Paddy Murphy

For Paddy: Kilts and coffins, bagpipes and brotherhood

The campus air will be filled with the dark dirge of bagpipes and a funeral procession this week. Men in kilts carrying a coffin will march through the streets, occasionally stopping to dance. This is the highlight of Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s traditional Paddy Murphy Week. The tradition is meant to commemorate Paddy Murphy, a legendary figure in SAE mythology.

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