The annual George Washington Week, sponsored by the sophomore honorary Lock & Chain, continues through Feb. 19.
The week started Monday with horse and buggy rides around the Danforth Campus and birthday cake in the Danforth University Center. Other activities include colonial lunches and dinners, a freshman homecoming party, and the “wigging” of this year’s George and Martha.
“George Washington Week has traditionally served as a time where we honor our namesake’s birthday and unite the Washington University community through several key events throughout the week,” said Lock & Chain member Jasmine Knowles, a sophomore in Arts & Sciences. “This year, we have worked with many student groups in order to provide more events for the student body to attend, in hopes that we are able to increase school spirit and pride.”
The schedule
All Week
- Bon Appetit serves special colonial dining options in the Danforth University Center and The Village.
Wednesday, Feb. 17
- 11 a.m.-1 p.m. — EnCouncil’s premier “cheap lunch” of the semester in Lopata Hall.
- Colonial lunch menu — Baked country ham with Boston baked beans for $6.95 in the Danforth University Center.
- 5:30 p.m.— Join the Career Center to learn the basics of fine dining with their Etiquette Dinner in Room 128 of the Danforth University Center.
- Colonial dinner menu — Carved ham with baked beans and green beans in The Village.
- 8 p.m. — KWUR Week begins with its first concert in the Gargoyle in Mallinckrodt Center.
Thursday, Feb. 18
- 11 a.m.-1 p.m. — Freshman Class Council will be throwing a “Homecoming Party” in the Danforth University Center complete with homecoming food specials.
- Colonial lunch menu — Pennsylvania Dutch chicken on egg noodles for $6.95 in the Danforth University Center.
- 5 p.m. — Campus Programming Council’s weekly happy hour includes cherry pie.
- 6 p.m. — The Delmar Loop will have special deals and discounts at local restaurants.
- Colonial dinner menu — Oyster soup with creamed biscuits in The Village.
- 10 p.m. — Birthday party celebration sponsored by Joint Class Council at Morgan Street Brewery on Laclede’s Landing in St. Louis.
Friday, Feb. 19
- 11 a.m.-1 p.m. — Friday Frenzy in the Danforth University Center with Red Alert and WUSTL cheerleaders.
- Colonial lunch menu — Colonial ham and bean soup with cornbread for $1.75 a cup in the Danforth University Center.
- 6 p.m. — Come early to the women’s basketball game for a free T-shirt and to support breast cancer awareness for Susan G. Komen night.
- 8 p.m. — Senior night at the men’s basketball game. Halftime will feature the “wigging” of this year’s George and Martha.
- Jostens representatives will be in the lobby during the game.
“George Washington Week is very important to Lock & Chain because it stresses the importance of giving back to the community; not only the Washington University community but the St. Louis community as well,” Knowles said. “It is our hope that, through our events, we are able to encourage students to remember the legacy of George Washington and to make a difference in our local community.”
For more information, e-mail Knowles at knowlesj@wustl.edu.