Inspiration

At Wellesley, even if your head is bent over computer or books, when you hear a certain kind of shout, you know: It’s snowing! It brings out the cameras. And the kid in all of us. (Filmed December 2013 by Hailey Lee ’14 and edited by Gabrielle Linnell ’13.)

If Pieter Breugel had painted Wellesley, and it came to life, it might look like this. (Filmed February 2013 by Sarah Bailin ’16 and edited by Gabrielle Linnell ’13.)

Last year, some epic snowstorms visited Wellesley. This year has seen more than six inches before the end of Fall semester. Whenever it snows at Wellesley, we hear cries of: "Send pictures!" Why do Wellesley women love—or at least wax nostalgic about—the campus blanketed in white? We set out to find out, and share the results with you.