Centennial Perspectives

Every campus has its own special traditions, and BGSU is no exception.

Use the list below to select the topic you are interested in, and visit often, as we add more:

• BGSU History and Traditions (pdf)
• Main Campus and Firelands College
• Homecoming
  • Homecoming Royalty
• Regalia
  • University Mace
  • University Pendant
  • University Seal
• Symbols
  • Falcon
  • Freddie & Frieda Falcon
  • School Colors
• Shapes of BGSU
• Songs of BGSU
  • The Alma Mater. Words and music by Edith M. Ludwig Bell, winner of the competition held in honor of the Golden Anniversary, 1960.
  • Ay Ziggy Zoomba. BGSU's unofficial fight song, credited to Gilbert Fox, a WWII Army Air Corps Bombardier who served in Italy. In 1946, Fox brought back his interpretation based upon a Zulu war chant to the University.
  • Forward Falcons. Composed by BGSU music instructor Dr. Wayne Bohrnstedt, 1949.
  • Sounds of the Centennial. Composed by BGSU alumnus Ryan Nowlin ‘00, ‘04, winner of the BGSU Centennial Fanfare Competition
• Spirit Organizations
  • History of SIC SIC
• Campus Folklore
  • BGSU Ghosts
  • Legends