Traditions

The 1947-1948 Student Handbook provides information on Odd and Even traditions, many of which remain to this day.

Odd-numbered classes have several traditions that are unique to their classes. On Class Day, odd-numbered classes wear a black glove on their left hand to represent the "odd spirit." This perhaps incorporates centuries-old folklore that associated left-handedness with evil and "oddness." During the Class Day ceremony, the odd-numbered Big Sises give their Little Sises bones, a tradition that comes from the odd class's class song, "Them Bones." Their mascot is a red devil, and the class colors are blue and white for the first two years, and rainbow colors for the second.

There are also certain class traditions that are special to the even-numbered classes. The class song, sung or recited at Class Day, is "Hail to the Even Spirit." During the Class Day ceremony, the even-numbered Big Sises give bags of sticks and stones to their Little Sises to help ward off the odd class's bones. The class colors are green and white, except for leap year classes, when the colors are purple and gold. On "Soph Day Off," a day in spring when sophomores are honored at a special breakfast and evening class party, the even-numbered sophomores wear green stockings.