Traditions

Students browsing the tents during Block pARTy
Cheering on the Leopards
Celebrating 1,000 Nights until Graduation

1,000 Nights

The 1,000 Nights formal is for first-year students only, signifying the roughly 1,000 more days until graduation. It was inspired by the 100 Nights formal held each spring for seniors that marks the number of days until Commencement.

Celebrating 1,000 Nights until Graduation
Lafayette Freshman from the 183rd Class celebrated a "1000 Nights to Graduation" at the Hotel Bethlehem on September 19, 2014.
Lafayette Freshman from the 183rd Class celebrated a "1000 Nights to Graduation" at the Hotel Bethlehem on September 19, 2014.
Great food was had by all.
The fun filled night included dancing and entertainment in downtown Bethlehem.
Lafayette Freshman from the 183rd Class celebrated a "1000 Nights to Graduation" at the Hotel Bethlehem on September 19, 2014.

Rivalry Week

No football game is more anticipated than the one against Lehigh, the most-played football rivalry in the nation. The game always sells out months in advance and has inspired a book and a documentary narrated by the late Harry Kalas. Activities often include a pep rally, class spirit competitions, concerts, and the Midnight Breakfast.
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The Leopard leads the crowd in a cheer.
148th Lafayette-Lehigh Game at Fisher Field.
Students show their Pard pride.
The band plays a fight song to rally the crowd.
Katherine Nellis ‘15 competed in the Lafayette Spirit Costume competition.

Lafapalooza

Each year, students, faculty, staff, and alumni serve communities across the nation on the annual National Day of Service. Alumni chapters perform outreach in their areas too.
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Katie Reinhardt '12 rakes wood chips at a community garden on Lynn St. in Easton as part of Lafayette College's National Day of Service commonly known as Lafapalooza.
Students plant trees on the grounds of the historic Jacob Nicholas House.
Several community service organizations in Easton, as well as cities around the country, benefited from the volunteer power of more than 200 Lafayette students, faculty, staff, and alumni who donated their time on Saturday, April 17.
Several community service organizations in Easton, as well as cities around the country, benefited from the volunteer power of more than 200 Lafayette students, faculty, staff, and alumni who donated their time on Saturday, April 17. Here students help set up tents and weed and organize the community gardens in the West Ward Neighborhood Partnership.
Edgar Gonzalez '14 paints inside Easton's Southside Neighborhood Center during Lafapalooza 2012.

Singing of the Alma Mater

The longstanding College tradition of singing on the steps of Old Pardee has been revived by The Graduates, a choir of College alumni and goodwill ambassadors. Candle-carrying spectators walk to Pardee for a rousing singalong during Reunion Weekend.
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Hear the Alma Mater and read the lyrics

Students sing the Lafayette Alma Mater
Scholarship Recognition Dinner Christopher Nial '10 closes the event by leading the group in the singing of the Alma Mater.