Mom (or Dad) rocks a sweet newborn baby, humming the Alma Mater as a lullaby, “Bluffton College, How we love thee. Ever true to thee we’ll be…”
While I personally chose a different lullaby, my infant son often
sported the little Bluffton t-shirt sent by the alumni office when he was born.
(As determining the correct t-shirt size became problematic, newborn children
of alumni now receive a stuffed animal - a Beaver, of course.)
There are many opportunities to introduce your children and
grandchildren to Bluffton University.
Alumni are welcome - even encouraged - to bring children to May Day. For the
past several years, brightly colored blankets have been laid on the ground around the May Pole, with
children invited to enjoy the best seats for watching the May Pole Dance. And just last year, a Toddler Trot and Half-Mile Family Fun Run was added to the May Day Four-Mile Run/Walk.
The Riley Creek Festival is an annual celebration of
spring, organized by several student organizations, with many activities for children,
including the Rubber Duck Race down the Riley, face-paintings, inflatables,
crafts and more.
The Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center of Bluffton University is all about children. It is a favorite destination for school field
trips to learn about peace and cross-cultural understanding. It’s also a
library where children, parents and teachers can check out books and other
resources.
You have done much to introduce your child to Bluffton.
Bluffton wants to thank you by offering an Alumni Grant to
all new students who are children or grandchildren of alumni, beginning in fall
2014.
"...Loyalty and deep devotion, Joyously we offer thee."
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