Old Dominion University:
Old Dominion University, ODU, was founded by William and Mary in 1930 as a Norfolk Division of William and Mary. Old Dominion University is now one of the biggest universities in Virginia. ODU is known for many of there school traditions, which are taken extremely serious. The Seal Tradition is something that can determine your future at ODU. On there campus there is a seal on there grown and it should never be stepped on until your graduation day, if stepped on before graduation, you will not graduate in 4 years. Another school tradition is the Ice Cream and Cake Dance. At any sports associated with Old Dominion, this dance, Ice Cream and Cake, is performed by the crowd and cheerleaders. One last tradition of Old Dominion is to Rub the Belly of their mascot. There is a statue of their mascot and whenever you may need luck, either for an exam or something else that may be very important to you, you rub the belly of the mascot, and it will give you good luck.
Old Dominion University, ODU, was founded by William and Mary in 1930 as a Norfolk Division of William and Mary. Old Dominion University is now one of the biggest universities in Virginia. ODU is known for many of there school traditions, which are taken extremely serious. The Seal Tradition is something that can determine your future at ODU. On there campus there is a seal on there grown and it should never be stepped on until your graduation day, if stepped on before graduation, you will not graduate in 4 years. Another school tradition is the Ice Cream and Cake Dance. At any sports associated with Old Dominion, this dance, Ice Cream and Cake, is performed by the crowd and cheerleaders. One last tradition of Old Dominion is to Rub the Belly of their mascot. There is a statue of their mascot and whenever you may need luck, either for an exam or something else that may be very important to you, you rub the belly of the mascot, and it will give you good luck.
Christopher Newport University:
Christopher Newport University, CNU, was established in 1960, and is the youngest comprehensive of Virginia. With all the disappearances and deaths that have been recently happening, CNU is putting safety awareness boxes around the campus. If there was a dangerous person on campus or any severe storms, the box would alert the students and tell them what to do to insure their safety. Out of all the college visits I have been on, CNU has had the best and the biggest varieties of food. They have many different selections you can choose from, and to me, that's a big decision maker for me. Christopher Newport also has a very nice gym, with benefits for students that play sports. For those specific students playing sports, they get their own separate gym to workout, and the non sport playing students or alumni can you a different gym.
My Favorite Memory:
My favorite overall memory of the trip is the night that we got to the hotel. The first thing we did was check into the hotel, and had about an hour to get settled until dinner. We visited each others rooms and we went on the balcony to look at the beautiful view from our rooms. As we walked to the restaurant for dinner, we took time to go on the beach and put our feet in the water. It might not have been the best idea, because most of us came out with our pants halfway wet, but it was worth it. We took a few pictures along the walk to Doughboys, and then we were finally there. We ordered numerous pizzas, and enjoyed a lot of laughs. My whole table decided to do a lemon challenge, which is who can eat a lemon, but unfortunately none of us could do, which made it even more fun. Next door was a store, which we all brought souvenirs to bring back to Charlottesville. When we came back to the hotel, we all went to the pool, and eventually the beach, and created many memories that I think we will all remember.