Phoenix Pride
We All Rise higher
The UW-Green Bay community reflects the perseverance of the Phoenix.
Our alumni are innovators and trailblazers, revolutionizing industries, supporting communities and accomplishing lifelong goals. We're proud of our alumni. You're taking the world by storm, rising higher like a true Phoenix.
Get Your Gear
There's no easier way to support UW-Green Bay than by wearing your GB gear—here, there and everywhere!
All Together Now
Travel back to your time at UW-Green Bay by listening to our school songs.
Traditions
These events build a sense of belonging, both for students and alumni. They're familiar and help inform our campus culture.
Alumni Scholarship Golf Outing
Held on the second Friday of June, this fundraiser is our main event to increase the number of students benefiting from alumni scholarships. Through the years, we've awarded over 250 scholarships totaling more than $340,000.
Job & Internship Fair
Often, one of our alumni returns to campus to connect their employer with budding professionals. If you and your employer have a job opening or internship to fill, please consider our students and recent graduates who are looking for opportunities just like yours.
Move-In Day
Hundreds of faculty, staff and students greet new freshmen with a smile and a strong back at Move-In Day. Each year parents are amazed by UW-Green Bay’s friendliness.
Org Smorg
It’s a recruitment extravaganza, and its history dates back decades. “Org Smorg” is an annual event to recruit students and build awareness of the many opportunities on campus. There are typically 100-plus organizations to choose from, or students can start their own.
Phoenix Fans
Cheering for the Phoenix athletics teams is easy. Men’s and women’s basketball is most popular, but all of the 14 NCAA D-I programs provide great entertainment and are a source of campus pride.
Phoenix Fridays
Every Friday is a Phoenix Friday on campus and in the community. Share your Phoenix pride by wearing your Phoenix attire. Share photos on our UW-Green Bay and UW-Green Bay alumni social media pages.
Retired Traditions
This too shall pass. Though these traditions are no longer happening, they still represent the spirit of UW-Green Bay. Who knows? One day, they may rise from the ashes like Phoenix, undergoing a transformational rebirth.
People Pockets
Offbeat architectural flourishes and 1970s color schemes still persist in some areas of the UW-Green Bay campus, if you know where to look. Known as “People Pockets,” these small gathering areas were the genius of Founding Chancellor Edward Weidner and early architects to promote social interaction and a collaborative environment in small areas across campus. While the tradition remains, spaces are updated to meet today's student needs.
Shoe Tree
Because of environmental concerns, the Shoe Tree was discontinued in 2021. Each year, seniors commemorated their graduation by knotting the laces of a worn pair of sneakers and lofting them high into the branches of a campus landmark, the Shoe Tree. The origins of this custom remain a mystery. No one knows who started it but most have a tale to tell about it.
