Tag: traditions

  • 2018 Ph 1A Prank: Infinity War

    On December 5th, 2018, the mole frosh conducted the most ambitious crossover prank in Blacker History.

  • Fourth Annual Blackerathon (2017)

    Fourth Annual Blackerathon (2017)

    Blacker’s fourth annual 24-hour Blackerathon kicked off on January 6, 2017 at 7:00 PM. Here are some of the projects: Tool Room clean-up Cleaning up and re-organizing the hovse’s tool room. (Photos taken by Talia) Alex Reeves, Diandra “Sew all the things!” Learning/using sewing machines to produce a cloak, skirt, and shirt. Carly, Ben, Bethany,…

  • Building a Hat

    Building a Hat

    This year, Blacker pranked the Lloyd tree by adding a hat on top!   Some pictures from the construction of the hat:  

  • Rotation 2016 Snapshots

    Rotation 2016 Snapshots

    Rotation saw many Shenanigans, such as… Ice Smashing: Interesting Dinner Announcements: Potato Cannon: Project Demos: Extra Cold Dinner Drinks: Demonstrations of Skill: Climbing: Ice Blocking: Liquid Nitrogen: Dinner Defense:

  • 2016 Ph 1A Prank

    On November 30, 2016, Blacker Frosh pulled off a prank during their last Ph1A lecture of the year.  With the theme “Fantastic Beasts”, things got somewhat out of hand when someone left their magical briefcase open, releasing a hoard of friendly creatures on the Ph1A lecture hall.

  • The Frosh Arrive

    The Frosh Arrive

    On Saturday, October 1st, at 5:00 PM, Blacker Hovse welcomed its 26 incoming frosh.   Upperclassmen put on their Saturday best to make a good impression. And according to tradition, the frosh gathered to adorn the President with the mud from Baxter pond.   The frosh gave the President a much gentler toss than previous…

  • Ditch Day 2016

    Ditch Day 2016

    Assorted photos from Ditch Day. From dinner announcements. From dinner announcements. A shark in the courtyard! A senior in the courtyard! Laser maze! Contemplating the laser maze. Attack! Looks like they joined forces? Frosh hard at work. The floor is lava! Code-breaking.

  • Associates Tea 2016

    Associates Tea 2016

    Blacker Hovse’s Alumni Event, Associates Tea is a time for great people and great stories. Here’s some pictures from the event.  

  • Ph1a Portal Prank

    Ph1a Portal Prank

    The frosh class pranked the last physics 1a lecture by opening some portals in the middle of class. First, a frosh waked in and shot a portal gun to start the prank off. Once the portals were activated, a series of frosh went in and out the various portals while the “Portal” theme played. The…

  • Rules Dinner

    Rules Dinner

    Rules dinner – the dinner where we explain the dinner rules to the frosh by breaking them all. No sitting down to dinner before the curtains open. No headgear. Or selfies. No impersonating the president. I’m not going to spoil all the rules (that’s for you to figure out for yourself), but I hope that…