You Know You Geaux To LSU When…..

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.

Have ideas of your own? Comment below and share your LSU defining characteristic!

xoxo-- Girl in the Purple Polo