#AllPawsIn: #AllPawsIn: Bearkat All Paws In is the largest volunteer initiative at Sam Houston State University. Hundreds of Bearkats came out on Saturday, March 2, 2013 to put our motto “The measure of a Life is its Service” into practice in and around the Huntsville community. Students spent time volunteering in child daycare centers, parks, along highways, and in service to senior residential facilities. The 2013 event was the first time Bearkat All Paws In extended to the The Woodlands Center campus.

It doesn’t matter where you are, as long as you’re a Bearkat!

To see all the photos search #AllPawsIn on Instagram.

#KatsForACure: Join SHSU Recreational Sports in celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. All month, our Fitness Staff will be sporting pink as a reminder of this important cause. During the week of October 22-26, we will be hosting Kats for a Cure Week, which will consist of many different special events!  Click here to see our #KatsForACure Week Schedule!

Voluntary donations to the Susan G. Komen foundation will be taken throughout the week by members of the Fitness Staff.

See all the photos tagged #KatsForACure here!

#BOTPW: Saturday, Oct. 6 a record number of fans turned out at Reliant Stadium in downtown Houston to watch our Sam Houston State Bearkats defeat the SFA Lumberjacks for the second year in a row at the Battle of the Pineywoods. Check out the hastag #botpw for all the great fan photos on Instagram.

Photos by Instagrammers: @kolbyflowers, @mannymrtz, @brittanyrasch, @charissavandver, @t_wimb, @2beebop0, @bboobbiiee, @thebeastmode71, @stephanielauren92 and @missmorganmarie93

By the way, we wonder if she said yes? Does anyone know?

Bearkats vs. Incarnate Word: SHSU celebrated the first football game of the season and invited Bearkat parents to join the celebration during Bearkat Family Weekend. Over 11,000 fans packed Bowers Stadium to cheer the Bearkats to a 54 - 7 win over Incarnate Word.


Thanks! @nikkicalfee, @shushascheffer, @haleydolive, @kennnnziee, @jordan_killer, @erinadrienne, @b_cook1991, @ryan_ducks21, @jimmy_pipes, and @pmoneygage

Sammmypalooza 2012: Last night SHSU kicked off a new semester with a free concert featuring the All American Rejects, Ludacris, and Eve 6. Bearkats packed Johnson Coliseum for the event. It was an amazing night! I hope all you Kats are ready for the new semester. WELCOME BACK! To see all the photos from #sammypalooza check out this hashtag gallery.


Photos by Bearkat Instagrammers: @thomas_roacho54, @katiemoore11, @gabreeuhl, @_amorecourtney_, @mitispeaking, @pannell24, @_itsjustangel_, @nestorleon, @blakeross18, and @mekaylabeth

Bearkat Transfer Camp: They may not have started as Bearkats, but they are family now! This week SHSU hosted its first ever Bearkat Transfer Camp. Transfer students got together to meet each other, learn our SHSU traditions, and have a great time. Congratulations to all of this year’s campers, and welcome to Sam Houston State University.

Thanks @kfryn218, @mollybillye, @squatchthompson, @britanygallegos, @alyciacolleen, @catcat21, and @houstonroyalty for sharing.

Bearkat Camp Session 2: The fun continues at Bearkat Camp! A second set of new Kats shared their camp experiences by using the hashtag #bkc2 on Instagram. Freshman come to camp as new students and leave camp as lifelong friends and Bearkats! Eat’em Up!

Thanks @gayle2016, @kfryn218, @tab026, @squatchthompson, @bmwren, and @cheznay93 for sharing!

Bearkat Camp Session 1: What a way to kick off Instagram at SHSU! Our first hashtag project started at this year’s Bearkat Camp where incoming freshman spend four days learning about Bearkat life and participating in camp competitions, games, and activities. To see all the photos from the first session of camp check out the hashtag gallery, and keep an eye out for the photos coming from out newest Kats in Session 2!

A special thanks to @wpspen, @kfryn218, @aaymariee, @squatchthompson, and @jennadyerrr whose photos appear above.