I googled “square dance college” to see if there were many colleges that provided some kind of square dance activity. (I remembered my first exposure to square dancing was during orientation week at my college (Pomona College).) In the first 40 results, I found these:

• At Swarthmore, there was a history of square dances during orientation (sounds familiar, eh?)
• At Hiram College, they had a square dance out on a field during their Institute Week. Here are some pictures of casually-dressed college kids having fun.
• At UC San Diego’s Warren College, a square dance reunion was scheduled for September 21, 2002, but I couldn’t find any other details.
• Wheaton College had a square dance scheduled for August 31, 2002.
• The University of Guelph in Canada has College Royal open house days, with square dancing competition (teams of 8 ) and a square dance director and assistant director.
• St. Louis University offers a square dance during its Welcome Week.

So I guess some colleges still do some square dancing as part of their orientations.

I’m intrigued by the square dance competition at Guelph, so I googled it and found:

• Grab Your Partner and Head for College Royal.
• Additional Information About Events/Competitions
  

  More than 100 University of Guelph students and alumni partake in this annual event. The student competition on Saturday showcases students in fierce, but fun competition and the alumni competition on Sunday allows them to carry on the feud. Square dancing is a College Royal tradition, so be sure to check it out!