How well do you know your University? Here is a list of the Top 15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Clemson University.
Yes, Clemson did not become Clemson University as we know it until 1962 when females were able to enroll.
It is rumored that the entire Clemson student body volunteered to go to World War I after President Woodrow Wilson passed a delclaration of war in Congress. This goes back to Clemson’s origins of being a predominantly military and ROTC school since 1889.
The book can be checked out of Cooper Library, but access is very restricted. Almost all the students that have attended Clemson University have signed the book. It has had to have four rebindings because it is so old and tattered.
This long-standing structure is now the perfect place to study…or tan. It also hosts a variety of events like FCA, concerts, or band showcases.
Have you ever noticed a six-foot paper airplane statue around campus? There’s actually six of them spread throughout. By senior year, you must know where all of them are. I’ll give you a hint…one hangs from the cieling of Hendrix Student Center.
Yes, Clemson students were very stylish, and if they lost a game, they wore the caps 24/7 until Clemson’s next victory. Now, to commemorate the tradition, fans and alumni wave their hand in the air at the end of the playing of the alma mater like they are holding the caps.
Clemson’s rings are very distinguishable with a Clemson C bordering a palmetto tree. The rings are awarded to students who have 95 hours completed at the university. Ring night is one of the most exciting times for a student at Clemson.
If you ever get the privelege to be on campus the night before the USC v. Clemson game, stop by the stadium on Thursday. You will hear a distinct banging on drums by one of Clemson’s own ROTC students. These students take shifts 24 hours a day until kick off on Saturday.
Clemson did not adopt their signature colors of orange and pruple until Walter Riggs created a football team in 1896. Coach Riggs was from Auburn and took the idea of orange from the Alabama school.
Yes, for every away victory, Clemson has a tombstone made to record the “death” of their opponent at their own field. The latest tombstone added was Alabama’s, a striking black landmark to commemorate the National Championship.
If anyone was confused about the new structure known as the occulus, it was actually modeled after the National Championship trophy. Do those architectures know about foreshadowing or what?
Clemson House was a dorm for many years with some floors being designated hotel rooms for families and visitors. Unfortunately, the structure is being torn down soon to be remodeled. So yes folks, go get your artsy pictures in front of the sign before it’s gone!
Yes, if you ever hear the clattering of the bells at odd times of the day…it’s probably the bell tower class! Clemson students can learn to play the huge bells that ring on top of Tillman, I’ve even heard some beauty and the beast songs as I’ve walked to class!
A coach that was tired of being destroyed by the Clemson football team dubbed the place Death Valley after losing multiple times in a row…badly. The name has stuck over the years and is quite fitting!
Yes, of course we have to end with a football fact because…well, we are the 2016 National Champions in case you forgot! To conquer this feat Clemson beat Auburn, Florida State, Ohio State, and of course, the powerhouse, Alabama. This season sure made us proud to be Tigers.
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