How Orange Crush® Is Moving Greek Life & College Students for Spring–Summer ORANGE CRUSH Tour 2026
How Orange Crush® Is Moving Greek Life & College Students for Spring–Summer ORANGE CRUSH Tour 2026
By Crush Magazine
This isn’t just a tour.
This is a college migration.
Every spring, Black students, Greek organizations, and campus culture look for one thing:
Where are we ALL pulling up this year?
For Spring–Summer 2026, the answer is clear.
From Miami Spring Break to Savannah Freaknik revival, from Tybee Island beach madness to Atlanta takeover weekends and a Juneteenth finale in Jacksonville Beach, Orange Crush® is activating one of the largest coordinated college-and-Greek mobilizations in the country.
And it starts on campus.
🌴 FLORIDA: SPRING BREAK IS A REQUIREMENT
Florida isn’t optional—it’s tradition.
Students from University of Central Florida (UCF), University of Florida (UF), University of Miami (The U), Florida State University (FSU), Florida Atlantic University (FAU), University of Tampa, Florida Institute of Technology (FIT), Florida International University (FIU), and Miami Dade College all lock into the same calendar.
That calendar leads straight to:
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Orange Crush® Miami | March 13–16
Miami becomes the national meeting point for:
Greeks from FAMU, Bethune-Cookman University, Edward Waters University, and Florida Memorial University
Party buses from Tallahassee, Orlando, Tampa, Daytona, Jacksonville, and Fort Lauderdale
Alumni chapters, grad students, and seniors making “one last run”
This is where Spring Break starts for real.
Later in the season, Florida students reconvene for:
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Orange Crush® Jacksonville Beach – Juneteenth | June 19–21
Powered by Edward Waters University, North Florida campuses, and HBCU alumni across the state, Jax Beach becomes a culture-first Juneteenth celebration—not just a party, but a statement.
🍑 GEORGIA: THE HEART OF THE MOVEMENT
Georgia doesn’t just attend Orange Crush®.
Georgia drives it.
From Athens to Atlanta, Savannah to Statesboro, the state’s colleges fuel every date.
Students from University of Georgia (UGA), Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, Kennesaw State, Clayton State University, Georgia Gwinnett College, Atlanta Metropolitan College, Emory University, Mercer University, Berry College, Oglethorpe University, Agnes Scott College, Life University, and LaGrange College form the PWI backbone.
But the soul comes from the HBCUs:
Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College, Morehouse College, Morris Brown College, Albany State University, Fort Valley State University, Paine College, and Savannah State University.
And that energy pours into:
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Orange Crush® Savannah | April 9–13
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Crush® The Mic™ Savannah | April 16
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Freaknik ’26 | April 17
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Orange Crush® Tybee Island | April 18
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ABC ’26 Savannah | April 18
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Crush The Block® Allenhurst | April 19
Savannah becomes a week-long takeover, pulling:
Georgia Southern University students from Statesboro
SCAD creatives
Military Greeks from Fort Stewart
Atlanta Greeks caravanning down I-16
Then Georgia resets and does it again with:
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CRUSH® Atlanta | May 30–31
This is homecoming energy without the game. Every Atlanta campus, every Greek yard, every alumni chapter knows what time it is.
🌊 SOUTH CAROLINA: SHORT DRIVE, BIG ENERGY
South Carolina students move fast when Savannah and Atlanta call.
Students from University of South Carolina, Clemson University, College of Charleston, and University of South Carolina Beaufort pull up alongside HBCU powerhouses Benedict College, Allen University, South Carolina State University, Claflin University, Voorhees University, and Morris College.
Savannah and Tybee become the default Spring Break extension for the entire state.
🎓 NORTH CAROLINA: GREEK LIFE MOBILIZATION
North Carolina is Greek-heavy and travel-ready.
From NC State University, Duke University, Wake Forest University, Elon University, and Appalachian State University, to HBCUs like North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central University, Winston-Salem State University, Fayetteville State University, Johnson C. Smith University, Shaw University, and St. Augustine’s University, the pipeline is strong.
Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, Winston-Salem—these students don’t ask if they’re going.
They ask which bus.
🎺 LOUISIANA: CULTURE MEETS CULTURE
Louisiana students understand legacy.
Students from Louisiana State University (LSU) mix with HBCU royalty from Southern University and A&M College, Xavier University, Dillard University, Grambling State University, Southern University New Orleans, and Southern University–Shreveport.
Savannah Freaknik ’26 and Atlanta CRUSH® weekends are marketed as southern culture linking up, not just parties.
🐘 ALABAMA: GREEK ROOTS, ROAD TRIPS READY
Students from University of Alabama join HBCUs including Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Tuskegee University, Miles College, Stillman College, and Talladega College in organized Greek caravans.
Atlanta and Savannah are the main targets—easy drives, heavy turnout.
🏙️ NATIONAL HBCU & ALUMNI PULL
HBCU alumni and grad students from:
Howard University (DC)
Morgan State University (MD)
Norfolk State & Hampton University (VA)
Tennessee State, Fisk, and LeMoyne-Owen (TN)
Texas Southern, Prairie View A&M, Paul Quinn (TX)
Jackson State & Mississippi Valley State (MS)
Turn Orange Crush® weekends into reunion energy—where alumni party just as hard as undergrads.
🍾 WHY IT WORKS
Orange Crush® understands one thing better than anyone else:
College students don’t move randomly.
Greeks don’t party separately.
Black culture travels together.
By aligning:
Academic calendars
Greek probates & alumni weekends
Spring Break windows
Beach destinations
Urban nightlife
Orange Crush® turns campuses into launchpads and cities into destinations.
🟠 FINAL WORD
This isn’t just about parties.
It’s about showing up together.
From the yard to the beach.
From probate season to Freaknik revival.
From Spring Break to Juneteenth.
If you’re Greek.
If you’re a student.
If you went to any of these schools.
You already know where you’re supposed to be.
🍊 ORANGE CRUSH® 2026
From campus… to coast… to culture.
