New UT Graduation Ceremony Springs From Old Tradition (152)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Members of the graduating University of Tennessee-Knoxville Class of 1997 have created a new senior farewell ceremony. The ceremony is based in part on the “Alohe Oe,” a UT graduation ritual developed in 1926. In the new “Aiei Proso” ceremony, seniors will symbolically pass the torch of preparation to incoming freshman and