Bates College traditions

The traditions of Bates College, a New England liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine, are deeply embedded in the student life of the institution and are well-known on campus and nationally. Many of the traditions presented by the college are paralleled by other members of the Little Ivies, New England Small College Athletic Conference and Ivy League schools along with the OxBridge schools. Bates has a long history of tradition with fellow Maine school Bowdoin College; the two colleges often play elaborate pranks on each other and Waterville-based college, Colby College.

Bates College traditions

The traditions of Bates College, a New England liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine, are deeply embedded in the student life of the institution and are well-known on campus and nationally. Many of the traditions presented by the college are paralleled by other members of the Little Ivies, New England Small College Athletic Conference and Ivy League schools along with the OxBridge schools. Bates has a long history of tradition with fellow Maine school Bowdoin College; the two colleges often play elaborate pranks on each other and Waterville-based college, Colby College.