What’s up with “school spirit”?

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Anonymous wrote:Go Emory Eagles

That's mean.

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Anonymous wrote:What exactly is school spirit?

Does Bama have better stronger school spirit than Columbia?

Does Columbia have any school spirit at all?

Columbia's alumni network is super strong though.
It seems two things got conflated.

It’s a joke to claim Columbia has a strong alumni network. People there have a loyalty to their tribe, not their school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Normcore dudes and their gfs love college football and basketball. It's part of mainstream American culture. People fit in at work just by talking about the game results.

Talking with friends in the stands at a game can be fun.

All while working for the execs that went to great schools without big time football or basketball.

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Anonymous wrote:Normcore dudes and their gfs love college football and basketball. It's part of mainstream American culture. People fit in at work just by talking about the game results.

Talking with friends in the stands at a game can be fun.

All while working for the execs that went to great schools without big time football or basketball.

Most of the execs I know went to big state schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s the deal with “school spirit”? Can anyone define it? Why did it disappear at some schools that used to have it? Why do some kids want it so much, even kids who have the stats for elite schools?

Whoever has witnessed the awe-inspiring majesty of a stampede of the Bucknell Bison would not think to ask such a silly question.

It’s time to get outside and touch the central Pennsylvania grass.

[Anonymous]

School you like = Their school pride is awesome! The alumni are so supportive. Parent so friendly!

School you hate = Their school pride is elitist! The alumni are full of themselves. Parents so over the top!

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the deal with “school spirit”? Can anyone define it? Why did it disappear at some schools that used to have it? Why do some kids want it so much, even kids who have the stats for elite schools?

Whoever has witnessed the awe-inspiring majesty of a stampede of the Bucknell Bison would not think to ask such a silly question.

It’s time to get outside and touch the central Pennsylvania grass.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the deal with “school spirit”? Can anyone define it? Why did it disappear at some schools that used to have it? Why do some kids want it so much, even kids who have the stats for elite schools?

Whoever has witnessed the awe-inspiring majesty of a stampede of the Bucknell Bison would not think to ask such a silly question.

It’s time to get outside and touch the central Pennsylvania grass.

How do all those bison fit in the pipeline? What’s the diameter? Does it run underground all the way to the Street, or are parts of it above ground, like an oil pipeline?

Most importantly, who’s responsible for mucking out the pipeline after the bison run through?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s the deal with “school spirit”? Can anyone define it? Why did it disappear at some schools that used to have it? Why do some kids want it so much, even kids who have the stats for elite schools?

If you don’t innately get why kids want a school spirit type of school, just move along. Have fun at UChicago.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the deal with “school spirit”? Can anyone define it? Why did it disappear at some schools that used to have it? Why do some kids want it so much, even kids who have the stats for elite schools?

If you don’t innately get why kids want a school spirit type of school, just move along. Have fun at UChicago.

Terrible advice. I’m the one who doesn’t really understand school spirit (though some comments here have been helpful), but it’s my kid who’s going to college.

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Anonymous wrote:It doesn't have to be about sports or football. It's about camaraderie, connecting, and being happy that you're there . . . and that's usually easier to find at schools where there academics aren't a grind. It usually extends beyond graduation to tight alumni networks.

It’s this. It means the school is full of people who are happy to be there and not just fighting through towards a job or grad school.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the deal with “school spirit”? Can anyone define it? Why did it disappear at some schools that used to have it? Why do some kids want it so much, even kids who have the stats for elite schools?

If you don’t innately get why kids want a school spirit type of school, just move along. Have fun at UChicago.

Terrible advice. I’m the one who doesn’t really understand school spirit (though some comments here have been helpful), but it’s my kid who’s going to college.

Imagine being there as a student for a game line this one!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the deal with “school spirit”? Can anyone define it? Why did it disappear at some schools that used to have it? Why do some kids want it so much, even kids who have the stats for elite schools?

Whoever has witnessed the awe-inspiring majesty of a stampede of the Bucknell Bison would not think to ask such a silly question.

It’s time to get outside and touch the central Pennsylvania grass.

Or be there for an Auburn/Alabama game!

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Anonymous wrote:It doesn't have to be about sports or football. It's about camaraderie, connecting, and being happy that you're there . . . and that's usually easier to find at schools where there academics aren't a grind. It usually extends beyond graduation to tight alumni networks.

It’s this. It means the school is full of people who are happy to be there and not just fighting through towards a job or grad school.

If that's all it means, it doesn't seem that meaningful. Even the schools where academics are challenging are full of people who are happy to be in that environment, because that's what they want. I went to a school called out as lacking school spirit earlier in this thread (Chicago) and it was full of people who were happy to be there. Our happy just didn't look like football games.

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Anonymous wrote:Normcore dudes and their gfs love college football and basketball. It's part of mainstream American culture. People fit in at work just by talking about the game results.

Talking with friends in the stands at a game can be fun.

All while working for the execs that went to great schools without big time football or basketball.

So naive, PP. Your point is most valid in just a few highly urban and affluent geographies. Everywhere else, there are execs from State U vs. U of State. This is VP and Director level stuff. CEOs hobnob with regional pro sports owning billionaires instead.