University of Rochester
Friends of Rochester Athletics
The Friends of Rochester Athletics is an organization dedicated to the advancement and support of all varsity, intramural, and recreational activities at the University of Rochester.
How to Join
You can join the Friends by making a gift supporting the team or activity of your choice.
Make a Gift
Make a pledge online for payment at a later date.
Why Your Support is Crucial
The Goergen Athletic Center officially opened in October, 2000, during the University's Sesquicentennial Celebration. The first-rate facility represents the University's commitment to campus life and the understanding that fitness and athletics play an important role in the overall educational experience.
Whether you were an occasional user, played intramurals, or competed as a varsity athlete, the old Alumni Gym was an important place for your education outside the classroom. The Goergen Athletic Center has now become a hub for the entire campus community. Up to 2,000 people a day pass through the front doors with 500 of these alone using the new fitness center. We now need support that goes beyond the bricks and mortar. The very fact that this building has become such a vital and well-used center of campus life means that the highest levels of support will be needed to sustain its vitality.
- Support for the non-varsity programs and recreational activities that allow us to attract and retain the best students, faculty, and staff.
- Support for the renewal and replacement of fitness equipment (e.g., the treadmills have already accumulated over a million miles since the center opened in April!)
- Appropriate support for our intercollegiate programs, enabling us to recruit the best students who are also the best athletes, provide quality instruction and requisite equipment, provide the ability to compete against other high quality institutions, and provide the necessary medical training for this level of competition.
- Support for the sports information services to tell our story.
Athletics and recreation form an important part of a student's education. We have built an outstanding new facility in keeping with the level of excellence that is the University of Rochester. Your support is needed to fill this center with the programs and activities that provide an experience equal to that excellence now and in the future.
How Your Support Helps
Your support is essential if we are to maintain and surpass our traditional levels of excellence. Support needs for recreational and intramural programs always include instruction and equipment, depending upon the specific nature of the program. Examples of where your support makes our varsity sports better are:
- Recruiting Fund
- Out of RegionTravel
- Annual Award Banquet
- State of the Art VideoEquipment
- Foreign Travel
