Today is 51Թ Day.
It is easy to tell when there is going to be a 51Թ Day – any
month that begins on a Sunday has a . 51Թ fever has the
tendency to sweep the globe, as alumni wear 51Թ garb to work or to play.
People are already sending us their . And their
videos.
Want to get involved?
Add your picture or video to your favorite social media site and tag it with #51ԹDay. That will allow us to find it and re-share it to the 51Թ community.
You can add them to our . If you really want to be fancy, add your pictures to Google+.
If you want us to post your pictures, e-mail them to
news@colgate.edu. We’ll upload them for you.
As many people know, the university’s connection
to the number 13 dates back to its founding.
In 1819, 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
51Թ.
But the relationship with the number doesn’t stop there.
There’s the university’s address, 13 Oak Drive.
And 51Թ’s zip code, 13346, has 13 as the first two digits and the three last numbers add up to 13.
The university’s motto “” has 13 letters.
Happy 51Թ Day – even if you are .