• Menu
  • Skip to right header navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary navigation
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

College Magazine

College Life, Dating, Career & Campus Advice

  • Colleges
    • College Guides
    • College Rankings
    • Campus Life
      • Academics
      • Dating
      • Freshman Year
      • Health
      • Social Change
      • Party
  • Majors
    • All Majors
    • Most Popular Majors
    • Choosing a Major
  • Intern
    • Internship Directory
    • How to Get an Internship
    • How to Write a Resume
    • How to Write a Cover Letter
    • How to Interview
    • How to Network
    • Career 101
    • Find Your Passion Career
  • Money
    • How to Make Money
    • How to Save Money
    • How to Get a Job
    • Credit Cards 101
    • FAFSA
    • Ramen Project
  • Travel
    • Study Abroad
    • College Spring Break
    • How to Travel Cheap
    • Things to Do
  • Shop
    • Writer Course
    • College Magazine Shop
    • Gift Guides
    • College Packing List
  • Find your college or university
  • Colleges
    • College Guides
    • College Rankings
    • Campus Life
      • Academics
      • Dating
      • Freshman Year
      • Health
      • Social Change
      • Party
  • Majors
    • All Majors
    • Most Popular Majors
    • Choosing a Major
  • Intern
    • Internship Directory
    • How to Get an Internship
    • How to Write a Resume
    • How to Write a Cover Letter
    • How to Interview
    • How to Network
    • Career 101
    • Find Your Passion Career
  • Money
    • How to Make Money
    • How to Save Money
    • How to Get a Job
    • Credit Cards 101
    • FAFSA
    • Ramen Project
  • Travel
    • Study Abroad
    • College Spring Break
    • How to Travel Cheap
    • Things to Do
  • Shop
    • Writer Course
    • College Magazine Shop
    • Gift Guides
    • College Packing List
  • Find your college or university
  • About Us
  • Team
  • Write
  • Apply
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sign Up
  • Advertise
  • My Account
  • Cart

You are here: Home / Campus life / Top 10 Can’t-Miss Moments at Syracuse University

Top 10 Can’t-Miss Moments at Syracuse University

August 24, 2015 //  by Tiffany Moran

Shares24FacebookTweet

Syracuse University is a lot of things. It’s orange. It’s snowy. Most importantly, it’s a hella good time.

If you attend even a fraction of the events held year round, I promise you’ll have jumped in a bounce castle at a random house, worn an unhealthy amount of orange and acquired way too much pointless free merchandise. If any of that sounds appealing to you, here are the events you simply can’t miss.

1. Syllabus Week

businessinsider.com
businessinsider.com

One of the few times where “work hard, play hard” won’t apply, syllabus week is no work and all play. Students will be living it up everywhere as they ease back into their school routine, so if you don’t have plans at 11 p.m. on a Tuesday, that’s fine. Just walk down Euclid or Comstock and you’ll find something in no time.

2. Juice Jam

vimeo.com
vimeo.com

The student-run organization University Union holds this day-long music festival every year at the beginning of the fall semester. In the past, acts like Kendrick Lamar, Dillon Francis, Schoolboy Q, Calvin Harris and Childish Gambino have been part of the lineup. “Juice Jam gives you something to reminisce on for the rest of the year. It’s the first big memory that you’re going to have,” sophomore Lindsay Swanson said. Despite Syracuse’s snowy reputation, the day is filled with hot performances, hot weather and hot students wearing their shorts for as long as they can.

3. New York State Fair

flickr.com
flickr.com

Taking place a week every year at the end of the summer, the New York State Fair is a great place to go with your friends before classes start. “I recommend trying the fried Oreos and looking at all the animals being judged,” sophomore Cayley Hoyer said. This year the fair runs from Aug. 27 to Sept. 7. What I’m most excited for? The free Nick Jonas concert.

4. First football game

flickr.com
flickr.com

Towards the end of the summer, you get ‘Cuse withdrawals. Even though our football team isn’t the greatest, students are just excited to be back in the fall. As the leaves turn colors, tailgate season is in full swing and the weather is still good. “That moment when they all run out and play Crazy Train and you see the players ridiculous holograms telling you to stand up and wave your arms — I love that,” Swanson described. ” Of course, that’s if you make it past the tailgate.

5. Duke Game

flickr.com
flickr.com

‘Cuse fans are proud. They’re proud of their fruit-inspired mascot. They’re proud of The Dome. They’re proud of their sports teams. Nowhere is this pride better exemplified than the basketball game against Duke University. “You’re with everyone and there’s just so much school spirit. It really brings everyone together,” Hoyer said. Students will bear the temperatures in the negative numbers and camp out for a week just to get good seats.

6. Bid Day

You don’t even have to be in Greek life to appreciate the craziness that is sorority Bid Day. To the innocent bystander, the day is as amusing as it is strange. “There’s a lot of screaming girls and excitement and dancing. It’s usually snowing and cold, so girls will be running across campus to the houses just trying not to fall. Honestly, you’re so excited you don’t even care about the cold,” Hoyer said. Plus, the wipe-outs are hilarious to witness (not to duplicate).

