It's all fun and games for most students participating in strange school traditions. // Photo Source: BriFili StatingSchool traditions run gamut from simple pranks to anticipated events like Senior Skip Day. But there are some traditions that go above and beyond the realm of normalcy and showcase the quirkiness of students enrolled in a particular institution. And you have to hand it to university students and their gumption because only tertiary education kids would have the nerve to pull off these kinds of strange school traditions you’ll see below.
University of Chicago’s Scavenger Hunt
Every year, the students at the University of Chicago participate in what has been billed as the “largest scavenger hunt in the world”. Activities have ranged from arduous physical challenges to complex mental obstacles that push the creative and physical limits of students partaking in the annual event.
MIT Baker House Piano Drop
While most students are content with relieving the stress from school work through things like playing video games or going out partying, the kids at MIT’s Baker House have something else entirely noteworthy, and literally too! Watch the video above to see exactly what they do every year once exams are finally over.
St. Andrew’s Raisin Weekend
It’s a given school rule among students that the upperclassmen always have the upper hand on freshmen and this is taken to new heights at St. Andrew’s in Scotland with their annual Raisin Weekend. Done in the spirit of camaraderie but mixing in a bit of harmless hooliganism, it’s a surefire way to shake things up in an otherwise formal academic institution.