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IU Bucket List
The official "Must Do at IU" for the True Hoosier.
New students receive a copy of the IU Bucket List at New Student Orientation that they can update as they complete items.
Print and complete this list before you graduate.
- Go on a late night tour of campus
- Sing the fight song at “The Traditions and Spirit of IU”
- Attend the Little 500 men’s or women’s race
- Hike around Griffy Lake
- Experience the Bloomington Farmer’s Market
- Dance to international music at the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival
- Have lunch along the Jordan River
- Sample different international foods at CultureFest
- Watch “Breaking Away” and look for places you recognize on campus
- Hear a lecture or see a show at the IU Auditorium
- Order freshly baked cookies during a late night conversation with friends
- Taste culture at many of the international restaurants on 4th street
- Spend a summer in Bloomington
- Relax near the fireplace in the IMU
- At night, lie on the ground and watch the lights change on the side of the IU Art Museum
- Experience an opera at the Musical Arts Center
- Find your favorite brunch location in town
- Learn about controversial sex research at the Kinsey Institute
- Connect with a professor outside the classroom
- Ask a librarian at the Wells Library for help on a research project
- Find your favorite local ice cream parlor
- Eat in the Tudor Room of the IMU
- Learn about culture at the Tibetan Buddhist Monastery
- Watch the sun come up after an all-night study session
- Attend an African American Arts Institute Event
- Look at the stars from the Kirkwood Observatory
- Wear IU gear to the Homecoming parade
- Rock out at a live music show
- Go bowling or see a free movie at the IMU
- Sing along at a Straight No Chaser concert
- Get a glimpse of life in Bloomington by volunteering in the community
- Score some free breadsticks
- Support the local arts at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater
- Paint a Jordan Avenue bridge for a special event
- Play a game of bags at a football tailgate
- Shake the hand of the Herman B Wells statue
- Paint your face for an IU Basketball game
- Catch a flick at the Pride Film Festival
- Request and read an old manuscript in the Lilly Library
- Kiss someone special in the Rose Well House at midnight
- Run the Nearly Naked Mile (or at least cheer your friends on)
- Study in the Arboretum on a sunny day
- Play Frisbee in Dunn Meadow
- Snap a photo in front of the Sample Gates
- Take an interesting elective just for fun
- Show your IU pride at the Old Oaken Bucket game
- Shop and dine under the holiday lights in the square in downtown Bloomington
- Shake your groove thing at Dance Marathon
- Cheer on the Hoosiers at a free athletic event
- Dip your feet in the Showalter Fountain
- Highlight important information in your FYE Resource Guide
- Make and keep the Indiana Promise
