Buff Branding Schedules

Buff Branding 2025 Schedule

(Day 1) Thursday August 21, 2025

Students will check-in at their residence hall, or the residence hall associated with their color group.

6:15-7:00pm Color Group Time -Meet your Buff Leader! 

Green - Mary Moody

Blue – Activities Center Ballroom

Pink- NSB Foyer

Purple- Legacy Hall

7:00pm-8:00pm Open ceremony on the Steps of OM facing 4th Street (Late check in available)

8:00pm-10:30pm Buffs Scootin' Boogie 26th Street 

(Day 2) Friday, August 22, 2025

8:00am-12:00pm: Didn't get checked into Buff Branding yesterday? Come by the Office of Orientation and Academic Success in this timeframe to get your color group and lanyard!  

9:30am-11:00am Transfer Connect Brunch at JBK Legends Club

11:00am-12:00pm: Color Group Time 

Green - Mary Moody

Blue – Activities Center Ballroom

Pink- NSB Foyer

Purple- Legacy Hall

12:00pm-1:30pm: College Lunches - Enjoy Lunch with faculty from your academic college! 

Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business - (Legacy Hall)

College of Education and Social Sciences - (East OM Lawn Towards PHPHM)

College of Nursing and Health Sciences - (Fairly Club at Buffalo Stadium)

Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences (Ag majors) - Piehl-Schaeffer Pavilion (at the Agricultural Sciences Complex) 

Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences (Natural Science majors) - Natural Sciences Building (NSB) Atrium 

College of Engineering - (Engineering Computer Science Building Lawn) 

Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities - (Mary Moody Lobby) 

1:30pm-3:00pm: Capture the flag WT Addition 

3:00pm-5:00pm Break 

5:00pm-6:30pm Join the Herd on 26th Street  

6:30pm-7:30pm: Color Group Time  

Green - Mary Moody

Blue – Activities Center Ballroom

Pink- NSB Foyer

Purple- Legacy Hall

7:30-9:00pm: Thunder Games - Buffalo Stadium 

9:30pm-11:30pm Org Events (Events and locations listed below) 

(Day 3) Saturday, August 23, 2025

10:00am-11:30pm Donut's and Don't get lost Find your classroom start in Legacy Hall

11:00pm-1:30pm: BBQ and Games with CAB in ABH

Green - 11:30-12:00PM

Blue – 12:00-12:30PM

Pink- 12:30-1:00PM

Purple-1:00PM- 1:30PM

2:00pm-4:00pm: Buff-a-Luau - Virgil Henson Activity Center  

4:00pm-5:30pm: Break/Change into Buff Branding T-shirts 

5:30pm-6:30pm: Student Affairs Cookout on 26th Street 

6:30pm-7:00pm: Buff Branding Photo - Buffalo Stadium 

7:00pm-9:00pm: Branding Ceremony and Eternal Flame- Buffalo Stadium 

9:30pm-12:00am: Paint Party-Behind the Buffalo Stadium 

Org Events August 22 9:30pm-11:30pm