The 99 Days Club consists of Georgetown seniors who have attended The Tombs, the restaurant and bar a block away from the University's front gates, on each of the ninety-nine days leading up to and including graduation. The Tombs' walls hold several plaques commemorating Georgetown seniors who have successfully joined the 99 Days Club.

Senior Week is a century-old Georgetown tradition celebrating seniors prior to graduation. Originating with a modest event schedule in 1923, Senior Week now features a range of events throughout the week and is highlighted by the Senior Ball at Union Station.

Now an annual tradition, the first Senior Convocation was held in 2000. After transitioning to independent graduation ceremonies for each of the four undergraduate schools, the University created Senior Convocation as a space for all graduating seniors to gather together with University faculty and staff.

The Georgetown Mace heads the University academic procession in any ceremony where degrees are awarded or the faculty appears in formal academic regalia. Traditionally carried by either the University’s Provost or Registrar, students often see the mace featured at New Student Convocation in the fall of their freshman year and then again at Senior Convocation and Commencement

Departing gifts have been a longstanding tradition of Georgetown University senior classes. The earliest recorded senior gift was a new four lane wooden straightaway for the University’s running track in the Ryan Gymnasium given by the Class of 1927.

The Cohonguroton Address is a hundred-year-old Georgetown commencement tradition with a rich but complicated history. The address featured stereotypical Native American imagery and garb until 1965.

Every year, Georgetown Day falls on the last Friday of Spring semester classes. Officially, the University hosts a formal campus-wide celebration with food, performances, and activities on Healy and Copley lawns. Unofficially, Georgetown Day is a notorious display of undergraduate drunken debauchery.

Mr. Georgetown is an annual male beauty pageant held by the Georgetown Program Board on the Friday of Homecoming Weekend. Seniors representing various clubs compete in several activities including spirit wear, talents, and interviews. 

The Georgetown University Farmers' Market operates on campus in the fall and spring, offering students the opportunity to buy fresh food from local vendors. 

History

While various farmers' markets have been held in Georgetown and surrounding neighborhoods, no farmers' market was held on campus consistently until the Georgetown University Farmers' Market opened in 2011.

Rangila is an annual South Asian dance showcase. First held in 1995, Rangila raises money for a different South Asia-based nonprofit each year.

Stealing the clock hands from the Healy Hall clock tower is a Georgetown tradition dating back to at least the 1960s. While many students embrace the tradition, the administration has often criticized it and punished students who successfully steal the hands.

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