Your first taste of weird school pride culture.
YOUR FIRST TASTE OF WEIRD SCHOOL PRIDE CULTURE.
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Remember that initial disorientation? The whirlwind of orientation, a blur of new faces, unfamiliar pathways, and an underlying hum of centuries of history. Then came the traditions. Not the quaint, predictable ones, but the truly bizarre rituals that defined our first weeks. Perhaps it was the pre-exam collective scream, a primal, cathartic release echoing across the quad, a shared moment of stress and solidarity. It made no sense from the outside, but felt entirely normal, even necessary, from within. Or maybe the oddly specific chants, the obscure inside jokes about campus legends, the secret handshakes or peculiar late-night gatherings that instantly forged a bond with strangers, cementing a shared experience.
These weren't just quirky events; they were our initiation. They felt deeply weird, a unique blend of ancient pomp and youthful absurdity. Yet, through them, we found our tribe, developing inexplicable, fierce loyalty to this place and its peculiar ways. That shared bewilderment, the collective surrender to the strange, was the very foundation of our unique pride. It wasn't just about academics; it was about embracing the odd, the historic, the intensely personal connection to a legacy unlike any other. This was where our identity as part of something bigger, profoundly eccentric and enduring, truly began.
That first taste of weird school pride culture became a core memory, a badge of honor. It’s what we remember, what we sometimes fondly, sometimes bemusedly, discuss years later, attempting to explain it to outsiders who just wouldn't quite get it. It’s the shared secret, the unspoken understanding that connects us, across cohorts and careers, a distinct marker of our unique journey. These seemingly strange rites of passage bound us together in ways nothing else could.
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