What is St. Pat’s?

St. Pat’s has been the can’t-miss celebration of Rolla, MO every year since 1908.  Each Fall semester, the student-run St. Pat’s Board holds 150 and 100 “DAZE” events in anticipation of the coming celebration. These were attended by students and locals alike at the Grotto, a basement bar owned and operated by Mike Greenway, a Board alumnus, and home to the largest shamrock in Rolla, MO. The Grotto was also famous for its Street Painter’s shot – so named for the traditional painting of the street by returning Board alumni each year. It shares the paint’s thick, milky green appearance and is a refreshment of choice for the alumni having finished the messy work of painting Pine street.

When students return to school after a much needed Winter Break, they start counting the “Daze” to St. Pats (though some students start counting as early as the end to the previous St. Pats).  Once 50 Daze hits, the S&T community will kick-off the St. Pat’s season with 50 DAZE trivia night where members of fraternities, sororities, and other recognized university organizations form teams to earn points in the annual St. Pat’s Competition.  Following this day, the campus will hear the St. Pat’s Board’s representatives singing “the Daze Song” on the puck throughout the day more and more as the “Daze” count gets lower and lower.  Often times students and alumni alike join in to help the Board Reps sing.  Every Friday during this season is known as a “Green Friday.” As the students begin feeling the Spring warmth return to Rolla more and more each week, the members of the competing organizations will collectively sing a parody of a song they wrote that adheres to that week’s theme and then play yard games such as washers and the sweatshirt toss.  Organizations can also start building up their points early by volunteering or giving blood in our Annual February Blood Drive and Bone Marrow Registry.  Students are also eligible to receive points by donating cans to our canned food drive that takes place in the same location.

The 2024 St. Pat and court – From left to right, top to bottom: Evan Handrahan (4th Guard), Lex Rauer (3rd Guard), Matthew Baird (2nd Guard), Emilie Munoz (1st Guard), Scott Lillard (2nd Masterguard), Dr. Mohammad Dehghani (Chancellor), Ollie Fensterman (St. Pat), Hank Ross (1st Masterguard), Henry Gnann (2nd Page), Dominic Dalpoas (1st Page), Isaac Cass (Herald), and Aaron Deken (Trumpeter).

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Official Designs of 2025

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