Student Experience

Photos: Students celebrate new semester with ‘First Snow’ event

January 14, 2026

group of women pose together
Photos by Sarah Woods, Emory Photo/Video
students smiling in snowfall
Photos by Sarah Woods, Emory Photo/Video
Girl laughing next to a snowman
Photos by Sarah Woods, Emory Photo/Video
establishing shot
Photos by Sarah Woods, Emory Photo/Video
students standing on snow
Photos by Sarah Woods, Emory Photo/Video
gathering snow
Photos by Sarah Woods, Emory Photo/Video
three students standing together
Photos by Sarah Woods, Emory Photo/Video
scooping snowballs
Photos by Sarah Woods, Emory Photo/Video
student laughing
Photos by Sarah Woods, Emory Photo/Video
large group of students
Photos by Sarah Woods, Emory Photo/Video
students playing in snow
Photos by Sarah Woods, Emory Photo/Video
students gathered around heater
Photos by Sarah Woods, Emory Photo/Video
male student throwing a snowball
Photos by Sarah Woods, Emory Photo/Video
students playing inflatable drums
Photos by Sarah Woods, Emory Photo/Video
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As the first day of classes wrapped up on Tuesday evening, Emory students on the Atlanta campus bundled up and braved the freezing cold for a magical event: “First Snow.”

Hosted by Emory Student Involvement, Leadership, and Transitions (SILT), it was a winter wonderland right here in the South, complete with cookies and hot chocolate.

Scroll through the photo gallery to relive the evening.