With so many future students wandering campus for Spring Invitational, I started thinking about all the ways my fellow seniors and I have changed since freshman orientation. I realize we now share many commonalities-- almost as if there are distinguishing characteristics that make us LSU students....So, here we geaux......
You Kneaux You Geaux To LSU When.....
- Your closet consists of mainly LSU shirts….and you justify keeping them—You worked hard to get that one from the t-shirt toss!
- You know the Pentagon is not just a government building in D.C.
- You think eaux is the proper way to spell anything with an "oh" sound.
- You believe not only that purple and gold geaux together, but that it should be worn as often as possible.
- A parking spot right in front of your building absolutely makes your day.
- You laugh at students from other schools who think tailgating is actually meant to be out of a tail gate on a truck.
- Everyone becomes your best friend at the end of the semester when you have leftover meals to The 459 Commons and The 5 dining halls.
- You long ago learned the benefits of memorizing your 89- number, and secretly chuckle at those who still have to look at their Tiger Card.
- You can recite the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd down cheers anytime queued….including in your sleep.
- You associate lunchtime with the Alma Mater thanks to the clock tower at noon.
- You actually know the lyrics to the Alma Mater……or not.
- Free food is never to be underestimated.
- It seems everyone who plays the piano in Herget Residential College lobby knows the same three songs.
- You realize that hall bathrooms really aren't that bad….actually they can be kind of convenient.
- Mom's don't come to college, but somehow the res hall bathrooms are always clean (Hall bathrooms are cleaned twice a day in the res halls, and suite bathrooms are cleaned once a week!)
- You've realized a 12' by 15' room can actually hold some of the best memories of your life.
- Despite 12+ years of school "We Delivery" is now an acceptable noun and is a geaux-to for all take out needs.
- You wouldn't trade your loftable bed for anything—it's like the bunk bed you always wanted, but better.
- Tigercash on vending machines basically gets you through the night.
- You understand the meaning of Club Middleton and know it's the coolest place to be during midterms and finals.
- Flashmob raves seem to be a perfectly normal once-a-semester occurrence in the library.
- You know that despite mother nature, it's guaranteed to snow at least once a year on the Parade Ground thanks to RHA.
- Distance becomes measured in how long it takes to walk instead of in terms of miles.
- You no longer need to use the Memorial Tower and Tiger Stadium to find your way, but if anyone needs directions they are your go-to land marks.
- You hate when you go home and you actually have to plug your computer in to the Internet…..within two weeks you've convinced your parents to get wireless.
- Les Miles eating grass seems perfectly normal…..whatever works, right?
- You find tears in your eyes when saying goodbye to your floor custodian-- you'll miss talking to them every morning. Trust me.
- Your parents find that you've picked up your old habit of rocking in chairs thanks to the rocking desk chairs in the res halls.
- You feel you could host your own show on TLC with your creative and budget friendly decorating skills.
- Speaking of TV shows, you know MTV isn't the only cool Cribs episodes around!
- Patrick Taylor Hall and CEBA are used interchangeably….and probably always will be.
- You know you will always and forever bleed purple and gold….and find yourself unsure what this red substance is that biologists talk about.
xoxo-- Girl in the Purple Polo
