus 事件s, including 你的 commencement ceremony.
Baldwin W所有ace, hail thy name
Praise to 的e we bring,
Where'er we go through出 的 l和,
Our loyalty we'll sing.
Thy wisdom 和 thy friendships true
Will inspiration be,
Forever Baldwin W所有ace
We pledge 我们的 hearts to 的e.
Ring of Ribbons
A 100-year-old tradition 那 is central to convocation, commencement 和 黄金en class reunions, 的 Ring of Ribbons is a circular collection of ribbons representing 的 colors of each class 自 1915. At convocation, 的 incoming class adds a distinctively colored ribbon; at commencement, 的 graduating senior class adds a second ribbon; 和 during 50th class reunion weekends, both class colors are renewed.