History and Traditions

Home History and Traditions

We opened on Sept. 1, 1858, as a missionary institute, and officially became Susquehanna University in 1895.

During the 20th century, we transformed into a four-year university offering a range of bachelor’s degrees for students. In 1903, the university adopted the colors orange and maroon, one of only a handful of schools with that color combination. Throughout the years, we’ve developed a variety of traditions. Learn more below!

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Orange & Maroon Day

  • <picture class="lw_image lw_image12298"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/12298_FW_Saturday_Highlights_23_GW_029.rev.1719235937.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/12298_FW_Saturday_Highlights_23_GW_029.rev.1719235937.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/12298_FW_Saturday_Highlights_23_GW_029.rev.1719235937.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/12298_FW_Saturday_Highlights_23_GW_029.rev.1719235937.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/12298_FW_Saturday_Highlights_23_GW_029.rev.1719235937.jpg" alt="Image of mother, father and daughter posing and smiling at the camera. Brick building in the background." width="380" height="170" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/12298_FW_Saturday_Highlights_23_GW_029.rev.1719235937.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/12298_FW_Saturday_Highlights_23_GW_029.rev.1719235937.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2129" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture>
  • <picture class="lw_image lw_image10225"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/10225_243413751_10159825072483856_304819838989383334_n.rev.1651675628.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/10225_243413751_10159825072483856_304819838989383334_n.rev.1651675628.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/10225_243413751_10159825072483856_304819838989383334_n.rev.1651675628.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/10225_243413751_10159825072483856_304819838989383334_n.rev.1651675628.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/10225_243413751_10159825072483856_304819838989383334_n.rev.1651675628.jpg" alt="" width="380" height="170" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/10225_243413751_10159825072483856_304819838989383334_n.rev.1651675628.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/10225_243413751_10159825072483856_304819838989383334_n.rev.1651675628.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1895" data-max-h="1055" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture>

Family Weekend

  • <picture class="lw_image lw_image7981"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/7981_homecoming-traditions-header.rev.1626792826.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/7981_homecoming-traditions-header.rev.1626792826.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/7981_homecoming-traditions-header.rev.1626792826.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/7981_homecoming-traditions-header.rev.1626792826.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/7981_homecoming-traditions-header.rev.1626792826.jpg" alt="" width="380" height="170" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/7981_homecoming-traditions-header.rev.1626792826.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/7981_homecoming-traditions-header.rev.1626792826.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="695" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture>

Homecoming & Reunion Weekend

  • <picture class="lw_image lw_image11874"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11874_53343569827_83219ce7dc_o.rev.1700600016.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11874_53343569827_83219ce7dc_o.rev.1700600016.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11874_53343569827_83219ce7dc_o.rev.1700600016.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11874_53343569827_83219ce7dc_o.rev.1700600016.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11874_53343569827_83219ce7dc_o.rev.1700600016.jpg" alt="A student hands another a piece of pie." width="380" height="170" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11874_53343569827_83219ce7dc_o.rev.1700600016.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11874_53343569827_83219ce7dc_o.rev.1700600016.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="900" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture>
  • <picture class="lw_image lw_image11876"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11876_53343570122_8d8f2525c8_o.rev.1700600582.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11876_53343570122_8d8f2525c8_o.rev.1700600582.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11876_53343570122_8d8f2525c8_o.rev.1700600582.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11876_53343570122_8d8f2525c8_o.rev.1700600582.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11876_53343570122_8d8f2525c8_o.rev.1700600582.jpg" alt="Seven friends pose seated at the table as they wrap up their dinner." width="380" height="170" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11876_53343570122_8d8f2525c8_o.rev.1700600582.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11876_53343570122_8d8f2525c8_o.rev.1700600582.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="900" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture>
  • <picture class="lw_image lw_image11872"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11872_53338368925_a69a18d31f_o.rev.1700599690.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11872_53338368925_a69a18d31f_o.rev.1700599690.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11872_53338368925_a69a18d31f_o.rev.1700599690.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11872_53338368925_a69a18d31f_o.rev.1700599690.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11872_53338368925_a69a18d31f_o.rev.1700599690.jpg" alt="A student takes a selfie with the dinner participants in the background." width="380" height="170" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11872_53338368925_a69a18d31f_o.rev.1700599690.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11872_53338368925_a69a18d31f_o.rev.1700599690.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="900" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture>
  • <picture class="lw_image lw_image11873"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11873_53344444846_b4ebed71a5_o.rev.1700599798.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11873_53344444846_b4ebed71a5_o.rev.1700599798.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11873_53344444846_b4ebed71a5_o.rev.1700599798.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11873_53344444846_b4ebed71a5_o.rev.1700599798.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11873_53344444846_b4ebed71a5_o.rev.1700599798.jpg" alt="Four students pose at the dinner table for a photo." width="380" height="170" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11873_53344444846_b4ebed71a5_o.rev.1700599798.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11873_53344444846_b4ebed71a5_o.rev.1700599798.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="900" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture>
  • <picture class="lw_image lw_image5743"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/5743_thanksgiving-carousel-1.rev.1622655875.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/5743_thanksgiving-carousel-1.rev.1622655875.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/5743_thanksgiving-carousel-1.rev.1622655875.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/5743_thanksgiving-carousel-1.rev.1622655875.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/5743_thanksgiving-carousel-1.rev.1622655875.jpg" alt="President Green smiles holding carved turkey at the Thanksgiving meal." width="380" height="170" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/5743_thanksgiving-carousel-1.rev.1622655875.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/5743_thanksgiving-carousel-1.rev.1622655875.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="515" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture>