7. First warm Day after winter

flickr.com
flickr.com

Winter is coming at Syracuse, and once it comes, it won’t stop. Negative temperatures with wind-chill is the icy norm. As a result, that first warm day after a brutal winter is always a sight to see. “I was like, ‘I’m sweating and this is awesome.’ Everyone was on the quad and playing Frisbee, and I knew I should go to the library and do my homework, but you find an excuse and text everyone you know to come join you and just sit on the quad all day,” Swanson said. Homework was not meant for good weather anyways.

8. Mayfest

Often described as the best day of the year, Mayfest ironically rarely takes place in May. “It’s an all-day thing. You wake up early and there’s parties everywhere,” Hoyer described. Free music. Free beer (if you’re 21.) Free food. “The corndogs,” sophomore Natalie Rudekevych enunciated, “they are literally so good.” Plus, following Mayfest is Block Party, which takes place in The Dome. It’s a concert that has been featured artists such as Zedd, Ke$ha, Kid Cudi, Kanye West and Cold War Kids. Enough said.

9. EarthFest

A celebration of Earth Day, Earthfest is put on by the Students of Sustainability at Syracuse University. It consists of live music, crafts, yoga, and guest speakers, and promotes sustainable living. A bit hippie dippy, but super fun, it takes place at the end of the spring semester. Be sure to check it out, hula-hoop to some music and eat the awesome local food.

10. Totally Fabulous Drag Show

giphy.com
giphy.com

Taking place every winter, Pride Union puts on a fantastic show where students are encouraged to dress up in drag and pull out their best moves for an intense competition. An audience of students throws tips at student performers, and a panel of faculty members judge the acts. Former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Shangela Laquifa Wadley has emceed multiple times.

Shares24FacebookTweet

Filed Under: Campus life Syracuse

About Tiffany Moran

Sophomore at Syracuse University studying Magazine Journalism and Information Management and Technology. She enjoys long car rides, mangos, and adventures. One day she'll travel the world.

You May Also Like

Top 21 Things to Do Prior to Graduating St. John’s University

10 St. John’s University Finals Activities to Help You De-Stress

10 Easy Ways to Make Sure Your Spring Semester Doesn’t Suck

A Gator’s Bucket-List: 21 Things to Do Before Graduating From UF

the receptionist

A Conversation with the Receptionist

best classes

10 Best Classes You Need to Take at Drake University

St Salvators Quad image

My Hate/Love Relationship With My Joint Degree Program

College students walking

Becoming a Chameleon at Other College Campuses

And Suddenly, I Found Myself Living With a Stranger

Top 10 Safest Colleges and Campuses in the United States

CampusLife_sm

CM’s Top 10 Schools Doing Residential Life Right

colleges for future philanthropists

Live to Give: Top 10 Colleges for Future Philanthropists

Top 10 COVID-19 Safe Activities to Do Near Fresno, California

One Girl and a Whole World: What I Learned from My International Friends

fog

10 Reasons Why Bennington College Is the Quirkiest College

crim dell bridge

10 Signs That You’re a True TWAMP: Typical William & Mary Person

10 Tech Gifts to Make Zoom University That Much Easier

10 Essential Steps Before Graduating at Penn State

Longsword and Fencing Mask Pictured in Front of Window

Swords, Bruises, and How to Find Joy in College

Fight On: 8 Reasons Why USC is Better Than UCLA

College Magazine’s 10 Best Colleges for Studying a Foreign Language

bruin belles two girls laughing

How You Can Get Involved with the Bruin Belles

10 COVID-19 Safe Activities Near Orlando, Florida

friend group

Top 10 FOMO-Worthy Events at St. John’s University

Previous Post: « Checking out of the Library: 10 Alternative Places to Study at UVA
Next Post: Feeling Blue Without the Orange: Being Homesick at UF »

Primary Sidebar



Trending Posts

102

10 St. John’s University Finals Activities to Help You De-Stress

mental health
95

Pandemic and Academic Blues: Being Aware of Your Mental Health

44

Top 10 Colleges With the Most Fashionable Students

23

A Gator’s Bucket-List: 21 Things to Do Before Graduating From UF

Broadway
20

10 Musical Soundtracks to Make Study Sessions That Much Easier

Featured Chapter: St. John’s University

Footer

logo

College Magazine is the national daily guide to campus life. Our articles for college students feature university rankings of U.S. colleges, college guides, academic advice, college prep, career advice, student health and collegiate dating tips.

Written by students for students, by a team of journalists from universities nationwide, we’re on the pulse of the college experience.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Colleges

  • College Guides
  • College Rankings
  • Campus life
  • Academics
  • Dating
  • Freshmen Year
  • Health
  • Party

Majors

  • All College Majors
  • Most Popular Majors
  • Choosing a Major

Intern

  • Internships Directory
  • How to Write a Resume
  • How to Write a Cover Letter
  • How to Interview
  • How to Get an Internship
  • How to Network

Money

  • How to Make Money
  • How to Save Money
  • How to Get a Job
  • Credit Cards 101
  • College Loans

Travel

  • Study Abroad
  • College Spring Break
  • How to Travel Cheap
  • Things to Do

Shop

  • College Packing List
  • Gift Guides
  • About Us
  • Team
  • Write
  • Apply
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sign Up
  • Advertise
  • My Account
  • Cart

Copyright © 2021 College Magazine · All Rights Reserved · Powered by BizBudding Inc.