When I first got to Purdue in the summer and was walking around, I saw this sign and didn’t really take it in until a few weeks into the semester, but Purdue University was founded in 1869! That’s over 140 years ago and I was thinking about how far this University has come over the years and how proud I am to be a Boilermaker.

LEGACY

Purdue Memorial Union is one of the most trafficked buildings on campus by students and faculty alike. I remember coming here to get my ID, buy software for my computers, and to take a tour of the school. It houses everything from restaurants to a scale diagram of West Lafayette and even a bowling alley. The landscaping crews even cut the bushes that grow outside the doors of the Union into the word ‘Purdue’ and I thought that was a really fun way to create the word ‘Purdue’ and I thought that was a really fun way to create school spirit.

Memorial Union

Religion

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church is on West State Street just off of academic campus. The church was constructed in April of 1951, and There are multiple masses a day and throughout the week for the catholic Boilermakers to attend. I’m a Catholic so this is where I go to mass.

Socialize

The “Hello Walk” is located in the Memorial Island between the Stewart Center and the University & Recitation Buildings The rules of the Hello Walk are that you must smile and say hello to every person that you walk past. This is a tradition here at Purdue and I have encountered many new people, especially since it is in a central area of campus that most students pass on a daily basis. on a daily basis.

InnovationThe Lion Fountain located outside of the Stanley Coulter building and was donated to the University by the graduating class of 1903. This unique statue is a four-sided water fountain that has lion heads on each side and there have been many times that I pass it on a beautiful day and stopthat I pass it on a beautiful day and stop for a quick drink.

HISTORY

The Purdue University Bell Tower, it is an iconic symbol of Life here at Purdue. It was constructed with funds donated by the class of 1948. There is a legend that any student that walks directly underneath the bell tower will not graduate from Purdue in four years, so I and many others choose to walk around the tower to avoid this superstition. There is a seal located under the tower butsuperstition. There is a seal located under the tower but you must walk underneath in order to read it so most students haven’t read it.

Leaders

The Armstrong building is where the Engineers of Purdue take a majority of their introductory classes. Neil Armstrong, class of 1955, graduated with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. I am not in engineering myself, but my older brother is and I know how hard they work to give the school the recognition that we get. Walking past this building everyday inspires me to do great things like Neil Armstrong did when he was the first human to walk things like Neil Armstrong did when he was the first human to walk on the moon.

Ross-Ade stadium sits on the far North end of campus next to Mackey Arena. Ross-Ade was initially built in 1924 with room for 13,500 spectators, but then they renovated it to hold the present capacity of around 63,000. I have the VIP pass to all home sporting events here at Purdue and absolutely love going to the games each Saturday as thousands of Purdue students make their way to the student section to cheer on our Boilermaker football team as they compete in the Big to cheer on our Boilermaker football team as they compete in the Big Ten conference.

Ross-Ade stadium sits on the far North end of campus next to Mackey Arena. Ross-Ade was initially built in 1924 with room for 13,500 spectators, but then they renovated it to hold the present capacity of around 63,000. I have the VIP pass to all home sporting events here at Purdue and absolutely love going to the games each Saturday as thousands of Purdue students make their way to the student section to cheer on our Boilermaker football team as they compete in the Big to cheer on our Boilermaker football team as they compete in the Big Ten conference.

BOIlermakers