![Feet are shown dangling off the edge of an Adirondack chair on campus, wearing a pair of green and white striped socks with a York College logo.](/sites/default/files/styles/two_column_callout_image/public/2024-05/Alumni%20Relations%20Sock%20Design_013.jpg?h=74aa5b48&itok=6IJvwpHx)
Step Into Your Spartan Spirit
York College's Rock the Socks program invites students and young alumni (three years out) to design their best YCP-themed socks! A vote is then held to select the favorite design — and the winning sock is created for distribution to student/young alumni donors.
Congratulations to our winning designer for 2023-24, Charlie Dangler '24!
Get a pair of this year's winning socks — exclusively for donors who are current students or recent graduates!
- Current Students — $10 gift required
- Recent Graduates ('21, '22, '23) — $25 gift required
Competition Information
Make the most of your design submission by reviewing these tips and contest rules before submitting your work.
Sock designs and voting for 2023-2024 have now closed.
Sock designs can be submitted using any of the provided templates, or in any other digital format that works best for you. Whether you've created a design using professional software, a masterpiece on a napkin during your lunch break, or anything in between — all designs are welcome. Participants are limited to three designs each.
Competition Timeline
- Sock Design Submissions: September 14, 2023 - October 13, 2023
- Sock Design Voting: October 18, 2023 - October 27, 2023
- Winner Announced: November 1, 2023
Sock designs and voting for 2023-2024 have now closed.
While you are not required to use a template, they are available for your convenience. If you have any issues accessing template files, please email Alyssa Placha, York College Fund Assistant Director, at aplacha@ycp.edu.
Sock designs and voting for 2023-2024 have now closed.
Design Submissions
- Students and alumni who graduated in 2021, 2022, and 2023 are eligible to participate
- Up to three designs may be submitted by one person
- Designs must represent the Spartan spirit and must include the College’s name and/or logo
- Designs may be submitted in any form:
- Digital drawing template
- Drawing template
- Other drawing that represents a sock
Contest Voting Eligibility
- Students and alumni who graduated in 2021, 2022, and 2023 are eligible to vote
- Participants may vote only once
- You do not have to have submitted a design to vote
Other Rules
- York College will give full credit to all designers but will retain rights to the winning
submission - Designs may be altered after submission to meet York College branding guidelines
- Designs may be altered after submission to meet print company guidelines