Over the years , the Chapel Bell has served as an athletic tradition at the University of Georgia . The ringing of the Chapel Bell after a Georgia victory is a tradition that has endured since the 1890s . In Georgia football 's early days , Herty Field was located only yards from the chapel , and first-year students were compelled to ring the bell until midnight in celebration of a Bulldog victory . Today , students , alumni , fans and townspeople still rush to the Chapel to ring the bell after a victory . The bell is also utilized for University meetings and events , weddings and remembrance ringing . The bell was rung in memory of victims of the September 11 attacks in 2001 . After the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting , the University of Georgia partook in a nationwide mourning by ringing the Chapel Bell in honor of the victims of the shooting
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