Your first taste of weird school pride culture.
YOUR FIRST TASTE OF WEIRD SCHOOL PRIDE CULTURE.
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Remember that first week? Beyond the sprawling campus maps and the seemingly endless ice-breakers, there were those moments. The strange chants, the obscure rituals, or perhaps an oddly specific cheer you were suddenly expected to perform with full conviction. It felt utterly baffling, a charming kind of absurd. You might have chuckled, rolled your eyes, or exchanged confused glances with fellow fresh faces, but secretly, a seed of belonging, of something uniquely ours, was planted. This wasn't just orientation; it was your initiation into a particular brand of fervent, sometimes bizarre, loyalty.
That seed blossomed into something profound and lasting. It wasn't solely about the lectures or the library; it was about the shared experience of these quirky, sometimes-uncomfortable, always-passionate traditions. Whether it was the cathartic late-night communal scream before exams, a midnight dash across a sacred quad, or the enigmatic presence of long-standing societies, these were the rites of passage. They forged an unshakeable, often inexplicable, sense of pride. You found yourself defending the indefensible, celebrating the obscure, because it was your institution, your history, your shared eccentricity. That weird school pride, born from the initial confusion and growing through every shared inside joke, binds us still.
These aren't just memories; they are the invisible threads that connect us, from wide-eyed freshmen to seasoned alumni. That first taste of weird pride never truly leaves.
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