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There are countless '''traditions''' here at TAMS, and by creating this page, we're counting on future generations to keep them alive. Don't fail us.
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There are countless traditions here at TAMS, and by creating this page, we're counting on future generations to keep them alive. Don't fail us.
  
== Academics ==
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* "Hit me"
* Running to [[seminar]] so that [[Eric L. Gruver|Gruver]] doesn't yell at you
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* Running to [[seminar]] so that Gruver doesn't yell at you
** "Early is on-time, on-time is late"
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* Texas Academy of Misplaced Stuff
*Card swipes (and frantically telling friends that [[Melissa Minick|Melissa]] is standing threateningly at the entrance with the menacing black box and laptop in her hands)
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* TAMS W's / TAMS L's. Or as I like to call it, The Duality of Man
*Cramming onto the [[Discovery Park|D-Park]] bus
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* After curfew food (brought to you by none other than TCS, or [[TAMS Culinary Society]])
**Which is especially unfortunate for the sad, sad [[Computer Science + Computer Engineering Track|CS track]] people during the hot, hot summers
 
*Skipping bio to escape the pain that is known as [[Courses#BIOL 1711|Crossley]] Lectures
 
**You didn't hear this from us
 
*Getting caught by Kit or Sydney skipping class (bad idea)
 
*Sneaking back into CS after Kit comes for exit checks
 
 
 
== McConnell Hall ==
 
 
 
=== Wing Shenanigans ===
 
 
 
*[[After-Curfew Food Run|After curfew food runs]] with wing
 
*Wing shirts
 
*Staying in your [[Senior Mentor|senior mentor]]'s room past Room Time
 
*Sleepovers in that one friend's room that has a rug
 
**Sleeping in a friend's room because neighbors are too loud
 
**Sleeping in a friend's room because neighbors set something on [[Washing Machine Fire|fire]]
 
*Hanging out in the [[A200]] Wi-Fi corner after [[curfew]]
 
*[[Curfew]]
 
 
 
=== Just Club Tings ===
 
*"Hit me"
 
*[[Tabling]] and buying things even though we're all broke
 
* Wall of Salt
 
*[[Executive#Exec Selection|Exec season]]
 
**Bribing friends with printers to print your exec apps because they're due at 11:59 PM but curfew is at 11:00 PM and the [[Computer Lab|computer lab]] closes at 11:00 PM
 
 
 
=== McConnell Food ===
 
 
 
*[[After-Curfew Food|After curfew food]] (brought to you by none other than TCS, or [[TAMS Culinary Society]])
 
 
* Free food at the [[Front Desk|front desk]]
 
* Free food at the [[Front Desk|front desk]]
 
** Typically, this includes leftover food from school-wide [[events]]
 
** Typically, this includes leftover food from school-wide [[events]]
*[[Abi Kumar]]'s post-bio-exam cookies (2019-2020)
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* Cramming onto the [[Discovery Park|D-Park]] bus
 
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** Which is especially unfortunate for the sad, sad CS track people during the hot, hot summers
=== Going Jim (Going to [[Pohl Recreation Center|Pohl]]) ===
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* [[Abi Kumar]]'s post-bio cookies (2019-2020)
 
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* Running to CVS
* A flock of students migrating to Pohl's, usually in the evening
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* TAMS Vans
* Getting mad gainz
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* Walmart / Razor Ranch / Sharetea runs
* Going to [[Kitchen West]] afterwards
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* Eating at the Taste, Oriental Garden (OG), Chipotle, or [[Denton Square]] for celebrations. Or just because you're sick and tired of eating the same dining hall food for weeks straight.
 
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*Hanging out in the [[A200]] wifi corner after [[curfew]]
==Food==
 
<blockquote>''See also: [[Dining]]''</blockquote>
 
*Walmart / Razor Ranch / Sharetea runs
 
*Eating at the Taste, Oriental Garden (OG), Chipotle, or [[Denton Square]] for celebrations. Or just because you're sick and tired of eating the same dining hall food for weeks straight.
 
 
*Flocking to [[Bruce Hall|Bruce]] for breakfast after 8 AM bio
 
*Flocking to [[Bruce Hall|Bruce]] for breakfast after 8 AM bio
 
*Bruce Waffle Wednesdays
 
*Bruce Waffle Wednesdays
 
*Bruce's birthday celebrations every Wednesday
 
*Bruce's birthday celebrations every Wednesday
 
**And consequently, cake every Wednesday
 
**And consequently, cake every Wednesday
*Trying Kerr Burgers at least once
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* Halloween
*Treatin yoself with Kerr's free ice cream
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** Free Insomnia Cookies
*Stealing 20 servings of Maple's appetizers
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** Discounted Chipotle
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** Wing trick-or-treating
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** Bruce Haunted House
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*[[After-Curfew Food Run|After curfew food runs]] with wing
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*Wing shirts
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*Sleepovers in that friend's room that has a rug
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**Sleeping in a friend's room because neighbors are too loud
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*Realizing that you forgot your ID when it's lunchtime and sneaking into dining halls by "borrowing" a friend's ID
  
==Miscellaneous==
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*Card swipes (and frantically telling friends that [[Melissa Minick|Melissa]] is standing threateningly at the entrance with the menacing black box and laptop in her hands)
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1723394904588579/ Texas Academy of Misplaced Stuff]
 
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/163858364322676/ TAMS W's] / [https://www.facebook.com/groups/296888370749331/ TAMS L's]. Or as I like to call it, The Duality of Man
 
*Running to CVS
 
*Halloween
 
**Free Insomnia Cookies
 
**Discounted Chipotle
 
**Wing trick-or-treating
 
**Bruce Haunted House
 
*Realizing that you forgot your ID when it's lunchtime and sneaking into dining halls by "borrowing" a friend's ID
 
 
*Watching movies with friends at the [[Business Leadership Building]] over the weekend
 
*Watching movies with friends at the [[Business Leadership Building]] over the weekend
*TAMS Vans
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*[[Tabling]] and buying things even though we're all broke
**The godly vehicles that will take you to Walmart / Razor Ranch / Sharetea for Important Business, schools in Denton for volunteering, and Far Away Places for competitions
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*Wall of Salt
***Especially for those Far Away Places that take hours to drive to, your legs and back will start making you feel like a #grandparent. TAMS Vans aren't known for their spacious leg room, but the memories that persist in these cramped white vans outweigh back pain any day.
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* [[Exec season]]
*Waiting for a laundry machine but having to (apologetically) take clothes out of the washer/dryer because dam you love hygiene
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**Bribing friends with printers to print your exec apps because they're due at 11:59 PM but curfew is at 11:00 PM and the computer lab closes at 11:00 PM
 
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[[Category:Lore]]
== See also==
 
 
 
*[[Lore]]
 
 
 
== External links ==
 
 
 
* Someone wrote their [https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279092/m2/1/high_res_d/1002727348-stride.pdf doctoral thesis] on TAMS traditions. Don't wanna study for exams? Give this a read.
 

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