Traditions
Russell Sage College has a rich history of student traditions, most notably of which is the rotation of class colors. Even class years are assigned either the title of Golden Horseshoes or Purple Cows, while odd class years are assigned either the title of Blue Angels or Red Devils. After a senior class graduates in May, the incoming first-year class is assigned that color in September.
Other traditions include:
Big Sisters/Little Sisters: When a first-year student enters RSC, she is assigned a big sister in the junior class.
Banner Night: Before the first-year class arrives on campus, their big sister class will create a banner in the color of their class with their class year on it. This banner is presented to the first-year class on Banner Night.
Color Night: First-year class officers are announced on color night. The title of the night is changed every year based on the color of the first-year class (i.e. Gold Night, Blue Night, etc.)
Class Sweaters: First-year students order sweaters in the fall, which are delivered to them at the beginning of Rally (see below). The sweaters are the color of their class and bear the crest of the college as well as their class year on the left breast.
Class Dinners: Each class holds a formal dinner once per academic year.
Ring Dinner: The junior class dinner, traditionally held in the fall semester, is when students receive their class rings.
Rally: Raises money for community charities in a friendly competition. Rally is supervised by the senior class.
Rally Day: The last day of Rally.
Sweater Night: First-year students are allowed to wear their sweaters for the first time at the stroke of midnight.
Room Trashing: Big Sisters attempt to find her little sister's class sweater. If they find their sister's sweater, they steal it—the big sister will hold onto it and wear it around her waist at Rally events.
Class Day: At the annual spring moving-up ceremony held at the end of the school year before finals start, all classes "graduate" to their next year of college.
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