We Are...a Sculpture

We Are...Penn State...We Are....Penn State...We Are...Penn State...Thank You...You're Welcome.  The "We Are" chant was one of the first things that we learned when we came to Penn State.  As we know, this saying is very important, so important that there is even a sculpture commemorating it.

The WE ARE Sculpture is a made entirely of mirrors that reflect the world around it.  It stands upon a large stone pedestal.  This sculpture was a gift from the Class of 2013.  Beside the sculpture is an information board that tells about the statue, the saying, and the history of the Alma Mater.  You can see this board below.

This chant, along with the Alma Mater are what bring Penn State together as a family.  When the Alma Mater is sung, everyone sways together, as one.  This lets us know that we are not alone, and that beside us there is always someone else who has our back, literally when the Alma Mater is sung. This feeling of community goes on with the "We Are" Chant.

The "We Are" chant continues this feeling of community.  According to the information board, the "We Are" chant can be said anywhere around the world, with the size of the Penn State community, someone will answer it.  This goes to show just how powerful the feeling of community is here, at Penn State.  This power of community can be seen symbolically in the WE ARE Sculpture.

The WE ARE sculpture is a reflection of one's self, both figuratively and literally.

Literally in the sense that we can see our reflection in it.  The shiny mirror quality of the sculpture lets you look into the "A" and be looking right back at yourself.  This is one of the things that makes this sculpture so interesting, the color of it is never exactly the same.  The surroundings around the  sculpture are constantly changing, which means that the WE ARE sculpture is constantly changing.  This can also be seen figuratively.

Figuratively, it can be see that since the color of the WE ARE sculpture is constantly changing, so is the people who make up our community.  All of us are growing into ourselves all throughout college, and are changing each and every second of every day.  This is one of the two ideas in the reflection of the sculpture.

The other idea is that when you look at your reflection in the WE ARE sculpture, "you" become a part of the "we."  The WE ARE sculpture shows us that we are all part of a community at Penn State.  This means that the community could not be the same without you, or anyone else.

The WE ARE sculpture is a holistic view of Penn State.  By this I mean that we believe strongly in our power as a group.  When all of us work together, as one big community, we can help all of the members of our community as a team, because "We Are" nothing without each other, but together "We Are" able to do anything.