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Spring Carnival 2025

Booth | Buggy | MOBOT | Tartans on the Rise

For more than 100 years, Carnival has been one the most anticipated weekends of the year with Tartans around the world coming together to celebrate this oh-so-CMU tradition.
Scroll the photo albums below to see activities from the weekend.

Event
Highlights

Booth
Results

Sweepstakes
Results

Reunion
Highlights

Event Highlights & Recordings

Tartans on the Rise

Tartans on the Rise celebrates alumni who graduated in the last 10 years and are making an impact on their organizations and in their communities, across the nation and around the world through leadership, innovation and career accomplishments. The university celebrated this year’s class at a special reception during Spring Carnival Weekend. Congrats to all the honorees!

Explore photos from the event in this photo album.

Opening Ceremony

Then & Now

Booth Results

Fraternity:

First Place: Indiana Jones by SigEp
Second Place: The Simpsons by AEPi
Third Place: Men in Black by PhiDelt

Sorority:

First Place: Toy Story by KKG
Second Place: Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by DG
Third Place: Barbie World by APhi

Independent:

First Place: Wall-E by SDC
Second Place: Howl's Moving Castle by ASA
Third Place: The Muppets by Fringe

Blitz:

First Place: Jurassic Park by SusE/TPEG
Second Place: Aladdin by MENASA/Spirit
Third Place: Sharknado by KGB/PRISM

Doghouse:

First Place: Peanuts by ScottyLabs
Second Place: The Iron Giant by RoboClub
Third Place: Ponyo by Kappa Phi Lambda

Other Awards:

Overall winner: Jurassic Park by SusE/TPEG
People's Choice Award: The Muppets by Fringe
Chairman's Choice Award: Toy Story by KKG

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Sweepstakes Results

Reunion Highlights

1st Reunion Class

5th & 10th Class Reunions

15th and 20th Reunion Classes

25th Class Reunion

50th Class Reunion

Save the Date for Carnival & Reunion Weekend 2026: April 9-11

Celebrating the undergraduate class years ending in 1s and 6s as well as the first reunion of the Class of 2025