Thanksgiving Dinner

  • <picture class="lw_image lw_image9658"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/9658_candlelight-17-238.rev.1635180328.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/9658_candlelight-17-238.rev.1635180328.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/9658_candlelight-17-238.rev.1635180328.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/9658_candlelight-17-238.rev.1635180328.JPG 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/9658_candlelight-17-238.rev.1635180328.JPG" alt="" width="380" height="170" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/9658_candlelight-17-238.rev.1635180328.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/9658_candlelight-17-238.rev.1635180328.JPG 3x" data-max-w="2226" data-max-h="1485" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture>

Christmas Candlelight Service

  • <picture class="lw_image lw_image5747"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/5747_DecGrad_Header1200x515.rev.1702330810.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/5747_DecGrad_Header1200x515.rev.1702330810.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/5747_DecGrad_Header1200x515.rev.1702330810.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/5747_DecGrad_Header1200x515.rev.1702330810.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/5747_DecGrad_Header1200x515.rev.1702330810.jpg" alt="" width="380" height="170" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/5747_DecGrad_Header1200x515.rev.1702330810.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/5747_DecGrad_Header1200x515.rev.1702330810.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2047" data-max-h="1362" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture>

Celebration of Mid-Year Graduates

  • <picture class="lw_image lw_image8320"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8320_WinterConvocation.rev.1706288812.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8320_WinterConvocation.rev.1706288812.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8320_WinterConvocation.rev.1706288812.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8320_WinterConvocation.rev.1706288812.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8320_WinterConvocation.rev.1706288812.jpg" alt="SU Choir sings at Winter Convocation" width="380" height="170" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8320_WinterConvocation.rev.1706288812.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8320_WinterConvocation.rev.1706288812.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="800" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture>

Winter Convocation

  • <picture class="lw_image lw_image8723"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8723_tag_day_header.rev.1627657819.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8723_tag_day_header.rev.1627657819.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8723_tag_day_header.rev.1627657819.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8723_tag_day_header.rev.1627657819.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8723_tag_day_header.rev.1627657819.jpg" alt="" width="380" height="170" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8723_tag_day_header.rev.1627657819.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8723_tag_day_header.rev.1627657819.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="695" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture>

Thank A Grad Day

  • <picture class="lw_image lw_image10154"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/10154_SU_Serve-1221.rev.1650990969.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/10154_SU_Serve-1221.rev.1650990969.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/10154_SU_Serve-1221.rev.1650990969.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/10154_SU_Serve-1221.rev.1650990969.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/10154_SU_Serve-1221.rev.1650990969.jpg" alt="" width="380" height="170" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/10154_SU_Serve-1221.rev.1650990969.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/10154_SU_Serve-1221.rev.1650990969.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3085" data-max-h="1917" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture>

SU Serve

  • <picture class="lw_image lw_image8570"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8570_UmojaHeaderImage.rev.1627412263.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8570_UmojaHeaderImage.rev.1627412263.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8570_UmojaHeaderImage.rev.1627412263.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8570_UmojaHeaderImage.rev.1627412263.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8570_UmojaHeaderImage.rev.1627412263.jpg" alt="" width="380" height="170" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8570_UmojaHeaderImage.rev.1627412263.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8570_UmojaHeaderImage.rev.1627412263.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="695" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture>

Affinity Group Ceremonies

  • <picture class="lw_image lw_image8541"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8541_2020_Commencement_v2.rev.1683810500.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8541_2020_Commencement_v2.rev.1683810500.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8541_2020_Commencement_v2.rev.1683810500.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8541_2020_Commencement_v2.rev.1683810500.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8541_2020_Commencement_v2.rev.1683810500.jpg" alt="" width="380" height="170" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8541_2020_Commencement_v2.rev.1683810500.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8541_2020_Commencement_v2.rev.1683810500.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture>
  • <picture class="lw_image lw_image8500"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8500_2020_Commencement.rev.1627401516.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8500_2020_Commencement.rev.1627401516.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8500_2020_Commencement.rev.1627401516.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8500_2020_Commencement.rev.1627401516.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8500_2020_Commencement.rev.1627401516.jpg" alt="" width="380" height="170" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8500_2020_Commencement.rev.1627401516.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/8500_2020_Commencement.rev.1627401516.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="515" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture>
  • <picture class="lw_image lw_image11537"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11537_52912207922_9eb08db868_o.rev.1708458575.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11537_52912207922_9eb08db868_o.rev.1708458575.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11537_52912207922_9eb08db868_o.rev.1708458575.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11537_52912207922_9eb08db868_o.rev.1708458575.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11537_52912207922_9eb08db868_o.rev.1708458575.jpg" alt="" width="380" height="170" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11537_52912207922_9eb08db868_o.rev.1708458575.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/6/width/380/height/170/crop/1/11537_52912207922_9eb08db868_o.rev.1708458575.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2129" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture>

Commencement

Land Acknowledgment

Susquehanna University honors the Susquehannock tribe. Sas-k-we-an-og translates to “those who live in a place where water is heard grating on the shore.”  The Susquehannock people are known as the river people because they lived in harmony and balance with the river and land. The campus rests on their unsurrendered territory.