Miami University, located in Oxford, Ohio, is one of the original eight public ivy league schools. With its beautiful red brick buildings, charming town and many traditions, there's so much that makes Miami a special place. If you're a student or a graduate of Miami, here are 15 things that you are sure to know.
1. You avoid the seal at all costs.
The superstition that stepping on the seal leads to you failing your next exam may seem like a myth, but you're certainly not taking any chances.
2. You point out the second most photographed spot in Ohio to everyone who visits you.
Next to the Ohio State football stadium, our beloved MacCracken Hall is the most photographed place in Ohio. This fun fact was drilled into your heads on campus tours so many times that you can't help but share it with everyone else.
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3. If you lose your North Face parka you're screwed.
That would be because practically every girl at Miami owns the same black North Face coat. The same thing goes for Bean Boots, but those are a little harder to lose.
4. The Brotherhood is basically royalty.
Some schools revolve around their football team, but at Miami, we save the silly cheers, our jersey collections and our weekend nights for our hockey boys.
5. You've sported your fair share of "Not Yet" stamps.
Is Brick mocking us?
6. You know the fast track to becoming a Miami Merger.
That would be kissing your SO under the Upham Arch at midnight.
7. It seems like everyone you meet is from one of the "5 C's."
Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Chicago and China.
8. Your football team is the only team in NCAA history to go from 0-6 to 6-6 in one season.
It earned us a spot in the 2016 St. Petersburg Bowl and is almost as much of a miracle as the Chicago Cubs winning the 2016 World Series.
9. You constantly have to explain to people that you go to school in Ohio, not Florida.
Miami was a university when Florida still belonged to Spain.
10. You get to witness some of the most beautiful sunsets.
Seriously, does it get much better than that?
11. Broomball is a sport, and a popular one at that.
Even former President Hodge could be spotted out on the ice with his broomball team.
12. Bagels aren't just breakfast food.
Who knew bagels could be made in so many different ways?
13. You love to tell people that a US President, a Super Bowl quarterback AND the Speaker of the House went to Miami.
That would be Benjamin Harrison, Ben Roethlisberger and, of course, Paul Ryan. Other famous alumni include astronaut Alan Shepard, actress Tina Louise (Ginger on Gilligan's Island) and numerous famous football coaches.
14. Green Beer Day is more widely publicized than any other event.
It even has its own apparel line.
15. You have "the most beautiful campus there ever was."
That's a quote from the Robert Frost, and he couldn't have said it better.
Sure, Miami has its quirks, but if you're a Miami student you know you wouldn't want to have ended up anywhere else. Love and Honor, Redhawks.
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