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Aug 4, 2010 · In 1907 in a vote by the student body on a name for a mascot for the College’s sports teams Purple Cows was selected. At that time on campus there was a popular student humor magazine known as the The Purple Cow, which was thought to favor the vote toward the Ephs having a purple cow as a mascot.
The Ephs' nickname (which rhymes with "chiefs") is a shortened form of the name of Ephraim Williams, the college's founder. The Ephs' mascot is a purple cow, and their colors are purple and gold. The school's athletic director is Lisa Melendy.
The Williams college mascot is a purple cow. The mascot's name, Ephelia, was submitted in a radio contest in October 1952 by Theodore W. Friend, a senior at Williams.
The Purple Cow Mascot. I’d rather see than be one. The “Royal (hued) beast” that has evolved into the Williams College mascot has no known genealogy! Unsubstantiated rural legend has it that she * is descended from those bovines that grace the earliest prints of the college campus.
Nov 30, 2022 · This is where the College’s mascot, Ephelia, resides while off duty. Ephelia can be seen snapping photos with spectators at Homecoming and alums at reunions — although the person inside the costume is subject to change.
FALSE: As generations of happily partnered Ephs can attest, chemistry at Williams has never been limited to Thompson Laboratory. But while Williams students and alumni are a high-achieving bunch, the estimate of 50 percent is a stretch.
Aug 30, 2010 · The Williams student selected to wear the purple cow suit and represent Williams College at the taping in Long Beach, CA, last spring was James Dunn '10, a Drury HS (North Adams, MA) graduate and Stamford, VT native. In Long Beach Dunn was joined by the mascots from Oregon, Penn, Texas Tech, Ohio State, Florida and Georgia, not teams the Ephs ...
