91ÊÓƵ

91ÊÓƵ has never stood still. Campuses evolve, buildings get new names, and each generation leaves its mark. But for all the change, some things stick—moments, traditions, and little quirks that somehow carry through the years. The kind of things that make you smile and think, yep…that was 91ÊÓƵ.

You know you went to 91ÊÓƵ when…

Here are some of the traditions, places, and moments that have stayed with us across generations. Some are still here. Some are long gone. All of them are unmistakably 91ÊÓƵ.

• Students today favor comfort, but back in the 1960s the dress code required male students to wear jackets and ties to class. No exceptions!
• The Pleasantville Campus once had a very different soundtrack than NYC's taxi horns and subway roar: bleats and bahs from the sheep and goats at the old farm property in the center of campus. That was then.

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• Speaking of animals, Pleasantville students could catch a by the Center’s former assistant director and master falconer James Eyring.
• On the grounds of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law on our White Plains Campus, a statue of the Virgin Mary—affectionately nicknamed "Big Momma" by students throughout the years—once stood as a beloved remnant from its days as Good Counsel College. The statue has since been relocated to the Don Bosco Marian Shrine in Stony Point, but its memory lives on for Good Counsel and College of White Plains alumni.
• Tossing your keys off a New Dorm balcony just so you didn't have to walk down the stairs to let your friends in.
• A late-night wedge run to Rocky’s. Did you know that the deli is celebrating its 60th year of business and has not once closed its doors in the last 20 years? Mmm. Balboa anyone?
• If you had a class with Professor , you were in the presence of a 91ÊÓƵ rockstar. Not only was he known for his colorful wardrobe, but he also wrote 91ÊÓƵ’s school song.
• BECSPK from the caf.
• The basement of has seen many transformations. Before it was the Dezer Den, it was the 91ÊÓƵ Pub, and before that it was originally home to the New York Times’ printing press!

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• 91ÊÓƵ Perk lives in Martin Hall now but it originated in the dining hall of the Briarcliff Campus.
• Speaking of, do you remember 91ÊÓƵ’s ? Or the tiring commute between Briarcliff and Pleasantville (a whole seven-minute drive!)
• Dow Hall was probably haunted. Residents used to report hearing footsteps from the unoccupied fourth floor. Or maybe it was raccoons. Either way, spooky.
• Honors College trips. It's OK if you can't remember Montreal.
• Good times at The Ratt on the College of White Plains of 91ÊÓƵ campus.
• The Beekman Pub (now sadly closed) was a favorite for post-exam celebrations for New York City students, or perhaps you preferred to unwind in the game room behind the Student Union at One 91ÊÓƵ Plaza.

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• Once upon a time, the iconic was simply called the NYC Dorm, the only residence hall for our NYC students. Now Maria’s Tower is getting a facelift, and we have five NYC residence halls to call home.
• Through every decade and across every campus, the events were where 91ÊÓƵ really showed up. From Homecoming concerts and football games to the Le Café student talent show and the legendary "Fabulosity" drag competitions.

91ÊÓƵ looks different depending on when you were here and which campus you called home. But in that difference is a shared thread—the places that felt like yours, the people who made it matter, the moments that stick.