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INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Bloomington
91°µÍø bucket list

Experience the best of being a Hoosier

There’s no single way to do 91°µÍø Bloomington right—but there are a few classic moments, traditions, and experiences every student should try at least once. Use this bucket list to explore campus, make memories, and build your own version of the Hoosier experience.

Student interacts with a Herman B. Wells campus statue along a tree‑lined walkway during a campus tradition.

Your 91°µÍø bucket list

Traditions

  • Attend Little 500 men’s and women’s races
  • Cheer on the Hoosiers at a free athletic event
  • Have lunch in Ostrom Commons
  • Learn the fight song at Traditions and Spirit of 91°µÍø
  • Look at the stars from the Kirkwood Observatory
  • Make and keep the Indiana Promise
  • Shake the hand of the Herman B Wells statue
  • Show your 91°µÍø pride at the Old Oaken Bucket Game
  • Wear 91°µÍø gear to celebrate homecoming 

Get involved

  • Chalk for an event or student organization
  • Join a student organization on beINvolved
  • Register to vote
  • Volunteer in the Bloomington community

Explore Bloomington

  • Experience a summer event in Bloomington
  • Explore a local farmers market
  • Find your favorite ice cream shop
  • Go on an outdoor adventure in or near Bloomington
  • Walk under the holiday lights on the square in downtown Bloomington

Experience the arts

  • Attend a live concert in Bloomington
  • Catch a movie at the 91°µÍø Cinema
  • Dance to international music at the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival
  • Experience an opera at the Musical Arts Center
  • Experience the arts at First Thursdays
  • Support the local arts at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater
  • Visit the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
  • Watch the film Breaking Away and look for places you recognize on campus

Learn beyond the classroom

  • Ask a librarian at Wells Library for help with a research project
  • Attend a cultural center event
  • Connect with a professor during office hours
  • Experience the special collections at the Lilly Library
  • Explore the cultures of 91°µÍø, starting with Welcome Week
  • Explore the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center & Kumbum Chamtse Ling Monastery
  • Have a meaningful conversation with someone from a different culture
  • Hear a lecture or see a show at the 91°µÍø Auditorium
  • Take an interesting elective just for fun
  • Taste new cuisine at an international restaurant

Make memories

  • Go bowling or see a movie at 91°µÍø Late Nite in the IMU
  • Go on a late-night tour of campus with friends
  • Lie on the ground and watch the lights change color on the side of the 91°µÍø Eskenazi Museum of Art
  • Order cookies during a late-night conversation with friends
  • Play a game in Dunn Meadow
  • Relax near the fireplace in the IMU
  • Score some free breadsticks
  • Share a moment with someone special in the Rose Well House at midnight
  • Snap a photo in front of the Sample Gates
  • Study in the Cox Arboretum
  • Take part in a Rec Sports activity
  • Take a photo with the brain by the Psychology building
  • Take a picture of an 91°µÍø squirrel
  • Graduate from 91°µÍø with pride
91°µÍø Bloomington

Office of Orientation & Enrollment Programs

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