There are so many things that contribute to the typical HPU lifestyle, so here's a few:
1. Half the things in your closet have “High Point University” written on them
We get a lot of free apparel throughout the course of a school year, and of course we all have splurged at the book store for nice HPU gear at some point in our lives.
2. You can’t walk five feet without seeing someone decked out in Vineyard Vines
Is our mascot the panthers or the little pink whales?
3. You almost get run over by student drivers at least twice a day
Excuse me, Mr. Lamborghini, I am actually trying to make it to class with all of my limbs in tact, so please slow down and don’t kill me.
4. You’re graced with the sound of Beethoven and Bach 24/7
Classical music on the Promenade. That is all.
5. You don’t even bother to open your menu at Prime anymore because you already know what you want.
Once you fall in love with one dish, there’s no going back
6. When half the people in your 7:50am classes are dressed to the nines
I don’t know how these people possibly find the time to look that good that early, but best believe if I even make it to a 7:50, it’ll be in my pajamas.
7. Muffin Fridays
It’s the best day of the week, and clearly the kiosks understand that too.
8. Campus enhancement and security are probably somewhere on your favorites list in your contacts
Leaky ceiling? Call campus enhancement. Locked yourself out? Security’s gotcha.
9. You have killer calf muscles from having to park ten miles away from your destination
Parking sucks, but at least you get a workout from it.
10. You have a collection of parking tickets that you have to pay
Sometimes you don’t want to park in the middle of nowhere so you suck it up and get a ticket.
11. When you’re woken up from your midday nap by the ice cream trucks music
I don’t even mind when it wakes me up, because then I get some free ice cream.
12. When you never check the campus concierge emails
Another day, another email.
13. You have survived the Panther Plague each year
A few times out of the year, the notorious Panther Plague sweeps through campus, which ultimately means that every student is on their death bed because they’re so sick.
14. When you leave HPU, you miss it more than anything
It’s your home away from home, and the bubble is just too nice to leave for too long.
