Interesting facts about oregon university

Untrue but Interesting facts about oregon university

1) It is the only institution in the world that was founded by a woman, and it has been run by women ever since.

2) The first president of oregon university was a lesbian. She died in office, but her legacy lives on through the school's current president, who is also a lesbian. (She got married after all. Just not to a person of the opposite gender.)

3) The school's sports teams all have weird, evocative, and/or interesting names. Examples include the "Womens' Lumberjacks" and the "Water Bottle Drinkers," which is an obvious in-joke reference to the school's status as the "Bananas" university.

4) The school's cadet corps is called the "Beaver Hallies."

5) The school's marching band is called the "Kleaners."

6) The school's newspaper is called the "Klean Kannon." (This one makes less sense the more you think about it. Cannons were used in the 19th century to clean floors, and the name is an apparent play on words. Still, it's better than the alternative. The university's first newspaper wasn't called the "Daily Oregonian" until 1884, when the current university was established.)

7) The university has two operating nuclear reactors on campus.

8) Before becoming a university, it was a seminary.

9) The Oregon State University is the oldest university west of the Rocky Mountains.

10) The university's "buckeyes" are the Beavers. The "griz" are the Oregon State College of Forestry students, who refer to themselves as the "Pineys."

11) The university's school colors are green and yellow. The athletic teams usually wear black and white.

12) The 1957 movie "Rebel without a Cause" was partially filmed on campus.

13) The "Oregon Manifesto" was written on campus by a few students who supported seceding from the U.S. and joining Canada.

14) The university has a small military school on campus, and cadets belong to a separate organization called "The Daedalus Guard," after the inventor of flight.

15) The university's main library is dedicated to the memory of Ralph Meek, a university founder who was killed by Native Americans while exploring the region.

16) The university's first dorm building was once a church.

17) The university's fight song is an extremely long and complicated set of lyrics. Most Oregon fans can't even remember the entire thing.

18) The university's marching band used to be a brass/wind ensemble.

19) The university's mascot is a yellow 'G', short for "golf."

20) The university's marching band used to be called "The Marching 101's," and used to play music like the Flintstones' theme.

21) The university's colors are green and yellow.

22) The university is in an area with several well-known wine growing regions, including the Napa Valley of Oregon.

23) The university's "Homecoming" is in the month of October.

24) The university's "Battle of the Bands" is usually in the month of July.

25) The university's "Little 500" athletic race is in the month of May.

26) The university's official fight song is called "Cross Country," and is a percussive song combining clapping and stomping.

27) The university's "Spring Fling" social event is in the month of April.

28) The university's "Tree Lighting" ceremony is usually the first major winter event.

29) The university's "Sour Punch Smash" party is usually in the month of February.

30) The university's "Brick Breakers" athletic event is in the month of March.

31) The university's "owder puff" ice cream is so called because it was originally sold by the "Puff" companies, a popular type of toy in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

32) The university's main athletic arena is called "The Gill Coliseum."

33) The university's marching band used to be called "The Marching Monarchs," and now plays the school's fight song after every football win.

34) The university's newspaper is called the "Statesman Journal."

35) Oregon State University was once a farming school.

36) Oregon's state flower is the Oregon Bluebell.

37) The university's mascot is a Bruin.

38) Although it's not an Oregon State University thing, but a University of Oregon thing, the "UO" is often referred to as "The Ducks.

39) The state bird of Oregon is the Oregon Moth.

40) The state vegetable of Oregon is the Oregon Potato.

41) The university's fight song is called "Blue Bear."

42) The university's marching band used to be called "The Marching Trees.

43) The university's official colors are blue and green.

44) "The Dalles" is the correct spelling of the city where Oregon State University is located.

45) The university's "Spring Fling" social event is in the month of April.

46) The university's "Battle of the Bands" is usually in the month of July.

47) The university's "Little 500" athletic race is in the month of May.

48) The university's marching band used to be called "The Marching Trees."

49) The university's mascot is a Bruin.

50) "The Dalles" is the correct spelling of the city where Oregon State University is located.


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