You might be off to take on the real world, headed to a different university, or just where ever the wind blows but if you got your start at Georgia Southern you own the little town of Statesboro, Georgia a big thank you.

Here's to you Georgia Southern:

Thank you for all the friendships I have made.

Thank you for El Jap happy hours.

Thank you for being a small enough school to get from one side of campus to the other in 15 minutes (if you jog a little along the way).

Thank you for Burkhalter mud-bogs in hurricane weather.

Thank you for game days at Sigma Nu.

Thank you for being walking distance from greek row, to the stadium, and the bars.

Thank you for amazing professors who (most of the time) sincerely care about their students.

Thank you for the football team (and their good looks).

Thank you for nontraditional style dorms.

Thank you for Gnats pitchers.

Thank you for parker $0.89 fountain drinks ($0.95 with tax).

Thank you for band parties at Sigma Chi.

Thank you for the 1st floor of the library.

Thank you for extremely affordable off campus housing.

Thank you for Chick-fil-a and Starbucks on campus.

Thank you for the picnic tables at tav.

Thank you for all the girls you met in the bathroom while you're out.

Thank you for being my home away from home.

Thank you for being close (enough) to the beach.

Thank you for accepting me even when I wasn't perfect.

Thank you for helping me find my place.

Thank you for showing me how to grow on my own.

Thank you for only having a Walmart (no Kroger or Target) to make grocery shopping on my own easier.

Thank you for the beautiful sunsets.

Thank you for all the beautiful boys.

Thank you for giving me the confidence to succeed in my future.

I could go on for hours. I owe it all to you, Southern. You have taught me more about myself in my time here, than I have learned my whole life.

I am have forever in debt to you, Georgia Southern University.

GATA. Hail Southern. One More Time.