Unh Cat Pack Kick - Off rally

Welcome to Wildcat country. It's a great day to be a Wildcat. Every day's a great day to be a Wildcat! Nancy Kinner's absolutely great. She gets these freshmen going. She gives us that charge of energy that we really need to kick off the event. The Cat Pack is basically the overarching spirit squad here at UNH. UNH! UNH! UNH! Today we're teaching this new class of Wildcats some chants that we normally do at hockey games, and any other sporting event. Go blue, go white! Go blue, go white! Go blue, go white! Go blue, go white! And we're also going to do my personal favorite. It's called I believe in UNH. Which really exemplifies the sense of camaraderie and family that you have here at UNH. It brings everyone together, just makes them feel included. I! I! I believe! I believe! I believe in U! I believe in U! I believe in UNH! I believe in UNH! I believe in UNH! I believe in UNH! I believe in UNH! When you're in that crowd, and that crowd's cheering, that moment, that's what I live for. You get that sense of-- it's that positive, exuberant energy that's coming out of you, coming out of everyone there. You're taking part in something that's just bigger than your everyday experiences, and you can feel that. And that's, like, it just keeps you going. I believe in UNH! I believe in UNH! You feel it in your heart, really, and it's a sense of belonging that you really can't get anywhere else. Three quick claps at the whistle! [WHISTLING AND CLAPPING] Unbelievable. Best group ever. Coach Mac, classic football coach. The reason UNH is so great is because of what's happening in this room right today. The people that you're with, people that are sitting in this room are the people that maybe four, five years from now start being your business partners. Seven, eight years from now could be at your wedding party. 10 or 12 years from now could be the person you need the most at the time you need them the most. [MUSIC PLAYING] And I just feed off of the energy, and I just love people being passionate about our school together, and just having it be one big community. Because if we're all loving our school, then we can all just relate to each other so much better. It's definitely an experience, that's for sure. It's UNH, that's what it is. Yeah. The chants were fun. Yeah, the chants. Football coach was cool. It was amazing. I loved it. It was so exciting. Definitely was. Excited to be a Wildcat. Yeah. Definitely getting motivated for the year. Yeah. This right here, this is tradition at its finest. We have our freshman class coming down. They're learning one of our greatest traditions, pat the cat. Whatever you're going to do, whether it's going to a big hockey game and you want to will the team to a victory, you've got a big test coming up next week and you need that little extra push to get you by. Or if you're just having maybe an off day, and you need a little kick to get you started. You come over here, you pat this cat, and that's exactly what it's going to do. It's going to push you through to accomplish whatever you need to do. There's so many little pieces of this university that can come together at these events and welcome these incoming freshman classes, and show them how special Wildcat country is.