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Sweet Bush College
Motto: Rosam quae meruit ferat
Motto in English: She who earns the rose may bear it
Established: 1901
Type: Private women's college
President: Elisabeth Showalter Muhlenfeld
Faculty: 64
Students: 735
Undergraduates: 724
Postgraduates: 11
Location: Sweet Briar, Virginia, USA
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Colors: Pink and Green          
Nickname: Vixens
Athletics: NCAA Division III, ODAC
Website: www.sbc.edu

Sweet Briar College is a liberal arts women's college in Sweet Briar, Virginia, about 12 miles (19 km) north of Lynchburg, Virginia. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a University or College within the United States is the name officially adopted by The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. History The Conference was founded in 1975 as the Virginia College Conference A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Liberal arts colleges in the United States are institutions of Higher education in the United States. Sweet Briar is an unincorporated community in Amherst County in the central part of the U The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Lynchburg is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The school is named after the former Sweet Briar plantation, which was likely named for the sweet briar rose. Rosa rubiginosa ( Sweet briar or Eglantine Rose; syn R eglanteria) is a species of Rose native to Europe The school’s motto translates to: "She who earns the rose may bear it. " The Admissions Office’s current theme is "Think is for Girls. " SBC is one of only a few colleges or universities that has pink as an official color.

Sweet Briar College is located on the former plantation of Elijah Fletcher and his family. In the 19th century, Fletcher was a teacher, businessman and mayor of Lynchburg. His wife, Maria Crawford, is credited with naming the land Sweet Briar. By the mid-1800s, Fletcher had between 80 and 100 slaves at the plantation. After their emancipation in 1865, several continued to work for pay and live at Sweet Briar. When Elijah Fletcher died, his daughter, Indiana, inherited the plantation. When she passed in 1900, she willed the land and much of her assets to starting a college for women. The goal, as stated by Williams, was to prepare young women to be "useful members of society. "

The campus is situated on 3,250 acres (13 km²) in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Blue Ridge, or Blue Ridge Mountains, is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division The college's architecture is dominated by the work of Ralph Adams Cram, who also lent his architectural expertise to the campuses of Princeton University and West Point, among others. Ralph Adams Cram, ( December 16, 1863 - September 22, 1942) was an American Architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA, The campus property also includes the Sweet Briar plantation burial ground, in which upwards of 60 slaves were buried. A slave cabin remains on the land as well, and archaeologists have found many slave artifacts that have helped them to piece together what slave life might have been like at Sweet Briar. 21 of the 30 buildings on campus have been designated as the "Sweet Briar National Historic District" by the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of

Sweet Briar is home to The Center for Civic Renewal, The Virginia Law-Related Education Center and the Junior Year in France and Junior Year in Spain programs.

Contents

Rankings

Sweet Briar has continually ranked high across the board by several organizations.

Academics

Traditions

Sweet Briar cherishes its many traditions. The word tradition comes from the Latin traditionem acc of traditio which means "a giving up delivering up surrendering" and is used in a number of

Class Landmarks

The Senior Steps (which only seniors may use, although an underclassman may if a senior invites them), Junior Bench (which only seniors and juniors may use, or underclassman if a senior or junior invites them), Sophomore Rock and Freshmen Hitching Post.

Class of 2007 sits on the Senior Steps during spring Step Singing 2007
Class of 2007 sits on the Senior Steps during spring Step Singing 2007

Spring and Fall Step Singing
Seniors sit on the senior steps while the other three classes sit surrounding the senior steps and the classes serenade each other with meaningful and humorous songs

Sisters
Incoming first years become "little sisters" to their junior "big sisters" who help them assimilate to college life

Secret Sophomore
Sophomores pick a senior to give gifts to over the course of their final year, and are revealed at the end of the year

Junior Banquet
Juniors receive their class rings and have to "earn" their senior's robe by dressing up for a week. The senior will also either elaborately decorate their junior's room, or prank them in some way through their room (messing it up or moving the furniture)

Lantern Bearing
Seniors march with their sophomore sisters, with beautifully decorated lanterns either made or ordered by the sophomore. The senior is wearing her senior robe, and the sophomores traditionally wearing a white dress.

The Rock and Hitching Post
Paint fight between the freshmen and sophomores in the fall which ends when the sophomores cede the post to the freshmen. The hitching post and the sophomore rock will be also be painted different colors during the academic year, either to memorialize a school event or as a prank.

Founder's Day
The Sweet Briar community walks up to Monument Hill, where the founder's daughter is buried, and celebrate the beginning of the school year

Class Ring
Juniors receive their rings at the Junior Banquet, which ends Junior Week. The ring design has remained similar for many years. The ring is worn on the left pinky until the woman is married, and then she wears her ring on her right pinky. The ring is worn with the chapel pointing towards her heart while she is at Sweet Briar, and pointing away when she is gone.

Each class has its own colors, motto and Latin emblem, which rotate every four years.

Tap Clubs

Sweet Briar does not have a formal Greek system. Instead, many women are members of Tap Clubs, so named because new members are "tapped" (that is, woken up in the middle of the night) rather than rushed as in a traditional Greek sorority. In addition students can belong to more than one tap club (although students may only belong to one of the "main four"), and they do not live in sorority houses. Some clubs tap in the fall but most tap in the spring. There are tap clubs for many different interests, and rivalries between the clubs run deep.

Aints 'n' Asses
Often referred to as simply "Asses," the Asses are outgoing and boisterous. The Asses put on Ass Shows — comical, light theater for satirical purposes. Their rival tap club is Paint and Patches.

Bum Chums
The formal purpose of the Bum Chums and "the Game" is "to bring the sophomore class together. " Each year, at the end of sophomore year, a new group of Bums is tapped to continue with the next class. The Bums try to find out the identity of all of the new sophomore QVs (their rival club). The Bums are one of the four main tap clubs.

