Tech Topics - Winter 2008 - (Page 27)

STUDENT LIFE Tradition About Traditions Resurrected By Paul Wong A The Reck Club used the resources of the Athletic Association tradition that served Georgia to bring students a detailed history Tech freshmen for some 60 of sports at Tech and brushed up on years — until it disappeared 40 the Institute’s history with the help years ago — has been resurrected with of the Alumni Association’s Living the help of the Ramblin’ Reck Club. History program. The “T-Book,” a tradition about The goal of the six-month traditions, was used as a guide to project was to provide a copy of the student life. It provided information book to each incoming freshman this about student organizations, sporting fall. Financed by the Student events, dining halls and library hours Allocations Committee and the and also offered a warm welcome from Student Government Association, the dean of students. 5,000 copies of the book were “The earliest one we have is 1909printed, and each of the 2,700 1910, but it was called the ‘Tech freshmen received a copy via COURTESY RAMBLIN’ RECK CLUB Students Handbook’ then. To the best personalized dorm delivery by Members of the Ramblin’ Reck Club, pictured above, helped to restore the “T-Book,” a guide to of the collective knowledge, that was members of the Ramblin’ Reck Club. traditions and student life at Georgia Tech. The original version of the “T-Book” came out in the the first,” said Marilyn Somers, The remaining copies were given to 1909-10 school year. Publication resumed this fall after a 40-year break. director of the Living History program. alumni, athletes, the SWARM and “The 1925-26 edition title changed the Georgia Tech marching band. experiences of these traditions by pasting photos in the to ‘T-Book,’” Somers said. “The last known ‘T-Book’ According to Ethan Maretich, a member of the book. was the 1968-69 edition.” Ramblin’ Reck Club and co-editor of the new “TThe Ramblin’ Reck Club, in association with the Now Tech freshmen again have their own bound Book,” the feedback has been overwhelmingly student publications board, undertook the mission of stories about the origins of the whistle, the Ramblin’ positive. The Reck Club hopes to distribute the book at disseminating the tales of the important contributions Wreck, the fight song, the Yellow Jackets and shirttail convocation alongside another well-established of such historical Tech figures as George P. Burdell, parades. They are encouraged to document their tradition — the RAT cap. George C. Griffin and Bobby Dodd. TechTopics | Winter 2008 27

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Tech Topics - Winter 2008 Contents Letters Buzz Around Town Alumni House Rockin’ Good Time State of the Institute The Hill Presidential Search Going Airborne Student Life An Architect’s Eyes Weight Coach Robot Burdell & Friends Ramblin’ Roll Rural Readers Leading Ladies Yellow Jackets Beyond His Years Leading Change Real World

Tech Topics - Winter 2008

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