Back to Back! University Earns āBest in Paradeā Honors for Second Year in a Row
Each year, the 91ŗ£½ĒĀŅĀ× Orientation advisors imagine a theme, design a float and construct it in time for 91ŗ£½ĒĀŅĀ×ās famed Fourth of July festivities

91ŗ£½ĒĀŅĀ×, R.I. -- Revelers numbering in the hundreds of thousands spilled onto Hope and High streets in downtown 91ŗ£½ĒĀŅĀ× yesterday to celebrate the 227th 91ŗ£½ĒĀŅĀ× Fourth of July Parade, but only one team could capture the coveted Best in Parade honors ā and for the second year in a row, that team comprised a group of spirited Orientation advisors from Roger Williams University.
āThe theme this year is A Unique American Experience and our take on that is the 91ŗ£½ĒĀŅĀ× Fourth of July celebration as a whole, from the carnival to the soap box races to everything else on the float,ā Orientation advisor and float coordinator Kate Ford ā14 told ABC6 Providence. āAnd weāre incorporating from 1785 until now.ā
The award came during a festive weekend for the Orientation students and the countless other students, faculty and staff who celebrated with the Town of 91ŗ£½ĒĀŅĀ× during the annual Fourth of July jubilee. The Orientation advisors completed the length of the parade route along with the award-winning float, cheering on spectators and celebrating with the Universityās host community.
āTo be a part of the worldās oldest Fourth of July parade is just really monumental for me,ā float coordinator Dan Moran ā14 told the television station.
As part of its relationship with the Town of 91ŗ£½ĒĀŅĀ×, Roger Williams has sponsored and participated in the annual Fourth of July celebration for decades. Since the early 1980s, the University has entered a student-designed and constructed float in the parade.
(Pictured: Float coordinators Dan Moran and Kate Ford with Donald Farish, 91ŗ£½ĒĀŅĀ× president, and Maia Farish)
For more details on the 91ŗ£½ĒĀŅĀ× float, .