UNC, Basically
A site by current students for future students.
A site by current students for future students.
More than 200 years of traditions,
but we’re anything but traditional.
As the nation’s first public university, we have quite a few traditions here at UNC. Here are just a few official (and not-so-official) traditions that you could check off during your time as a student here, or you just might start some new ones.
Students flock to the Old Well on the first day of classes each semester
to take a sip. Tradition says that if you drink from the well on FDOC,
you are guaranteed a 4.0 for the semester. #FakeNews
The one in the Daily Tar Heel Newspaper is a goal to live by.
When Carolina beats Duke or maybe even the NCAA National Championship (2017 if you didn't remember), students rush Franklin Street. Last year after we won the Title, 50,000 students and Chapel Hill residents rushed Franklin to celebrate our 7th National Championship.
Dook and State hate us because they ain't us, but we love them all the same.
Like when we win at sports, up to 80,000 people come from all sides to strut their stuff and show off their unique costumes on Franklin Street on Halloween. Or, you can also have a more chill, food-filled celebration at the Food Truck Rodeo held right in front of Kenan Stadium.
