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A long time ago, on the frozen
waste of the north, a group of Norse Raiders decided to get a college education,
and so they rowed their longboats to South Bend's fertile shores.
Um, no, not really. Actually, our beautiful building was donated by
Robert M. Siegfried ('37) and Raymond H. Siegfried II ('65) and built in 1988 to
house women. In a string of brilliant decisions the University
decided to move the men of majestic Flanner Hall, the best male residence hall of its day, to Siegfried and Knott, while moving the women to West Quad.
This move resulted in the strange friendship and rivalary between Siegfried and Knott that remains today.
In honor of the the Flanner "Gamecocks" the men of Siegfried and Knott battle for the golden Cock Cup in the fall.
Rambler History
Siegfried Hall is the home of the Ramblers in honor of Notre Dame's old nicknames.
Long before Notre Dame was known as the Fighting Irish, they held such nicknames as the "Notre Dame Ramblers", "Rockne's Ramblers", the "Rambling Irish", and the "Nomads".
Also used were "Catholic" nicknames.
These names were discouraged by the administration, hoping for a catchy, classy name.
Finally, a sports writer alumnus named Francis Wallace used the term "Fighting Irish" in his widely read sports reports.
The University liked this and made it our official nickname.
However, when choosing our nickname our hall decided that if "Rambler" was good enough for Rockne, it's good enough for Siegfried.
Viking Connections
Although we sport the Rambler name, we asked ourselves, "What the heck is a Rambler?" and the final answer was "I dunno, but Siegfried was a Viking".
It seems there is a Wagner character in the "Night of the Valkries" by the name of Siegfried.
So, if you see 20 year old boys running around with rambler/viking helmets at pep rallies and hockey games, it's probably us.
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