Oct 12, 2009
Traditions: The Rock
This blog is for one of my favorite UT traditions, THE ROCK. Everyone who goes to UT should paint the rock at least once before they graduate. This first one is of my Ignite Team. They are awesome, and they couldn't wait to paint the rock, but we didn't get around to it until after graduation. I'll tell you more about them another time.
This is Catherine, you might remember her. Ben, Jamie, and I wanted to paint the Rock for her birthday, but the day of it was raining. We tried, but it wasn't working out. So I came back the next morning, and got it done before my class. She loves anchors, when I say loves, I mean LOVES, so she was quite pleased to have that on the Rock.
This is the first time I painted the Rock, it was for my beloved friend Sam's Birthday. She had no idea it was coming, (that I know of) and I believe she was pretty pleased. It was really fun when Ben, Matt and I painted the Rock for her. A really strange part about it, thats awesome, is that it was windy that day, so there is a fade of blue that goes to the left of all the letters.
This is Devlyn, she is also from NY and she studies German. So in case you aren't sure, this is a German Flag. Caitlin, Sam, Ben and I had to use an iPhone to double check to make sure it was accurate haha. This was a fun time to paint the Rock, and I think she was really proud of it.
Nick had his birthday at the end of summer, and he was going to paint the rock himself for his own birthday, so we had to beat him to it. He is an RA in Gibbs, and was on desk when we finished, so he had to run down and see it on break. He sat on top of it threatening people driving by not to paint it or harm will come to them. He was going to make sure that it stayed as it was forever, or at least until he had to go back to work.The Rock is one of the Great things UT has to offer, and I wish more people got around to painting it their freshman year. Its a really fun experience and something everyone should get to do. People have tried to recruit Athletes, encourage philanthropy, wish happy birthdays, celebrate any type of event, and some men have even proposed on the Rock. Its a tradition that is deeply ingrained in UT's History, and anyone who has painted it has a positive memory of it.
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