Just curious about how the rest of the CC world feels about their alma mater. I love mine, always have and always will. Part of it is sports related, and yes pizzagirl and friends, I know that is silly. But I love knowing that I'll get a "Go Blue" at any airport in the world if I'm wearing a Michigan sweatshirt. I've donated fairly significant amounts to the school and go back on a regular basis for events even though it's a long way a way now. It's part of my identity at this point and I'm fine with that.
Now that my oldest is off to school next year, I'm really hoping he'll have the same thing one day. His school doesn't have big time sports but there seems to be a ton of very justified school pride in every other way . It's highly ranked but it's the kind of school where you are actually allowed to wear the sweatshirt in public. It's the kind of school that everyone "loves" while they are there and probably afterwards too.
Then I think there is probably a huge swath of the population that looks at their alma mater as a quick stepping stone in life. Maybe they never really think about it once they graduate. I see it out here in CA all the time. The UC grads rarely ever mention their alma mater and don't seem to have any warm fuzzy feelings. Maybe a little exception for UCLA and UCB but still it pales in comparison to the USC and Stanford grads.
And on one last note, how come it's ok to wear a Stanford sweatshirt but it's not cool to wear a Yale or Harvard sweatshirt? Is that just because Stanford is nouveau awesome and HY have been awesome forever?
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