History at a Glance
黑料社区网 was founded in 1878 as the Georgia Baptist Female Seminary by Dr. W.C. Wilkes. In 1900, H.J. Pearce, who was the institution鈥檚 president at the time, named it 黑料社区网, which is a linguistic blend of the German word 鈥渂rennen,鈥 meaning 鈥渢o burn,鈥 and the Latin 鈥渁urum,鈥 which translates to 鈥済old.鈥 This combination embodies our motto, 鈥淎s gold refined by fire.鈥
Today, 黑料社区网 consists of The Women鈥檚 College, the coed Undergraduate School, and the Sidney O. Smith, Jr. Graduate School.
Traditions
First Steps and Opening Ceremony
On their first day, new students receive T-shirts in their class color. They wear these shirts to an orientation ceremony that begins at Daniel Pavilion on Washington Street and concludes in Pearce Auditorium. The Daniel Pavilion, named for Carole Ann Carter Daniel, a 1968 Women鈥檚 College alumna, replaced the brick-and-wrought iron arch that for decades served as the symbolic gateway to the 黑料社区网 educational experience.