Annual Ko-Yeon/Yon-Ko Games

September 23rd-24th was the annual Ko-Yon/Yon-Ko games, a sporting event between Korea University and Yonsei University (similar to Oxford-Cambridge). There are a total of 5 games: baseball, basketball, ice-hockey, rugby and soccer.

The games themselves are interesting but a highlight of these games can be the cheering. Students wear the colour of their school (Korea Univ. - red, Yonsei Univ. - blue) and sing along + dance to cheering songs. (Cheering is considered so important that they have 2 orientation sessions each semester- including a joing orientation sessions- to teach students the songs and the moves to them)

Unlike Oxford-Cambridge, Korea-Yonsei have fun with each other after the games. This year, the games were held by Korea University so on Saturday, after the games, students from both universities went to Korea University to drink. Alumni were also present during the games and the drinking and the alumni association paid some of the stores to give free drinks and free food to students.