Pomona Traditions – Page 2

What’s in a Major?

Posted on July 13, 2020September 21, 2022 by Chris Meng

By Chris Meng ‘23 What are you studying in college? What do you want to be when you grow up? Those types of questions came flooding in during my senior year of high school, and I quickly learned it was easier to give a scripted answer than to reveal the honest truth that I simply didn’t know. To all my classmates who knew they wanted to be doctors or physical therapists or v...

The Chronicles of “MUDD2FRIED”

Posted on July 7, 2020September 21, 2022 by Sophia Augustine

By Sophia Augustine ‘23 As I’m sure you all know from doing your extensive Pomona research (and from many of my peers’ blog posts) all the first-years at Pomona are placed into groups called “sponsor groups,” which consist of the people you live in a hallway with your first year. Two sophomores (or, in my special case, three because our sponsor group was super cool like that...

The 47 Bond

Posted on September 15, 2019September 21, 2022 by Danny DeBare

By Danny DeBare ‘22 In case you haven’t figured it out yet, Pomona College is OBSESSED with the number 47. Why? Beats me. If you go to the Wikipedia page and listen to donor speeches, you might find “a reason,” but don’t believe it’s worthy of every advertisement campaign and piece of apparel this college promotes. But, whether I like it or not, this prime number reminds me ...

Pomona’s Alternative Music Festival

Posted on August 6, 2018September 21, 2022 by Toran Langford

By Toran Langford ‘21 New to campus? Like music but can’t afford or don’t want to buy into mainstream festivals? Welp, Nochella is just for you! Let me explain a little background. SO WHAT IS NOCHELLA ANYWAY? The Nochella Music Festival was created by the Pomona Events Committee (PEC) which is under the Live Arts Committee that plans concerts and performances, in coll...

This Mystical Number 47

Posted on December 12, 2017September 21, 2022 by Toran Langford

By Toran Langford ’21 It’s a cool morning, and my room is dark. The first thing I see is “8:47 AM” on my clock. Then I look at my phone; it’s at 47% battery. “Ok, be cool … there’s nothing going on!” I want to explore how magical this number really is. Ever since I’ve come to this campus, it’s like that number literally pops up everywhere, and my friends say the same...

Ten Things to Look Forward to Your First Year at Pomona

Posted on June 30, 2017September 21, 2022 by Jack Buyske

Ten things to look forward to in your first year at Pomona College (in no particular order): by Jack Buyske '18 1. Fountaining What is fountaining, you ask? At some point during your first year, your sponsor group will gently lower you (read: drop you) into one of the many beautiful fountains around campus. This is traditionally done at midnight on one’s birthday, but if y...

Remember the Sagehens

Posted on March 30, 2016September 21, 2022 by Kyra Sanborn

SCIAC To some, this simple acronym may seem rather underwhelming. It may sound vaguely suggestive of some reject allergy medication, or perhaps the newest dieting trend (likely focusing on eating cardboard flavored paste and/or avoiding meat, dairy, sugar, and anything else remotely edible). To me, and I think many others, it means so much more. It means four days o...

How Posse at Pomona Changed My Life

Posted on March 10, 2016September 21, 2022 by Alison Choi

When my roommate told me she was part of the “Miami Posse,” I hadn't yet heard of Posse. I found out that Posse Foundation is a great program that selects groups of public high school students across America to attend universities on full scholarship. These cohorts are comprised of intelligent and promising students who may be overlooked by the traditional college application...

Orientation Adventure: Starry Nights, New Friends and Forest Cows

Posted on October 7, 2015September 21, 2022 by Alison Choi

At four in the morning, me and thirteen other Pomona first-years woke up to bid our sponsor groups, bathrooms and comfy beds farewell, embarking on a journey that would kickstart our first year of college: Orientation Adventure (OA). As part of the Pomona orientation experience, all first-years go on an outdoor trip of their choice, ranging from backpacking (my trip!) to sea ...