After graduation, DePauw University and Wabash College students often move their tailgates from the parking lot to bars across the country by way of the annual Monon Bell Classic viewing parties.
"Half of the bar was decorated in black and gold and half of it was red and white," said alumna Kaitlin Klose.
Klose attended a viewing party two years ago during her DePauw days when she spent a semester off -campus in Los Angeles.
"You could see the divide where people stood."
This Saturday, alumni from Wabash College and DePauw will flock to Greencastle to watch the annual Monon Bell Classic.
But with 67 parties in 29 states - stretching as far as Los Angeles, and as close as Indianapolis - many alumni will gather elsewhere to cheer for their alma mater.
Last year, nearly 1,000 DePauw alumni watched in bars and homes across the country, and this year DePauw University alumni relations expects similar numbers.
The viewing parties are important to alumni from both schools, providing a way for former students to participate in the Monon Bell tradition.
Klose said that many of the attendees were much older than she was.
"I was probably the youngest by about ten years, some of them had kids who were my age. But they were all friendly, and interested in what I was doing."
However, Klose said that the competition was still fierce between DePauw and Wabash alumni at the viewing party she attended.
"The rivalry was similar as to how it is here," she said. "The forty-year-old men from Wabash were still devoted to beating DePauw, and they weren't afraid to show it."
Brent Harris, director of sports information and marketing for Wabash College, thinks that for former students, coming together to watch the game is a way to be a part of the Wabash alumni community, and the same goes for DePauw.
"These schools are producing very similar students, very similar people," Harris said. "The viewing parties are a common experience for alumni from both schools. It's something other schools try to mimic, and something we should continue to cherish."
A complete list of locations telecasting the Monon Bell Classic can be found on DePauw University's website. Local gatherings can also be found on Facebook.