Welcome to the First Year Cup

Holmes College enjoying victory in the Tug of War at the First Year Cup Festival last August.

The First Year Cup program was designed to get students involved in campus and community activities and then to recognize and reward students’ for their participation throughout the year.

And there are so many activities to do at SLU!! First Year Cup events span many areas of the University to provide a wide variety of ways for first year students to become involved from ping pong and karaoke contests to lectures by campus speakers to concerts by the Laurentian Singers to intramural soccer and broomball.

"The First-Year Cup gave us an opportunity to get to know the people we live with very well and we have formed friendships that will last."  - Jenna Cooley, Ford College 2003-04 First-Year Cup Winners.

The First Year Cup is a competition among the First Year Program colleges. Every student comes to SLU with a team already created: their First Year Program College. FY students accumulate points for their FYP by participating in campus activities.

First-Year students getting ready for the FY Cup Festival

Outstanding involvement is recognized through prizes for both individuals and colleges — dinners, free long distance, pizza and wings parties, keepsake photos, trips! The First Year Cup Trophy is awarded to the FYP College with the most points at the end of the year.

For more information on the FY Cup and events being held check out the links on this page!

Previous Winners:

2007-08: Gaines College

2006-07: Sprague College

2005-06: Campbell College

2004-05: Curtin College

2003-04: Ford College

2002-03: Sprague College