▁liberal ▁arts ▁univers ities . ▁T IME ▁magazine ▁ ▁ranked ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁ 8 4 th ▁among ▁all ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁Student ▁life ▁ ▁Trad itions ▁ ▁The ▁b ant am ▁▁ ▁Tr inity ' s ▁mas cot , ▁the ▁b ant am , ▁was ▁conce ived ▁by ▁Joseph ▁Buff ington , ▁class ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁federal ▁judge ▁and ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁college . ▁ ▁Al ma ▁mater ▁▁ ▁Tr inity ' s ▁al ma ▁mater ▁is ▁" ’ Ne ath ▁the ▁El ms ." ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁by ▁Tr inity ▁student ▁August us ▁P . ▁Burg win ▁to ▁the ▁t une ▁of ▁a ▁song ▁that ▁his ▁but ler ▁often ▁sang . ▁When ▁"' Ne ath ▁the ▁El ms " ▁was ▁written , ▁the ▁college ▁had ▁been ▁plant ing ▁el m ▁trees ▁on ▁the ▁quad , ▁which ▁remain ▁today . ▁ ▁Student ▁publications ▁▁ ▁The ▁Tr inity ▁T rip od ▁ ▁Athletics ▁▁ ▁The ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁Department ▁of ▁Athletics ▁currently ▁spons ors ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁sports . ▁ ▁F rat ern ities ▁and ▁sor or ities ▁▁ ▁Official ly , ▁approximately ▁ 1 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁body ▁are ▁affili ated ▁with ▁a ▁Greek ▁organization . ▁ ▁They ▁operate ▁under ▁gu idel ines ▁and ▁reg ulations ▁established ▁and ▁enfor ced ▁by ▁the ▁Tr inity ▁College . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁then - pres ident