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In 1873, the first graduating class on Penn's West Philadelphia campus established Ivy Day as a new tradition set aside for the senior class. As a vine was planted and an invocation pronounced, ivy became a lasting symbol for each year's graduating class. On the first Ivy Day, a twig of ivy was imported from Kenilworth Castle in Scotland and was planted on the facade of College Hall.

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