Do not capitalize terms pertaining to class years unless part of a formal name.
Sophomore Year Abroad Program
Sophomore Spring Social
spring
Do not capitalize the season when writing about semesters.
He is taking a lighter load for the spring semester than he had during the fall.
She will graduate in spring 2023.
Star of the West monument
This granite monument honors the courage and leadership of all Citadel graduates who fought and died while in service. It was raised in 1961, 100 years after Citadel cadets fired on the federal supply ship the Star of the West from the northern point of Morris Island. The monument bears the names of the best-drilled cadet at The Citadel for each year since 1886. The winner of the annual competition wears the Star of the West Medal.
Stevens Barracks
Stoney House
Houses the Career Center. Thomas P. Stoney served as Charleston’s solicitor and as mayor. After he was killed in an accident in 1973, his wife’s heirs transferred the property to The Citadel.
Summerall Chapel
Named for Gen. Charles P. Summerall, the non-denominational chapel was built in 1936. The inscription across the front of the building, “Remember Now Thy Creator in the Days of Thy Youth,” comes from Ecclesiastes 12:1.
The “chapel” is acceptable on second reference.
Summerall Field
Named for The Citadel’s 10th president, an illustrious general whose legendary military service included the Spanish American War, Philippine Insurrection, Boxer Rebellion and several victorious battles of World War I. The first Southerner to become a four-star general in the U.S. Army, Charles Pelot Summerall capped a colorful military career as chief of staff of the Army before becoming president of The Citadel in 1931. His medals and dress sword are on display in Summerall Chapel. Summerall Field is the site of the dress parades that attract visitors on most Friday afternoons during the academic year.
Also known as the “parade field,” “parade deck” or “parade ground.”
Summerall Gate
Fashioned from sword gate panels, the gate was originally made for Whitehall, Gen. Summerall’s plantation in Aiken, S.C. The gold shields on the gates comprise four bronze stars and the general’s initials, CPS. The gate is on the northeast side of campus adjacent to Hampton Park.
TAC Officer
Former active-duty military officers assigned as adult supervision to monitor the barracks. Abbreviation of “tactical officer.”
The Citadel
In 1910, the South Carolina General Assembly accepted the Board of Visitors’ recommendation to change the name of the college from the Citadel Academy to The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. The article “the” became a formal part of the college name and should always be capitalized, even when the college name is used as an adjective.
Established in 1842, The Citadel is one of six senior military colleges in the United States.
The parents learned that The Citadel’s faculty boasts professors of distinction who have published articles in academic journals worldwide.