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Hi my name is Kavya Natesan and I'm
here with Shocker Street Speak, the video

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series where we give you an inside look
into Wichita State University, the

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heart of Shocker nation. Today we're going
to be breaking down a top ten list of

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some of our favorite Wichita State
traditions. Starting off our list at

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#10 is Welcomefest,  a solid two
weeks of fun held at the beginning of

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the fall semester to help students gear
up for the year ahead, meet new friends,

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and start off the year right by making
amazing memories. Coming in at  #9

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and capping off Welcomefest, we hold the
biggest competition of all: Clash of the

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Colleges. This event includes inflatables,
relay races, water balloons, team sports,

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and a competition between academic
colleges to determine who rules the

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school. Next up from claiming national
championships or reaching the Final

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4, our D1 athletics teams are definitely
worth losing your voice over. Koch Arena

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has been named one of the best home
college athletic environments in the

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country and Wichita State students
receive free tickets to all home games.

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One guy you can't miss at any Wichita
State athletic event is our mascot, WuShock.

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He's a big bad muscle-bound
bundle of wheat who has been with us

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since 1948. #6 is a Shock the Yard
Step Show. This event is hosted by the

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Multicultural Greek Council and allows
organizations around the Midwestern

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regions to compete to be named the best
step team in the Midwest. Next on the

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list Shocktoberfest. Wichita
State's annual celebration of Shocker

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spirit and pride since 1991. Various
competitions are held throughout the

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week culminating in Songfest. This is an
event where student groups take to the

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stage at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown
Wichita for the ultimate lip-sync dance

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battle. Coming in at #4 is
Homecoming, fueled by Shocker spirit.

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Homecoming brings together Shocker
alumni and current students for a

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week-long celebration. Each fall, we host
Academic Convocation to celebrate our

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community of learning at Wichita State.
Academic Convocation features a

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nationally recognized keynote speaker
and recognizes student and faculty

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academic achievements and awards.
Coming in at #2 is the

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longest-running tradition at Wichita
State and in fact one of the oldest

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campus traditions in the nation
Hippodrome. This week-long series of

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events and activities is entering its
90th year as of 2018 and culminates in a

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skit competition featuring completely
original performances with singing,

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dancing, and acting. Finally bringing it
all full circle, our #1 tradition

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is Commencement. Every year thousands of
new Shocker graduates across the stage

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and become official Wichita State Alumni.
It may only be a few years of your life

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you spend on campus but as we always say, once a Shocker, always a Shocker. You'll

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never forget the memories you make here
and the final walk across the stage at

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Commencement is the ultimate tradition,
Honoring time well spent. That's a wrap

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on the top 10 campus traditions at
Wichita State University but don't just

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take my word for it. Come visit campus
and check out our amazing student life

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experiences for yourself