7 Traditions All Baylor Freshmen Should Know About

By Maggie Malone

With the recent announcing of awards for Baylor’s annual Sing participants, another great tradition has once again come to a close. In addition to Sing, there are so many great traditions to experience here.

Sing1. All University Sing Teams from Greek organizations compete in Broadway-style performances complete with their own themes, song choices, and costumes. Hours and hours of work are poured into each act. The one exception to mostly-Greek teams is called Sing Alliance, a group made up of any student who wants to participate in Sing. Tickets sell out fast so be sure you buy early!

Christmas2. Christmas on 5th Street Christmas at Baylor! This event happens right before finals week, and it is a good opportunity to chill with friends, sip some hot chocolate and enjoy the lights on campus. Also, there are talented choirs that perform, carriage rides, a live nativity, fantastic petting zoo and the annual tree lighting!

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3. Baylor Line One of the major experiences of being a freshman at Baylor! While wearing your personalized gold jersey, you and the rest of the freshmen run through the stadium before every home football game and line up to welcome the Baylor Bears onto the field. And by this I mean that there is a mad dash of hundreds of freshmen pouring onto the field. Right afterwards, the Line is able to enjoy fantastic seats … right behind the visitors’ bench! Sadly, because I perform with the marching band, I have never gotten to experience this tradition. But how do you join this esteemed Line of glory? You attend …

images-64. Line Camp Yes, we have Line Camp! And while it’s not mandatory for freshmen to attend, I highly, highly recommend it. You get to learn not only about the Line, but also about the rich history of Baylor University. You get to make your first friends at Baylor while having tons of fun. Hint: They have an amazing slip and slide.

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5. Dr Pepper Hour Every Tuesday in Barfield Drawing Room, Baylor serves up some delicious Dr Pepper floats! These floats are a nice cold treat, especially in the summertime when it gets really hot outside. Besides it being a great meet-up for friends, sometimes there are tables lined up featuring activities, clubs, study abroad information, and more! Bonus, you may even spot our president, Judge Ken Starr, and our mascot, Bruiser!

 

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6. Freshman Mass Meeting This late night tradition during homecoming week is an important part of the Baylor experience. Freshmen gather together to listen to the story of the Immortal 10, some of Baylor’s finest students. I won’t spoil it for you, but it’s a great one. Afterwards, freshmen then go to help prepare what will become one of the greatest bonfires you will ever see. 

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7. Diadeloso Ah, spring. Season of new life, warmer weather (hopefully), and Diadeloso! Meaning “day of the bear” in Spanish, and affectionately called “Dia” by Baylor students, this day off from school is a great chance to take a break from life and just have fun. It’s a university-wide holiday, which gives students the chance to hang out, go on a day trip, or just have a good time on campus. Baylor usually brings in cool shows to entertain as well. Last year we had an exotic petting zoo, a talented magician, and, at the end of the day, NEEDTOBREATHE. Grab your Dia tank and get out into that sunshine!

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I’ve only listed seven, but, as Baylor is an old university, we have plenty more traditions old and new to enjoy!

Why Second Semester Rocks at Baylor

By Susannah Morhrmann

Here are my Top 10 reasons second semester rocks! These are just mine, there are so many more!

  1. Common Grounds Cowboy Coffees: They are the perfect treat for a warm afternoon.
  2. The Garden of Contentment: It is next to Armstrong Browning Library and is a prime study spot.
  3. All University Sing: It is a great show created and run by fellow students, and always a blast!
  4. Dr Pepper Hour: AKA the best hour at Baylor (Dr Pepper + Blue Bell vanilla ice cream every Tuesday 3-4pm in the SUB).
  5. Diadeloso: It is the Day of the Bear, which is celebrated on-campus with tons of activities and FREE FOOD!
  6. The Bear Trail: Is a trail that wraps all around campus, and whether walking it or running it, it’s best in the spring.
  7. Baylor Basketball Games: DUH! There is nothing more exciting than to watch some Baylor Basketball at the Ferrell Center.
  8. Baylor Baseball Games: Is there a better get away on a spring afternoon than a day at the ballpark?
  9. Cameron Park Zoo: Yes, Waco has a zoo and yes it is awesome!
  10. Baylor Intramural Sports: Get much more competitive because this semester decides who the overall winner will be in the university intramural championship!

 

These are just my top 10 favorites from the spring semester, can’t wait for you to come and make your own!

Looking Forward

By Laura Teague

Spring semester is always crazy busy, but full of really exciting things on Baylor’s campus. The sun finally starts to come out (except we had snow last night…), and everyone is looking ahead to summer as the weather warms up.

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The semester started off with recruitment for the Panhellenic sororities. It’s an exhausting week, but it’s so fun to meet a ton of new people! We have 84 new additions to Tri Delta, and meeting them has been a blast. This week, our new members got their big sisters, so I have two new “grandlittle” sisters.

After recruitment, we jumped right into Sing practice since we perform in less than a month! Our theme is still a secret, but it’s so much fun to learn all of the dances and music. I can’t wait until we finally get to perform at Waco Hall and see all of this hard work come together to make our act! If you can come down for either weekend, I would highly recommend attending Sing. It’s a great way to see some of the organizations on campus, and it gives you a great glimpse into a fun event for all of us.

Some other things I’m looking forward to:

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Baseball season – I am a part of Diamond Girls, which is a support system for the baseball team. We get to sell programs and even work the field during games, getting bats and foul balls. Only 20 more days!

Spring Break – my mom and I are going to Disney World! I can’t wait to ride some of the roller coasters, but really I want to go see all the characters again.

Diadeloso – This is a day that Baylor gives us off to celebrate the great year we’ve had before we all start studying for finals and leave for the summer. The website has the schedule from last year of all the fun things Baylor put on for us! You can also see some pictures from last year on Baylor’s Facebook.

Spring semester is a blast, and I can’t wait to see what it holds this year!