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Rock the Socks

A Design Competition and Giving Program for YCP Spartans

Feet are shown dangling off the edge of an Adirondack chair on campus, wearing a pair of green and white striped socks with a York College logo.

Step Into Your Spartan Spirit

York College's Rock the Socks program invites students and young alumni (three years out) to design their best YCP-themed socks! A vote is then held to select the favorite design — and the winning sock is created for distribution to student/young alumni donors.

Congratulations to our winning designer for 2023-24, Charlie Dangler '24!

Get a pair of this year's winning socks — exclusively for donors who are current students or recent graduates!

  • Current Students — $10 gift required
  • Recent Graduates ('21, '22, '23) — $25 gift required

Competition Information

Make the most of your design submission by reviewing these tips and contest rules before submitting your work.

Sock designs and voting for 2023-2024 have now closed.

Sock designs can be submitted using any of the provided templates, or in any other digital format that works best for you. Whether you've created a design using professional software, a masterpiece on a napkin during your lunch break, or anything in between — all designs are welcome. Participants are limited to three designs each.

Competition Timeline

  • Sock Design Submissions: September 14, 2023 - October 13, 2023
  • Sock Design Voting: October 18, 2023 - October 27, 2023
  • Winner Announced: November 1, 2023
Submit Your Design

Sock designs and voting for 2023-2024 have now closed.

While you are not required to use a template, they are available for your convenience. If you have any issues accessing template files, please email Alyssa Placha, York College Fund Assistant Director, at aplacha@ycp.edu.

View Design Templates

Sock designs and voting for 2023-2024 have now closed.

Design Submissions

  • Students and alumni who graduated in 2021, 2022, and 2023 are eligible to participate
  • Up to three designs may be submitted by one person
  • Designs must represent the Spartan spirit and must include the College’s name and/or logo
  • Designs may be submitted in any form:
    • Digital drawing template
    • Drawing template
    • Other drawing that represents a sock

Contest Voting Eligibility

  • Students and alumni who graduated in 2021, 2022, and 2023 are eligible to vote
  • Participants may vote only once
  • You do not have to have submitted a design to vote

Other Rules

  • York College will give full credit to all designers but will retain rights to the winning
    submission
  • Designs may be altered after submission to meet York College branding guidelines
  • Designs may be altered after submission to meet print company guidelines