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Dedicated to the greater Brown University ultimate community.

SUPPORT BROWN ULTIMATE
BRUNO GIVES BACK DAY RESULTS

KEEPING BROWN ULTIMATE FREE TO PLAY

On October 8th, The Brown University Sports Foundation ran the 2026 Bruno Gives Back Day team challenge. We are thrilled to report that the generosity of Brown alumni, parents, and friends like you earned the Men's and Open program the 1st Place Prize of $15,000, while the Women's and Gender Expansive program pulled in a Top 10 Prize of $1,000 for the second consecutive year.

BMo Program Goal - CRUSHED!: $50,000 $66,753!!! Shiver Program Record Set!: $11,151

WHY IT MATTERS

Your support helps us ensure that Ultimate is accessible to all. Gifts cover tournament entry, travel, equipment and uniforms, so cost never decides who gets to play.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Men's and Open program is turning its focus to long-term sustainability with a focus on raising funds for its endowment. If you missed the window to contribute to the program and still want to, please donate to the Michael V. Franz '03 Endowed Fund for Ultimate Frisbee. We have some exciting announcements about the endowment coming over the next few months; indeed, please contact us at bmo.captains@gmail.com if you're interested in helping lead an endowment drive.

The Women's and Gender Expansive program is also encouraging donations to its endowment, the Paige V. Hick '11 Fund for Women's Ultimate Frisbee.

In addition, we're working toward another career night with the current teams, alumni social events, and, of course, planning to get a strong alumni contingent to Salt Lake City for 2027 College Nationals (and the annual Hellfish National Disc Golf Championship) over Memorial Day Weekend.

NOTES ON GIVING

Donor Advised Funds and Appreciated Stock

Gifts of Donor Advised Funds or Appreciated Stock may also be made and counted toward team totals on Bruno Gives Back Day. You can find details at the Brown University's How to Give webpage. If you are thinking of doing this, please visit the site and plan ahead to make the transfer on October 8. After you make such gift, you must contact the Brown University Sports Foundation at sports_foundation@brown.edu or (401) 863-1900 to ensure the gift is counted.

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50 Years of Brown Ultimate celebrated in Providence October 10-12, 2025
Over 250 alumni/ae and current team players honored the legacy of Brown Ultimate.

50th Anniversary Celebration and Ultimate Reunion

Thank you!

The Brown Ultimate Community thanks all ultimate alumni/ae, family, and friends who traveled back to Providence to join with our current teams to celebrate the 50th anniversary of our founding in 1975. More than 200 alumni/ae returned to campus to join over 50 current players to enjoy a weekend of activities October 10-12, 2025. See photos.

Photos
If you have any photos or videos from your involvement with Brown Ultimate you're willing to share, add them to one of our Google Photos albums:

Please take the time to identify who's in the photos by name and class year if possible.

Reunion Stories
Likewise, we'd love hear your stories and memories from the Reunion. Please email your favorites to brownultimatereunion@gmail.com. We may reach back out for followup or possible video interviews.

Reconnecting
Find old teammates at our alumni website where we list over 1,000 players and friends!

Other fun stuff
50th Anniversary hoodie
50th Anniversary hoodie front detail
50th Anniversary hoodie back
Get a 50th Anniversary hoodie! Or just load up on other BMo and Shiver schwag.

Like crossword puzzles? Did you miss the Ratty brunch? Here's something fun to do on your way home: a Brown frisbee-themed crossword! It was specially made for us by a friend of Bess (Shiver '21) whose puzzles have been published in the NYT. Enjoy!

Wanna know who's the best (or worst) golfer in our crowd? We have Disc Golf Tourney Results!

Supporting Brown Ultimate

Supporting the programs
Brown supports the Women's+ and Men's ultimate programs each with an Endowment fund and an Annual Spending account (4 funds total). Both programs are currently seeking donations to their endowment funds to guarantee permanent fee-free access to ultimate at all levels for all Brown community members. Click a button below to make your donation - you can split it across the Men's and Women's+ programs as you see fit:

Join our alumni/ae network
Interested in helping our Brown ultimate community continue to grow and thrive? Become an active member of our alumni/ae network.
  • Please log in or register as an active community member, which will let you edit your profile and privacy settings and see more details about your teammates and friends.
  • Make sure you're on our email newsletter lists and that we have your current email address.
  • Come join in our monthly Zoom meetings (usually the first Wednesday 9pm ET, details TBD).
  • Join our Facebook group

Brown Ultimate Today

Started in 1975 as a single co-ed squad, today the Brown Ultimate Program comprises five different teams and over 100 players competing nationally in Division-I. There are three Men's teams led by National Champion Brownian Motion (BMo), with support from its "B" and "C" teams Polyester Funkadelic (PFunk) and Mother Ship (MoShip), which have competed annually for decades and are competitive in their own right, with Pfunk regularly besting “A” teams from many of Brown's peer colleges and universities.

Brown University Ultimate is also championed by two Women’s and Gender Expansive programs: Shiver and Cosmic Rays, the “A” and “B” teams respectively. In the last several years, Shiver has found increased national level success, missing out on attending the national championship tournament by only one place in 2024. On all fronts, Brown’s Men’s and Women+’s programs have garnered tremendous success across the US ultimate community and are a uniquely loved part of life on college hill.

Indeed over the past 25 years, our program has evolved significantly from its intramural and club roots, enjoying considerable success at the national level, including:

All backed by a strong and growing community of alumni, parents and friends who have raised an endowment and underwritten the annual operating expenses of the program.


2024 BMo - National Champions

1975 The Founders