Our main goal in the Office of Student Activities is to provide extra-curricular activities to Belmont Abbey College students. The activities program is designed to complement the academic program of studies and enhance the overall educational experience of students through the development of, exposure to, and participation in social, cultural, intellectual and recreational activities– and we have lots of fun in the process! The college experience is about so much more than just going to class. What you do in between all that is required can mean the difference between an average college experience and a GREAT college experience.
Crusader Welcome Week
Welcome week is a jam packed week of activities for new and returning students hosted by residence life, campus ministry and student activities. There are plenty of opportunities to catch up with old friends and make some new ones.
Welcome week includes the “Crusader Fair” that highlights our student clubs and organizations on campus that you may want to be a part of. During welcome week you may find yourself watching an outdoor movie, listening to music in the quad or sharing an ice cream sundae with a new friend.
President’s Ball
The President’s Ball is the first Dance of the school year typically in August hosted by President Thierfelder and the President of the Student Government for the coming year. All students are invited to this traditional event that usually marks the end of the official welcome events and the beginning of a new, exciting year for all crusaders.
Abbeyfest
This Fall Festival is an Abbey Tradition in October or November loved by all. It is hosted by our CAB (Campus Activities Board) Students fill the Quad and participate in pumpkin painting, live music by our own talented students, games and food trucks.
Abbey Got Talent
This annual competition is open to the whole student body to share their talents with the entire community. We have had singers, dancers, jugglers, singing groups, musicians, comedians perform for fellow students. Members of our faculty and staff serve as judges. Awards are for the talent winner as well as the crowd favorite. It is a night to come cheer on your friends and enjoy the talent that abounds here.
Annual Crawfish Boil
The crawfish boil in 2009 and has easily become a student favorite. . It typically is held on a Friday afternoon during Lent. Students join in the quad for games, music, and some delicious crawfish. We also bring in some other Cajun favorites to share, this event is hosted by Student Activities and CAB.
Crusader Christmas
Before leaving for Winter Break, Crusader Christmas gets all Abbey Students in the Holiday Spirit. There’s lots to celebrate at this event with food, games, crafts, prizes and a whole lot of Christmas Cheer!
Operation Christmas Child
In our 2nd year of being part of this ministry. Students, groups, faculty, staff, sports teams all joined together to make boxes to send to those less fortunate through Operation Christmas Child. In 2020, in the midst of a pandemic, we were able to continue this effort and coordinate 200 boxes.
Spring Formal
The Spring Formal is held every year in the spring semester at an undisclosed location. A limited number of traditional students purchase tickets and are whisked away for an evening of food, dancing and memories.
Senior Week
Senior week is the week before graduation when seniors remain on campus to make their final memories with the fellow senior classmates. Activities include barbeques, department/major farewells, faculty/staff versus senior’s competitions and other receptions for the soon-to-be graduates. To “leave BAC better than they found it” each class leaves a gift to the college. Previous gifts have included flagpoles, artwork and outdoor seating.