If the prof didn't mean to be snobbish, he certainly could have worded it better.
Lol this is like the most snobbish thing you can say. Nobody even said anything about the word “alumnus.”
That's true with a certain set of Tech grads, but I'd say that is not the norm. Anyone that knows how to answer "what's the good word?" is a Tech Man (or Woman) in my book.
When I was at Tech in the late 80's early 90's it was a 35% graduation rate. That's 1 in 3. The old saying was "look to your left, look to your right, one of the three of you will graduate."
ugag tends to do a bit better on the branding and consistent color scheme thing than we do, solid bright red is pretty easy vs everyone's personal favorite shade of gold/yellow. I'd imagine though if a uga fan showed up to a game against Bama in a crimson red shirt he might hear a thing or two.
You're right. No one said the word "alumnus". He used the word "alumni". You are absolutely correct.
And that wasn’t part of the post you quoted, and you’re still acting snobby. This is the type of behavior people are talking about when they say Tech folks are snobs. That “WeLL aCTuaLLy” stuff is what they’re talking about. Anybody who is a sidewalk fan of GT is a “Tech man.” There’s literally no reason for somebody who isn’t affiliated with the Institute to root for Tech athletics. Telling someone who is a father of a Tech student and the son-in-law of a Tech grad they aren’t a “Tech man” is snobbery 101. I can’t imagine any other southern university who wants to be competitive athletically using that kind of criteria when discussing fans.
I explained why the Professor may have had the position he did based on the poster's own words in his own post. Historically, a "Tech Man" is one who graduated. I didn't make the rule, I just referred to it. Don't like it? Call Angel Cabrera.
Lol. Digging an even deeper hole there.
Once again, the communication process has broken down. I'm merely referring you to how the GT Alumni Association defines an alumnus. I never said anything about athletics. You are the one making that connection.Lol. Digging an even deeper hole there.
Is this how you look when somebody who is a Tech fan says they didn’t graduate from here?
Well, you didn't really say anything about the GT Alumni Association.
This just isn't true of Tech. I gave two examples I know for sure the school recognizes. My brother gets solicitations for donations from Roll Call (GT Alumni Association) and is in the alumni directory. So, the highlighted part and your assertion above are not true, in practice, regardless of what is "official," you've read, or been told.
YOU said the professor was in the right to argue someone who is the father of a Tech student is not a Tech man. The words alumni, alum, or alumnus were never mentioned. They were mentioned in relationship to Penn State, never in relationship to Georgia Tech. YOU then wanted to get into an argument about how the words: alum, alumni, alumnus can and should be used when referring to past students. Also, what you’re saying about being referred to as an alumni isn’t even true. You are automatically entered into the Georgia Tech Alumni Association upon graduation, but any former student is also an alumni, whether they graduated or not. Jimmy Carter is considered a Georgia Tech alum, and he did not graduate. YOU are continuing to act in an extremely snobbish manor because you think only your way is correct, and everything outside of your view is incorrect. There is no gray area with you. There is no partial credit. It’s you’re right, everyone else is wrong 100% of the time. THAT is the snobbish behavior people reference when talking about Tech, and you are exhibiting that behavior currently. Maybe if you calmed down a little bit, and came down off your pedestal, you would see how that rubs people the wrong way. Maybe if there weren’t as many Tech fans who exhibited that type of behavior, we wouldn’t have as much trouble attracting sidewalk fans.
This is ridiculous. Do you even both to check facts? This, from the GT Alumni Association:
I don't think only allowing Tech graduates to be a part of the alumni association is snobbery. I do believe including families is more inclusive, and I don't see the harm.
I wasn’t meaning to imply the alumni association is snobbish, but the professor. I do think the alumni association could do a better job of fostering relationships with parents that have invested as substantially in the school as the students have. I think something like “friends of tech” officially done through the alumni association. Was mainly just agreeing with the post I quoted and giving examples that show how another school does it.
I'm not arguing. I am simply stating the definition of what Georgia Tech considers an alumnus of the school and a member of the GT Alumni Association. The original poster made the comparison to Penn State, inferring why GT didn't do likewise. I simply explained it.
Holy hell dude. You don’t have to be a member of the Alumni Association to be an alumni. Literally every school claims former students as alumni, unless they were kicked out for disciplinary reasons, graduated or not. Here’s a list of notable Georgia Tech alumni, about half of them didn’t graduate
edurank.org
Must be a Georgia Tech alumnus/a.
I stand corrected.
