How to Be a Lifelong Yellow Jacket
By: Jess Barber, ChBE 22 | Categories: Alumni Interest
1/ KNOW MORE ABOUT ENTOMOLOGY THAN MOST.
Hold firm in knowing that yellow jackets and bumblebees are very, very different. Make sure your friends know it, too.
2/ PLANT AN OAK TREE IN YOUR BACKYARD.
As a student, you hid from the Atlanta sun (and sometimes from finals) underneath Tech’s oaks. Now enjoy some homework-free shade of your own.
3/ OUTSMART THE SCI-FI MOVIES.
Realize that the intricate “new theories” shown on screen are actually integrals you solved in Physics II. Nice try, Hollywood.
4/ SPREAD THE GOOD WORD.
Name your kids, pets, or houseplants so that their initials spell THWg or GT. (Did you know 0.01% of living alumni have the initials GT?)
5/ WAKE UP TO THE WHISTLE.
Set your morning alarm to play the Whistle and relive the stress of realizing you slept through your 8 a.m. classes.
6/ LOSE GEORGE P. BURDELL AT THE AIRPORT.
Page Burdell and see if you can spot grads joining the search. Bonus points if you’re at an overseas airport.
7/ REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE COLOR RED.
In fact, it can’t even be found in your proximity.
8/ BECOME A HOCO PRO.
Join other Yellow Jackets every fall as you watch tricycle crashes, homemade Wrecks, and a great game of football during Homecoming festivities with the Georgia Tech Alumni Association.
9/ PARTNER UP WITH THE NEXT GENERATION.
Participate in Mentor Jackets and pass along your advice and experiences to Tech’s newest students as they make their journey toward saying, “I got out!”
10/ ALWAYS REMEMBER HOME.
Whether you called it North Avenue Trade School, The Institute, or Georgia Tech, always know you’re welcome home!
