As part of Scarlet Guard’s mission to give students the
Ultimate Husker Experience, all members receive the Cornhusker Compass when
they register. The Compass is a small customizable booklet that highlights 65
campus traditions of UNL. Traditions include a variety of activities,
landmarks, and events in five different areas: campus life, academics, athletics, culture and giving back.
When students complete traditions, they put documentation of
the event (a picture, ticket stub, etc.) on the corresponding page of the
Cornhusker Compass, making the Compass a customizable yearbook. After members
complete 25 traditions, they are recognized as a Scarlet Guard Knight. From
that point on, they are invited to an annual and exclusive SG Knights
appreciation event and receive a Scarlet Guard Knights lapel pin. Once members
complete 50 of the 65 traditions, they become an Official Tradition Keeper, are
invited to the annual Alumni Awards Banquet with prestigious alumni and
University of Nebraska staff, and receive a medal to wear at graduation.
In order to help students get involved and complete these
traditions, Scarlet Guard hold 15 events throughout the year. Some, like
Dodgeball in Memorial Stadium, Alumni Masters Week, and Backpacks and
Briefcases are traditions in the Compass. Others, like the Ultimate Cornhusker
Compass Competition, helps promote other campus traditions and organizes a way
for Scarlet Guard members to complete them together.
Another way to help promote Compass traditions that aren’t
Scarlet Guard events is by utilizing “Traditions Tuesday”. Traditions Tuesday
is a social media campaign started by this year’s Vice President of Social
Media, Michaela Niemeyer. Every Tuesday, a post about Cornhusker Compass
traditions happening currently goes out on all social media platforms.
There have been 3 different versions of the Cornhusker
Compass, as new campus traditions are always popping up.
What is your favorite UNL tradition?
