Dates
The accepted founding year of Georgetown, coinciding with the French Revolution and George Washington's election as the First President of the United States.
What is 1789
Founded by Richard McCooey in 1962, this Georgetown rathskeller has been ranked one of the best college bars in America, has been featured in noteworthy films, and hosts an a capella group weekly.
What is The Tombs
Founded in 1946 by Frank Jones as a barbershop quartet, this a capella group boasts over 282 members and recorded two dozen albums.
Who are the Georgetown Chimes
Starting in 2000, this is the annual University-wide celebration of the Georgetown campus community. Marked by large parties, this all-day event takes place at the end of each Spring semester.
What is Georgetown Day
The first Black head coach to win a major college basketball championship, he transformed Georgetown Men's Basketball, and arguably brought the university to national prominence.
Who is John Thompson, Jr.
Georgetown appeared, and won, its first national championship in Men's Basketball in this year.
What is 1984
Founded in 1972, this public, non-profit, and charitable organization at Georgetown consists of eight subsidiary companies generating annual revenues in excess of $5 million, employing over 350 Georgetown undergraduates and funding tens of thousands in philanthropic work.
What is The Corp
Georgetown holds the most titles (8) of this annual athletic competition hosting teams from all over the country at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
What is the BIGEAST Tournament
Sometimes referred to as Georgetown's "second founder," this past Georgetown President self-identified as white, but was posthumously recognized as the first black American to become a Jesuit, earn a Ph.D. and become the president of a predominantly white American university.
Who is Patrick Healy
Offered as an alternative Georgetown founding year, the Jesuits first arrived in Maryland in this year. Over 350 years later, a student club, or "society," draws its namesake from this year.
What is 1634
The largest charity dance showcase in the United States, this has been Georgetown's flagship philanthropic, cultural event for 29 years. Featuring over 400 performers and 1,500 audience members, this showcase features South Asian music while incorporating pop, rap, hip-hop, and Latin music.
What is Rangila
1979, the founding year of the BIGEAST, Georgetown’s main athletic conference, coincided with the creation of this television network.
What is ESPN
White Gravenor Hall, completed in 1933 as a science-recitation hall, is named for two of the Jesuits who arrived in Maryland on these two ships.
What are the Ark and the Dove