Penn Staters have so much pride in their school. There are certain things we do that make it obvious that we are from Happy Valley. From the things we say to the things we wear, you can spot a fellow Penn Stater a mile away. Some of the inside jokes we share help make this the best school on Earth.
You know you go to PSU when…
1. You have to leave at least twenty minutes early to make it across campus for class.
2. You have to wear multiple layers of clothing to accommodate the bipolar weather throughout the day.
3. You have at least one class a semester in Thomas, Forum, and/or Willard.
4. The only day you willingly wake up at 7 am during the summer is to purchase season football tickets.
5. It’s (insert time here), and Michigan still sucks.
6. Pollock brunch is the cure to an unbearable hangover.
7. Waiting an hour on line for the Waffle Shop is totally worth it.
8. You get emotional explaining THON to people who do not know what it is.
9. Vlad and Natty Light are both your best friends and worst enemies.
10. It is a necessity to make shirts for your bar tour.
11. You have wanted to speak your mind to the Willard Preacher, but have refrained because you didn’t want to cause a scene.
12. Despite the fact you go to school with 40,000 plus students, you still manage to walk passed your regretful hookup from the weekend on your way to class.
13. You know Fratland like the back of your hand.
14. LateNight is considered an acceptable fourth meal of the day.
15. Frackets are recycled each night during the colder months.
16. The great debate: College or Canyon Pizza.
17. Walk of shames on a Friday morning are not unexpected.
18. You cross College Ave. when there is a green light, even if a car is coming.
19. Being hungover in class on a Wednesday is not out of the ordinary for you.
20. There is no better way to spend your Saturday than inside Beaver Stadium with 107,000 fellow Nittany Lion fans.
21. Half your wardrobe is Penn State apparel.
22. No matter how heavy the snow is, class is still in session. Why? Because we have heated sidewalks.
23. The easiest way to spot a freshman is by the lanyard around their neck or if they look both ways crossing Beaver and College Ave.
24. You cringe when you hear the word “graduation.”
25. Clicker classes are the worst type of classes.
26. You can’t walk through campus without seeing at least 20 squirrels and 15 rabbits.
27. Mike the Mailman is the reason you don’t mind waiting in line at the post office.
28. You’ve skipped class to attend a daylong.
29. Completing a weeklong is one of your greatest accomplishments.
30. After completing the weeklong, your liver hates you.
31.You feel like you are going through airport security walking into the Pollock Testing Center.
32. You see girls struggling in their heels to avoid face planting on ice in the winter.
33. You know that passing through the HUB during classes can either make or break getting to class on time.
34. CATA buses may or may not have brakes.
35. The Dorito Church has been a meeting place one time or another.
36. Creamery ice cream is easily the best ice cream on the planet.
37. Skipping class to drink at Café is completely all right.
38. You’ve contemplated dropping a class because you didn’t want to do the group project.
39. Heading back up to Penn State for Arts Fest is the highlight of your summer.
40. You are FTK. Always.
41. The White Building is full of frat guys from 4-5 p.m., also known as “Frat Hour.”
42. You start tailgating at 8 a.m. for a noon football game, even if you are hungover from the night before.
43. You avoid Redifer during sorority recruitment because the lines are ridiculously long.
44. You often wonder why there still isn’t wireless Internet in all the dorms.
45. SOC 119 has changed at least one way you look at life.
46. Some sort of construction has woken you up way earlier than you wanted.
47. The Starbucks line is so long, yet you still wait 20 minutes in it for an overpriced cup of coffee.
48. Forum is quite possibly the hottest building on campus.
49. No matter how difficult times get, the Penn State family cannot be broke.
50. WE ARE!
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