William & Mary Style

Diversity at W&M
Student conversations about diversity at William & Mary

Bhangra is Bangin'
Bhangra is the perfect cultural mash-up. This traditional dance from the Punjab region of India is the kind of high-energy, beat-driven, wildly colorful phenomenon that seamlessly absorbs musical influences-dancehall, hip-hop-without losing its roots.

Every summer Wednesday...
It's a summer chemistry tradition. Once a week, all work stops for ice cream.

Tribe Athletes Shoot and Score in Academics
There is no 'I' in team, but there is an 'A' and that is one letter that Tribe athletes are plenty familiar with. W&M's "scholar-athletes" not only bring it on the field of competition, they also are at the top of their game in the classroom. They do the same work - and at the same level - as classmates who spend their extra time in a library rather than a uniform.

Neural Bling
It's expected that some graduates of William and Mary's interdisciplinary neuroscience program will wear their hearts on their sleeves as they march for commencement--but all of them will be wearing a bit of brain on their robes.

Wren Ten
William & Mary gets a little crazy about a cappella. With 5,500 undergraduates and 11 different a cappella groups with an average of 15 members each, that means... well, you do the math.

Secret, But (Probably) Not Sinister
Occasionally, a visitor to William and Mary will be talking to one of us and suddenly ask us a question. "What's the story," they want to know, "with these secret societies here at the College."

All That and They Can Walk Backwards
William & Mary tour guides, bless their volunteery souls, work for free. But their value as recruiting tools is immeasurable, kicking the pants off of direct mail, glossy view books and college fairs combined.

Rockin' It Colonial Style
William and Mary's Early Music Ensemble brings medieval, renaissance and baroque music into the mainstream.