Saturday, November 19, 2011

Traditions of Top Universities Around The World


St Andrews University
Wow! What a wonderful and very unique tradition of this university is celebrated  on the second weekend in the month of November.
The students of third year adopt the first year students. The younger students go to the home of seniors. Where they live for two days and enjoy the parties.


Tradition is an object, culture and remembers able events that create uniqueness in the society. Every society and place has its own traditions which become the popularity of that.
University is and institution of degree education or higher education. It provides undergraduate and postgraduate education to its students.
Every university has its own special and historical culture and traditions which provide some amazing and informative activities. You should see and learn about top universities of the world.


Harvard University
This is the best university in all over the world. It has its own amazing and historical culture and traditions.
The tradition of screaming has been doing since 1960s. Students of the university cry for 10 minutes on the last night before the exams.



Stanford University
The wondrous tradition of this university is Steam-Tunneling. Students lift manhole covers and drop for exploring of the network for brick tunnels that are located near the university.




Massachusetts Institute of Technology

In this famous institute, there is an old tradition is that the students make very nice and amazing jokes on those students who is leaving the university along with on teachers.
They make things in the remembrance of leaving persons of the university. This exciting activity is formally known as hacks.



Yale University
In this university, there is an amazing tradition is found of smoking. At the time of convocation the final students smoke tobacco out clay pipes before crushing them under their foot.
It is a sign of completing the college life along with the enjoyment and smiles are comes to an end.



Cornell University
This university celebrates Dragon Day on 17th march in every year. That day all the students of architecture department make a big dragon by joint effort.
This event is organized in the remembrance of the great person St Patrick.



Princeton University
This university has a tradition to celebrate a victory of winning football matches against two big universities Yale and Harvard in the same tournament. If they win both matches they make their victory remember able by bonfire in the university.
This event last time celebrated in 2006 after a long time of 12 years.



Oxford University
It is an oldest and high standard university of the world. More than 20,000 students are studding there and more than 30 colleges of this big university. It has its own wonderful and pretty traditions which are very unique.
The students of Merton College celebrate a ceremony on last Sunday of every October. They walk backwards around the Quad drinking port of fellows. The basic aim of this event to maintain the space-time during in summer season.



Chicago University
Very practical and informative tradition is found in this university. The event of Scavenger Hunt is organized on every year to check out the best talent among the all students. Students do their best effort according to their knowledge in groups.
Students complete different tasks according to the mention instructions. Previous two intelligent students of physics make plutonium reactor.



Carnegie Mellon University
Here is a tradition related painting a picture that is located in the middle of the campus of university. Any student of the university can paint on that picture. But there are some rules regarding that activity like you can paint after middle of night and before the sunrise without any helping material rulers and pencils. You can paint only with paint brush.