Editing Occidental College (section)

==Student life==
At the beginning of every school year, freshmen participate in [[convocation]], a formal ceremony welcoming new students to the college in which the faculty wear their full academic regalia and students don robes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxy.edu/events/convocation-0 |title=Convocation &#124; Occidental College &#124; The Liberal Arts College in Los Angeles |website=Oxy.edu |date=August 29, 2012 |access-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref> Founders Day is celebrated annually at the school on April 20, the day in 1887 when Occidental's incorporation papers were officially signed by the California Secretary of State.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxy.edu/our-story/traditions/gallery/oxy-traditions |title=Oxy Traditions &#124; Occidental College &#124; The Liberal Arts College in Los Angeles |publisher=Oxy.edu |access-date=August 23, 2014}}</ref>

There are also themed-living communities which consist of the Multicultural Hall in Pauley (open to all years), all-women housing (Berkus House, named after alumnus [[Dave Berkus]]), Food Justice house, and several communities that support and uplift the experiences of students of color and LGBTQIA students.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Occidental College|title=Residence Halls|date=September 21, 2018|url=http://www.oxy.edu/residential-education-housing-services/residence-halls}}</ref>

===Media===
The campus newspaper is ''The Occidental'', an independent, student-run publication. It has been published continuously since 1893.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://occidentalweekly.com/about/|title=About|work=Occidental Weekly|access-date=March 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329205835/http://occidentalweekly.com/about/|archive-date=March 29, 2013|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

KOXY is a student-run campus [[radio station]], in operation in the 1960s and 1970s, and again since 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://koxyradio.com/about|title=About|work=KOXY website|access-date=March 27, 2013}}</ref> It originally operated on the frequency 104.7 in and around campus from 1968 to 2009, but switched to only being available by webstream in 2009. KOXY sponsors several on-campus events.

In 2010, students launched a TV station called CatAList;<ref>{{cite journal |last= Anderson|first= Dick |date=Summer 2013|title= Taking Home Oscar|journal= Occidental Magazine|publisher= Occidental College }}</ref> The station produces 20–30 minutes of student-run content weekly.

===Greek life===
Occidental College's Greek Council consists of roughly eight members, both sororites and fraternities.