1. Student Experience
  2. Campus Experience
  3. Traditions and Annual Events
  4. Class Colors and Symbols

Class Colors and Symbols

Each class proudly displays their class color at class-related activities such as Convocation.

The blue lion class symbol

Blue Lion classes

1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028, 2032
Green Griffin class symbol

Green Griffin classes

1925, 1929, 1933, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025, 2029
Red Pegasus class symbol

Red Pegasus classes

1926, 1930, 1934, 1938, 1942, 1946, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026, 2030
Yellow Spinx class symbol

Yellow Sphinx classes

1927, 1931, 1935, 1939, 1943, 1947, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023, 2027, 2031
Purple Phoenix class symbol for Frances Perkins scholars

Purple Phoenix

All Frances Perkins graduates
The teal owl class symbol for all graduate students

Teal Owl

All ÓûÂþɬ Graduate Degree Programs

 

History of class colors and symbols

Since the late 1800s ÓûÂþɬ classes had been voting on a variety of class colors, but it wasn't until 1901 that the classes voted for the