Talk:Concordia College (Minnesota)
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[edit] Beanies
Is it true that first year students have to wear beanies? It sounds a little outdated to me. --MatthewUND 05:57, Jun 22, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Beanies - affirmative
As a Cobber from the Class of 1998, I can attest to the fact that the beanie tradition hasn't gone away. =) In fact, "beanie snatching" was one of the favorite pastimes of the Moorhead State University football players. (The Cobbers and the Dragons are arch-rivals.) My understanding is that bounties were even paid to young kids riding their bikes through campus - nabbing a beanie off of some unsuspecting frosh's head is probably a pretty amusing way to make a few bucks.
The Cobber beanies do not have propellers on the top like you might be thinking. They're sort of like the skull caps that Jews often wear, only with a very small visor on the front. The beanies come in two different versions - gold with a maroon "C" for frosh, and maroon with a gold "C" for incoming transfer students. Each beanie has a nametag attached to it (trying to identify your beanie if left someplace on campus without the nametag is more or less impossible). New students are provided with their first beanie free of charge - replacements can be had at the campus bookstore.
Traditionally, the beanies are to be worn until the Cobber footballers score their first touchdown at home, at which point the beanies are tossed or simply removed. Many students, however, manage to duck tradition and ditch their beanies as soon as they feel they can get away with it.
For those who let it, the beanie can be a fun tradition and a fond memento... mine's in my study to this day!
- It's true! I am a second year student, and the tradition is still going strong! Freshmen are supposed to wear their beanies throughout orientation. Then, a ceremony takes place, called the Beanie Toss, on the first day of class, after the president of the college declares the academic year has started (in another ceremony.) It's a fun tradition. Yes, the dragons (and some Concordia upper-classmen) steal the beanies of unexpecting freshmen. There is also Beanie Patrol, a group of students that go around giving prizes (cupons for free pizzas, etc.) for those freshmen who are proudly wearing their beanies. Good memories! :) Sonrisasgrandes 20:34, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
- Yup... Wearing mine right now. My roommate just had his stolen by a MSUM football player. JWGreen 04:50, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
--Just had it stolen. JWGreen 00:44, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Music Colleges in the United States?
Concordia College is a Liberal Arts College, not a Music College, so I'm remvoing that Category. -JWGreen 22:48, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
