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Other Alumni/students just don't get it.
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Other Alumni/students just don't get it.


Jul 13, 2012, 12:11 AM

My father is a GT/Wofford Grad.

I'm a Clemson senior, and my brother is entering for his Freshman year at Clemson next semester. A laptop I purchased this Summer finally arrived,and of course the first thing I do to it is buy a 2-decal car sticker pack, put the white paw sticker on my laptop and the orange on my car.

My dad takes a look at my laptop and my brother walking down the stairs in a Clemson shirt, he says "you put a Clemson sticker on your laptop already? You kids sure do love your university" then says "I have never seen anybody love their University like Clemson Alumni do. I just don't get why Clemson people love theirs more than other alumni love their own."


He's right, I don't know of another school like ours. Other universities just won't understand. And man, Its sure as heck great to be a tiger.

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I guess the GT in him is why he didn't know


Jul 13, 2012, 12:30 AM

alumni was already plural and certainly not possessive. Sorry, grammar snob. Aware of mistakes in this post too.

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Re: I guess the GT in him is why he didn't know


Jul 13, 2012, 2:06 AM

If you find it worth your while to comment on my grammar mistakes, isnt it hypocritical to just mention in your post a vague reference that you have mistakes in yours? Thats like calling someone a liar, then lying, then saying you lie too.
You want to be a grammar nazi? Then bother using proper technique in your own post first.

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penn staters


Jul 13, 2012, 1:18 AM

say the same thing

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You are just a funny guy.***


Jul 13, 2012, 2:05 AM



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Don't disagree but it makes it harder to understand


Jul 13, 2012, 7:04 AM

that less than 30% of CU alumni contribute anything at all to the school.

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Not true.


Jul 13, 2012, 8:35 AM

100% of Clemson Alumni give back to Clemson. You don't remember the 2 dollars at graduation?

(joking...but technically true)

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I think a lot of it comes from our higher % of out of state


Jul 13, 2012, 8:59 AM [ in reply to Don't disagree but it makes it harder to understand ]

students, who tend to go back to where they grew up.


Shoot, in my Civil Engr classes in the 80's, I was surronded by mostly NY, NJ, and Ohio folks. A few from S.C., but not near the majority. Same thing in many of the other engineering majors.

Just curious, what is the national average % for alumni giving? My guess it is not much above Clemson for schools with over 50,000 living alumni..

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It was almost 50% northerners on my hall freshman year.***


Jul 13, 2012, 3:19 PM



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Clemson is #3 among public universities


Jul 13, 2012, 9:12 AM [ in reply to Don't disagree but it makes it harder to understand ]

see: http://blog.moredonors.com/p/us-news-statistics.html

Go to page 23 of the 2012 attachment.

Interestingly, GaTech is right behind us. I have family that went to GaTech and I actually think they are almost as passionate about it (the ones from the US anyway) as Clemson fans but in different ways. While our pride is more about family and the culture, theirs is more about academics.

There is no reason we can't get a lot higher - if everyone on Tnet would give $50/year it would probably make a big difference. The $s really help too. My daughter has friends that got academic and need scholarships that would not have been able to attend without them.

By the way - USuC's rank is 21st

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Re: Clemson is #3 among public universities


Jul 13, 2012, 9:26 AM

I agree about the GT grads. I currently work out of an engineering office just outside ATL and it is SWAMPED with GT grads... let me tell you, they are very passionate. I get to hear about it every day.

I am bringing a bunch of them down with me to the game this year. Hopefully we can knock them in the dirt in front of them, that would make my day.

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Re: Clemson is #3 among public universities


Jul 13, 2012, 1:55 PM [ in reply to Clemson is #3 among public universities ]

Interesting we are ranked ahead of GT

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I gave them plenty during my education


Jul 13, 2012, 3:00 PM [ in reply to Don't disagree but it makes it harder to understand ]

which I still haven't paid back. If I could give I would

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I did undergrad at Wofford


Jul 13, 2012, 2:57 PM

And Grad School at Clemson. While I had a great time at Wofford and made friends that became groomsmen at my wedding, there's a special atmosphere at Clemson. While I spent half as much time there, and twice as much time working, you could tell there's a lot of pride in anyone a part of it.

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Clemson


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