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Graduation Information | PolyTraditions | Academic Heraldry

Polytechnic, Alma Mater!
Name that fills our
hearts with pride;
We are toiling onward, upward,
With you for our help and guide.

You are Queen, and with your scepter.
O’er each loyal heart hold sway,
While we strive to win new honors
For the Blue and Gray.

Sons and daughters of Poly, raise
Your voices in a joyous song.
Boast her triumphs, sing her praises.
Sing them loud and long.

And when college days are over
And we’ve said our last farewell,

Then we try to probe the future.
What it holds no one can tell.
When into the world we wander,
Each upon his chosen way,
May we ever prove a credit
To the Blue and Gray.

Sons and daughters of Poly, raise
Your voices in a joyous song.
Boast her triumphs, sing her praises,
Sing them loud and long.

Freshmen come and Seniors leave her
Yet she ever firm will stay.
Hail, all hail O Polytechnic
And the Blue and Gray.

Words by John Ratcliffe Brierley, '10
Music By William G. Hammond

THE CORPORATION

THE POLYTECHNIC ALUMNI

Polytechnic is governed by a corporation or board of trustees. Corporation members are typically captains of industry and outstanding civic leaders from throughout the United States and beyond. It is the corporation that is empowered to grant degrees. Corporation members appear in the academic procession as part of the platform party. Polytechnic trustees wear specifically designed caps and gowns (pearl gray with navy blue chevrons and panels).

THE POLYTECHNIC ALUMNI seeks to promote and maintain the welfare of Polytechnic and the members through the cooperation of the alumni, and provide fellowship and mutually beneficial activities among former students. There are more than 38,000 Polytechnic alumni throughout the world. Members include all graduates as well as faculty members, recipients of honorary degrees and former students of the University. THE POLYTECHNIC ALUMNI is governed by officers and international board of directors.

THE GOLDEN BOOK

GOLDEN JUBILEE CLASS TRADITIONS

Each person receiving an honorary degree is asked to sign the Golden Book. The volume contains citations describing the honoree’s accomplishments. Polytechnic granted its first honorary degree in 1930 The Golden Book is kept in the archives as part of the Polytechnic legacy.

Each year, Polytechnic University specially recognizes and congratulates the members of the 50 th reunion class. This year, the members of the Class of 1956 will receive a special certificate to commemorate this distinction. The certificate is in appreciation for the support and cooperation that Polytechnic alumni have provided to the University and THE POLYTECHNIC ALUMNI for more than a half century.

THE UNIVERSITY FLAGS

The processional flags represent the academic areas of the institution and incorporate the traditional blue and gray colors of the University and various disciplines. Members of the junior class with outstanding academic records have been selected to bear the flags.