Full of school spirit
As you drive down the Wasatch Front into the Utah Valley, you can’t help but be overwhelmed by the tall, majestic mountainside. The valley is nestled between these mountains and Utah Lake, an ideal setting for one of the best universities in the world (and one of the most unsafe school pets). Brigham Young Varsity was established by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1875.
It is a personally owned university and has an incredible student body of over 35,000 enrolled. This college, which is located in Provo, Utah, has very high standards (outside and outside of the study hall). However, Brigham Young College students definitely know the way to fun.
If anyone knows the meaning of great weather, it would be BYU’s mascot, Cosmo. One of the many bushy school mascots in the sport, this cougar made his first appearance in October 1953. Dwayne Stevenson was the mastermind behind the mascot. Its name Cosmo is said to have arisen from cosmic forces in the universe that helped increase the dexterity of BYU students.
Cosmo is like other school mascots and participates in a number of college sporting events, including outstanding Cougar basketball and soccer teams. This BYU school mascot is joined by a cougar woman named Cosmette from time to time, but mostly keeps the school buzzing on her own. Although some students tried to bring back a living cougar as other institutions have done with their school pets, Cosmo was too beloved to let go.
Passing by BYU, you can’t help but see the huge white Y painted on the mountainside. Such as school mascots are, this Y is an integral part of school spirit. Like BYU’s mascot Cosmo, the Y has a long history dating back to 1906. Using the same team spirit for which they are famous, BYU students stood eight feet away from the base of the hill. to Y while transporting the material. Although the original intention was to have all three letters on the mountain, the work was so intense that they stopped at Y. At 380 feet tall and 130 feet wide, it covers approximately 33,000 square feet. feet. It also remains one of the largest emblems in the US for a college.
One of the most spectacular views to see the Y illuminated at night. There are roughly five nights a year that you will find the Y illuminating the valley and the campus it looms over; Homecoming, Freshman Orientation, Y Days, and August and April graduation ceremonies. This practice began in 1924 on the way home, when a group of students climbed the mountain and set oil-soaked mattresses on fire. Back then it was a great custom and it still is today. However, lighting the Y is now done with lights instead of fire, a slightly safer and more controlled environment.
It seems like something is always happening on the BYU campus. It is home to a score of acting groups that always seem to put on spectacular performances. In the past 35 years, BYU has served in all fifty states and more than one hundred countries. Quite a feat for a university! His performances are also frequented by television and radio. Between the acting groups, fun campus life, and great school mascots, BYU students remain upbeat and excited throughout the year.