Calvin Traditions
Bleed maroon and gold
It wouldn鈥檛 be college without a few crazy traditions that you鈥檒l tell your grandchildren about someday. With more than 125 years of history, Calvin has its fair share of ways to celebrate maroon and gold.
Snapshots of Calvin traditions
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1. Chaos Night
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2. Cokes & Clubs
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3. Grand Prix Bed Races
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4. Cardboard Canoe Race
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5. Homecoming Football (NEW!)
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6. MidKnight Madness
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7. Dance Guild
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8. Christmas Tree Lighting
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9. The Rivalry
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10. The January Series
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11. Cold Knight Plunge
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12. Rangeela
More traditions at Calvin!
- Join a campus Bible Study
- Cheer at a D1 or D3 hockey game
- Attend a Calvin Improv show and laugh until your stomach hurts
- Tackle your semester papers at Write Night
- Go to Wolfgang鈥檚 restaurant for the Early Bird Special
- Scale the climbing wall
- Travel and study abroad
- Stroll the trails at the Ecosystem Preserve
- Take a bike ride around Reeds Lake
- Dip your toes into Lake Michigan
- Enjoy a pumpkin donut and hayride at Post Family Farms
- Visit Calvin鈥檚 Center Art Gallery
- Chat with an artist after a Student Activities Office (SAO) concert
- Attend a Fall or Spring Formal
- Play on an intramural sports team
- Compete in a Dodgeball Tournament
- Listen to a uKnighted or Knightingals performance
- Get ice cream from Jersey Junction
- Explore Grand Rapids during Art Prize or World of Winter
- Worship at a Friday songfest chapel
- Explore the Calvin tunnels
- Ice skate at Rosa Parks Circle
- Grab a photo with Joust
- Take your photo on the Blue Bridge in Grand Rapids
- Join on of the 50+ student clubs
- Go trick-or-treating at DeWit Manor
- Do homework at coffee shop that鈥檚 open 24 hours
- Join friends for Midnight Breakfast
- Take your photo in 鈥淭he Cheese鈥
- Stargaze through the Observatory telescope
- Swing by Peet鈥檚 Coffee for Free Shot Friday
- Run or walk in the Calvin Classic 5K
- Jump off the high dive in the Aquatic Center
- Vote for the best act at Calvin鈥檚 Got Talent
- Go for a late night Ultra Dog at Yesterdog
- Worship with Gospel Choir at Praise Night
- Ride the Rapid with your discount bus card
- Wear your Calvin socks! A tradition since 2018.