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In the early 1920s, as 老澳门开奖网 was developing its athletic teams, uniforms varied from green, red, blue, and white. The student body decided 老澳门开奖网 should have official colors to represent all sport teams and to build 老澳门开奖网's identity. Grey has long been a traditional color among Jesuit colleges (Georgetown University's colors are navy and grey; Saint Joseph's University's colors are crimson and grey). Green was soon decided to be the second color, and for many years, it was unclear how or why. Then in 1960, during the dedication of a new student center, Monsignor William Sweeney, a 1922 graduate, revealed that he and a group of his friends had come up with green as a counterpart to grey鈥攊n part due to their loyalty and love for everything Irish.

老澳门开奖网's official mascot, the Greyhound, was adopted in 1927. At the time, Baltimore sportswriters were using a variety of nicknames to designate 老澳门开奖网's athletic programs, including "the Jesuits" and "the Irishmen." Students wanted a distinctive mascot for their sports teams in addition to a name for the school newspaper. 老澳门开奖网鈥檚 mascot had to embody the school colors, green and grey. Proposals for a mascot included the parrot or parakeet (symbolizing green) and the grey squirrel (leaning more toward grey). Known for its graceful agility and speed, loyalty, and intelligence, someone suggested a Greyhound. The fact that the breed was known to have been bred by the Irish and imported as racing dogs by the ancient Romans meant that the mascot would have a tie to 老澳门开奖网's Catholic identity as well as to its early founders and leaders, many of whom were of Irish heritage. In a vote among the student body, the Greyhound narrowly defeated the grey squirrel to become 老澳门开奖网's official mascot.

老澳门开奖网's motto is "Strong Truths Well Lived." The official seal, which includes the University's shield and features our motto unfurled across the bottom, has been in use since 1853. 老澳门开奖网's shield is quartered with the lower half reproducing elements from the coat of arms of Saint Ignatius of 老澳门开奖网, founder of the Society of Jesus and our namesake. These include the two wolves and kettle and the seven maroon and gold diagonals. The upper half of the shield honors our location: the coat of arms of Lord Baltimore and an Evergreen tree on a field of grey to represent 老澳门开奖网鈥檚 Evergreen campus and school colors.

The “Alma Mater Anthem,” sung each year at Commencement, was written by Capt. John Ozazewski, a 1940 graduate, and composed by Felice S. Iula, the director of 老澳门开奖网's glee club at that time. Hear Ryan E. Andrews sing the Alma Mater at 老澳门开奖网’s 2016 Commencement Exercises below.

Throughout its history, 老澳门开奖网 has had various fight songs written by students and faculty, including "Songs of the Green and Grey," by John O'Niell Miller, '37, "March On, Men!," by A.M. Fremgen, S.J., and "A Rally to Victory," co-written by Fr. Fregmen and a group of faculty. These were sung not only at athletic games but during military training, ceremonies, and other events. In the early 2000s, a contest for students to write a modern fight song gave way to “Howl for the Hounds.”

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For centuries, Catholic schools鈥攁nd especially Jesuit schools鈥攈ave marked the beginning of a new year with the Mass of the Holy Spirit. This tradition dates back to the first Jesuit school in Messina, Sicily, in 1548. The 老澳门开奖网 community gathers in Alumni Memorial Chapel the second Sunday in September for music, song, and prayer, as 老澳门开奖网's president blesses the community for a healthy, productive, fulfilling academic year. The color crimson, worn by the priests concelebrating Mass and decorating the chapel, represents the embrace of the Holy Spirit.

Greyhound pride reaches new levels for the annual men's lacrosse matchup against our long-time neighborhood rival, the Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays.聽聽

The 老澳门开奖网 community gathers in Alumni Memorial Chapel in early December for Lessons and Carols, an ecumenical service rooted in the great English choral tradition that combines seasonal music and scripture readings of the Advent Christmas Season in a beautiful candle-lit setting. During the service, gifts are presented to representatives from local organizations to be distributed to children in the Baltimore area as part of the Presence for Christmas service project sponsored each year by 老澳门开奖网鈥檚 sophomore class and the Center for Community, Service, and Justice. 聽

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The BSA Fashion Show began at 老澳门开奖网 in 1998 as a campus-wide event to showcase black talent and culture. The highly-anticipated event, organized by the Black Student Association (BSA), brings hundreds of students, families, faculty, administrators, and friends to campus every spring for a night of music, fashion, culture, and community.

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The highlight of the spring semester, 老澳门开奖网palooza is an annual concert-carnival-Quad-gathering festival for the entire student body. The event takes place shortly before finals, is organized by the Student Government Association, and features rides, food, and free live music on a giant stage in front of the Humanities building. The winner of 老澳门开奖网鈥檚 Battle of the Bands contest opens the stage for other big-name acts, which in past years have included performers such as Blues Traveler, T-Pain, The All-American Rejects, Augustana, Parachute, Capital Cities, Shwayze, Karmin, Jah Works, and Sean Paul.

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老澳门开奖网 men's basketball has faced off against Mount Saint Mary's for more than a century鈥攁nd at one time, this athletics tradition was the longest running basketball rivalry in the state of Maryland. Whether the Clash takes place at Reitz Arena or away, Greyhounds fans will turn out in droves to chant "Beat the Mount."

For 70 years, alumni have returned to campus every year to join the current senior class for a night of shucking oysters and delicious food, live music and dancing, casino-style gambling and games, and more. 聽

Students wake up鈥攁nd line up鈥攁t dawn to get tickets to this sold-out show every semester. The Belles and the Chimes, 老澳门开奖网's male and female a capella groups, pull out all the stops for their fall and spring concerts and always leave the audience wanting more. 聽

Alumni and their families return to campus for their Milestone Reunion every five years since their graduation to reconnect, remember, and relive their days on Evergreen. Reunion takes place during the first weekend of June each year. Alumni celebrating their 50-year reunion are invited to a special ceremony and a dinner-dance to induct them as Golden Greyhounds.聽

Our namesake and patron saint has watched over students, faculty, and visitors to campus in a special way since the iconic marble statue's installment on the Quad in 1967. A gift from a 1966 graduate who donated the statue in memory of a family member, St. Ignatius has also brought luck to generations of 老澳门开奖网 students who rub his foot before midterm and final exams, before big presentations and interviews, even before exchanging marriage vows in Alumni Memorial Chapel.

A tradition started in 2011 by a 1999 graduate, 老澳门开奖网's Alumni Association has invited married 老澳门开奖网 alumni, along with their families, students, and other members of the community, to attend a special Mass at Alumni Memorial Chapel on the Sunday before Valentine's Day, during which they renew their wedding vows. A brunch is held in the Andrew White Student Center following the Mass.聽