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Posted on 3/1/20 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 3/1/20 at 1:21 pm
Did you walk through the arch before graduating too?
Posted on 3/1/20 at 2:00 pm to 3morereps
Yep. I grew up in Athens and my mom worked in the pharmacy school. By the time anyone told me not to, I’d already done it half a hundred times. 

Posted on 3/1/20 at 2:04 pm to S1C EM
as a 1st quarter freshman, never, but after that i always went under
Posted on 3/1/20 at 2:04 pm to 3morereps
Every time because I never expected to graduate.
Posted on 3/1/20 at 2:23 pm to 3morereps
I never walk under. I also never let anyone new I take to a game walk under. I also never let my kids ring the Chapel Bell unless we win and they stay the whole game.Those are the first two lessons about going to a game that I taught them.
Posted on 3/1/20 at 2:47 pm to 3morereps
Absolutely not. And thank you for not being an unwashed heathen and calling it the Arches.
Posted on 3/1/20 at 3:09 pm to 3morereps
I haven’t hear of any prohibition to walk under the arch before graduating. Rather, in my day, it was don’t walk under the arch as a freshman. If you do, you won’t graduate.
Posted on 3/1/20 at 3:17 pm to Dawgalways
I thought it was if you walk under the arch you won't graduate when you're supposed too
I drunkenly walked under it one night freshman year going back to the dorms, and I can vouch for the legend-only I ended up graduating a semester early
I drunkenly walked under it one night freshman year going back to the dorms, and I can vouch for the legend-only I ended up graduating a semester early

Posted on 3/1/20 at 4:40 pm to Dawgalways
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I haven’t hear of any prohibition to walk under the arch before graduating. Rather, in my day, it was don’t walk under the arch as a freshman. If you do, you won’t graduate.
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Originally, all upperclassmen were free to walk under the Arch without penalty and only freshmen were subject to the consequences of the myth. In fact, this idea was taken so seriously that it was included in an issue of the student handbook, known as the “G” book.
This post was edited on 3/1/20 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 3/1/20 at 5:46 pm to 3morereps
I waited until i graduated. No regrets, love walking through it now.
Posted on 3/1/20 at 5:59 pm to 3morereps
I did but I just kept forgetting
Posted on 3/1/20 at 6:10 pm to 3morereps
No. I didn't do it as a kid afraid Id ruin it and then out of habit didn't actually walk under them until maybe 5 years after graduating.
Posted on 3/1/20 at 6:31 pm to 3morereps
I did once by accident walking homefrom Down Town one evening.
I still managed to graduate, albeit barely. Apparently never going to class makes it difficult to make good grades. My philosophy was always, "C's get degrees." Not shockingly, I graduated with a 2.13.
I still managed to graduate, albeit barely. Apparently never going to class makes it difficult to make good grades. My philosophy was always, "C's get degrees." Not shockingly, I graduated with a 2.13.
This post was edited on 3/1/20 at 6:34 pm
Posted on 3/1/20 at 11:31 pm to 3morereps
I never walked under before graduating.
I was told that an undergraduate walking under the arch would get pregnant.
I didn't want to chance it. I didn't want to deal with the fat jokes from my roommates.
I was told that an undergraduate walking under the arch would get pregnant.
I didn't want to chance it. I didn't want to deal with the fat jokes from my roommates.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 8:10 am to Arch Madness
I always heard it was just Freshmen who could not pass. At least it was that way when I was there. But it seems to have changed.
UGA Arch
UGA Arch
Posted on 3/2/20 at 8:11 am to 3morereps
Its hard for me to say I didn't with confidence because of tall the nights out where I don't even remember how I got home.
But I made every sober attempt to avoid walking through it.
But I made every sober attempt to avoid walking through it.
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