Every year on Feb. 22, NIRSA members celebrate Recreational Sports & Fitness Day in commemoration of NIRSA’s founding date.
Rec Day is an occasion to remember when Dr. William Wasson brought 20 intramural professionals from 11 Historically Black Colleges and Universities together to share his research on collegiate recreation. Feb. 22, 1950 was the start of NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation, an association beloved by so many today.
What began as 11 HBCU schools coming together to discuss intramurals is today a phenomenon all about supporting the idea that recreation on campus matters and has value.
- For example, Ole Miss students and campus rec staff shared all the ways and places that they recreate:
- Princeton University Campus Recreation held a Cardboard Canoe Race:
Click here to see more glimpses at incredible #RecDay 2024 festivities from more campuses across the country.