Chung Mungs
Chung Mungs are known to be the women who do everything around campus, but are rarely given credit for all of their hard work. It is fitting, then, that the Chung Mungs conduct the campus Ghost Tours. Their rival tap club is Tau Phi. Chung Mungs are one of the four main tap clubs.

Earphones
The Earphones are not known for singing on key. They are, however, often seen at sporting events, cheering on the Vixens. Often recognized as being some of the loudest girls on campus, their rival tap club is Sweet Tones.

Falls on Nose
FoN is a relatively new tap club on campus, focused on volunteerism. Their rival tap club is Taps 'n Toes.

Paint and Patches
Sweet Briar's oldest tap club, founded in 1901. PnP is comprised of theater enthusiasts, both actors and technical staff. PnP has the largest budget of any club on campus (excluding Campus Events), because it sponsors theater productions. The rival tap club is the Aints 'n' Asses.

QVs
The QVs are elected by their class at the end of freshman year. The main purpose of the QVs is to encourage sophomore class spirit — during the year they will do secret "drops" (small gifts of candy and presents) for their fellow sophomores. Sophomore QVs are completely anonymous except to current and former QVs--during the school year the junior Bum Chums try to find out who all the current QVs are, in what is known as The Game. The winner of The Game is decided by how many of the current QVs are revealed by spring step singing. The QVs rival tap club is the Bum Chums. QVs are one of the four main tap clubs.

Sweet Tones
The only tap club with auditions, the Sweet Tones are Sweet Briar's a capella singing group. Their rival tap club is the Earphones.

Taps 'n' Toes
TnT is the tap club for dance enthusiasts. Participation in two or more dance concerts is required to be considered for membership. Their rival tap club is Falls on Nose.

Tau Phi
Tau Phis are academic and erudite. There was, at one point, a GPA requirement to be tapped as a Tau Phi. This was dropped in recent years, due to new policies regarding access to student academic records. Their rival tap club is the Chung Mungs. Tau Phi is one of the four main tap clubs.

Campus Life

Sweet Briar is residential campus, and nearly all students are required to live on campus for their entire time at SBC. There are seven standard dormitories, and more independent living available in Patteson House and the Music Box, available to upperclasswomen.

SBC has over 50 clubs and organizations.

The Honor Code

Sweet Briar women do not lie, cheat, steal or violate the rights of others. Therefore I pledge to uphold all standards of honorable conduct. I will report myself and others for any infraction of this pledge.

At Sweet Briar, the Honor Code pervades every aspect of everyday life. First-years are required to memorize the pledge and take a test on it before they are allowed to hand in and Pledge any academic work. All academic work must be Pledged, and the consequences for violating that pledge are severe. However, the Honor Code has non-academic applications as well. It is generally understood that the women on campus also adhere to the Honor Code, which creates an environment of trust which is uniquely Sweet Briar. It is not uncommon to see women leave their laptops on the table in the library while they run to lunch. Bags are left unattended, and money left lying out will usually remain there until someone sticks it in a charity box.

Sports

Its sports teams are known as the Vixens, and is the only college/university to have such a mascot. Sweet Briar is a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. History The Conference was founded in 1975 as the Virginia College Conference Sweet Briar has seven Varsity Sports: Field Hockey,Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis and Volleyball. Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Softball is a team Sport popular especially in the United States. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Sweet Briar has Fencing and Cheerleading as club sports. Fencing is the art of armed Combat involving Cutting, Stabbing, or slapping bludgeoning Weapons directly manipulated by hand Cheerleading is a Sport that uses organized routines made from elements of Tumbling, Dance, jumps and stunting to direct spectators of events The cheerleaders cheer for the nearby all-men's college, Hampden-Sydney College, at their football and basketball games. Hampden-Sydney College is a liberal arts college for men located in Hampden-Sydney Virginia.

Students also participate in recreational sports with SWEBOP, the Outdoor Program. SWEBOP organizes many trips throughout the year including hiking, fly fishing, caving, rock climbing and weekly kayaking and skiing.

Riding

The school is well known for its excellent horseback riding program, which focuses on show and field hunters, huntseat equitation, and show jumping. For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description Hunt seat is terminology used in the United States and Canada to refer to a style of forward seat riding commonly found at American Horse Equitation refers to a rider's position while mounted and encompasses a rider's ability to ride correctly and with effective aids Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping" or "jumpers" is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes The school boasts seven different riding teams. These include the fall jumper team, fall show team, Affiliated National Riding Commission (ANRC) team, fall field team, Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) team, Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) team, and Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) team. Overview The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association or IHSA is an equestrian organization established in 1967 by Bob Cacchione when he was a sophomore at Fairleigh

The school's riders boast a number of hard earned titles. This includes 10 ANRC Team reserve national championships title wins (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005), and nine ANRC Team national championship title wins (1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 198, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1999). Individuals have been reserve ANRC national champions 6 times (1980- Pam Kobrock, 1985- Laurie Woolverton, 1986- Georgianna Congers, 1989- Pam Ward, 1990- Kerstin Chrisman, 2001- Cara Meade) and national champions 9 times (1978- Jamie Plank, 1979- Jamie Plank, 1980- Kathy Tayleor, 1981- Jamie Plank, 1986- Pam Ward, 1987- Gail Phillips, 1988- Pam Ward, 2000- Jen Lampton, and 2004- Karen Dennehy).

In addition, in 2006, Sweet Briar's IHSA team won their region (Zone 4, Region 1), and placed second at Zones, qualifying them for the Nationals Competition. The team placed third overall, with Jodie Weber '06 claiming a fourth overall in the Cacchione Cup competition.

Notable people

Administration

Alumnae

Faculty

See also

References

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