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“So, Men of Wabash College, Class of 2011, if you are ready to take up this challenge, to take on the responsibility embedded in your dreams, to take on the care for your own lives and that of your brothers and all the men and women of Wabash, to set as your goal the wise, virtuous, and generous life embodied in the Gentleman’s Rule and the mission to think critically, act responsibly, lead effectively, and live humanely. Stand with pride so that I might continue the tradition begun by the first professor of Wabash College, Caleb Mills, and using his bell, ring you into the company of Wabash Men.” — President Patrick White

“Members of the Class of 2011, you are a special group. This year, Wabash College received 1,450 applications, the most in the 175-year history of the College.” — Dean Steve Klein

“Over 20% of the class, 56 of you, enter this Pioneer Chapel following the footsteps of other Wabash men in your family. Twenty-two of you have fathers who are Wabash men… and 20 of you have brothers who are alumni. As strong as family ties can be, I know all of you had options. You will undoubtedly define Wabash College on your own terms as you further a family tradition.” — Dean Steve Klein

“Being a Wabash man goes beyond academic achievement. It requires character, competitiveness, balance, a pioneering spirit, leadership and a drive to impact society. Judging from your accomplishments outside the classroom, this class has what it will take to live up to that legacy.” — Dean Steve Klein

“This year’s freshman class includes 22 delegates to Boys State; 13 Eagle Scouts; a civil air patrol squad leader; a wrestler with a quick pin record of 10 seconds; an internationally recognized Irish dancer; a medical researcher; a sea turtle field worker; the youngest elected official in Indiana; a nationally ranked chess player; a robotics team mentor; a bagpiper; an author of a series of vampires stories; a stand up comedian; a traveler and student of the Panamanian rain forest; a zoo camper who worked with rhinos and hippos; a musician who marched in the Rose Bowl Parade; a restorer of classic cars; and two friends who ran with the bulls this summer in Pamplona.” — Dean Steve Klein

“You are a diverse class - finding your way to Crawfordsville from 23 states and nine foreign countries.You come from a wide range of religious, cultural, and racial backgrounds. I note this not because it reads well in a college guide, but because it is an integral part of the Wabash experience. As we strive to best prepare you for an increasingly diverse society, the characteristics of our student body becomes an ever more important part of your education.”
— Dean Steve Klein

“Each August the pulse of life on campus quickens as we wait for this special moment, when you, the new class infuses new life into Wabash. You bring to Wabash new hopes, new possibilities, and we who have been here longer (whether just a year, as in my case, or much, much longer) join you in your journey. As you become Wabash men today, we have every hope that Wabash becomes greater than it has ever been.” — President Patrick White

“We are small, but we are Little Giants who take large steps in the world and leave great footprints in our communities, our state, our nations, and our world. We remain a small liberal arts college for men so that we might honor the individual and instill the virtues of friendship and camaraderie in class, on the sports fields, in plays and productions, in labs — in every aspect of our learning, a learning that is eyeball to eyeball, arm in arm.” — President Patrick White

“I ask you to trust your son, just as you have trusted his choice to come to Wabash. Trust this College, which since 1832 has provided men with an extraordinary education for life and has led men to the enactment of their best sense of themselves. Remember too — and I mean this with all my heart — you have not lost a son, you have gained a college. Gentlemen of the Class of 2011, I invite you to share your experience with your family. Let them know what you are learning, how you are changing, let them be a good part of your experience here.” — President Patrick White

“I urge you to take your rightful place in this College, to become the Little Giants upon whom the next generation of young men will look with admiration, and in this Chapel gather to praise you in song and story. And that you will remember in years to come, what feats you do here at Wabash College, who cheered you on in your learning, in sports and in every activity, that you will remember the men of your class who will teach you so much, and be strong for you when you need one another.” — President Patrick White

"You have not lost a son; you have gained a college." — President Pat White

"You will say, 'We were together on that summer day in the chapel long ago,' and you will speak these words again with love and with gratitude, with hope, respect, and heart felt pride: 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.'" — President Patrick White