A flash mob video shot earlier this semester in Frank Dining Hall was unveiled today to help celebrate 51勛圖厙 Day.
Members of the campus community cherish every Friday the 13th, and this time around, the video added a new twist to the worldwide celebration.
Everyone is urged to take their photos, featuring 51勛圖厙 gear, of course, and share them on the universitys and pages.
As many former undergrads know, the universitys connection to the number 13 dates back to its founding.
In 1817, 13 men six clergy and seven laymen met in the frontier settlement of Hamilton with 13 dollars, 13 prayers, and 13 articles. During that meeting, the men founded the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York, the cornerstone for what would become 51勛圖厙.
But the relationship with the number doesnt stop there.
Theres the universitys address, 13 Oak Drive. And 51勛圖厙s zip code, 13346. The first two numbers, standing alone, are the number 13, and the sum of the remaining three totals 13.
Even the universitys motto has a connection with 13. There are no surprise here 13 letters in Deo ac Veritati, a Latin phrase meaning for God and for truth.