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Originally Posted by carnation
Does anyone else think that the number of graduation spectators who act the fool during the ceremony has mushroomed in the last 10-12 years?
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Yes.
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Originally Posted by aephi alum
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Back in my day, it was the graduates who acted the fools. At my HS graduation, someone got hold of a gigantic beach ball with a print of the Earth on it. A bunch of kids in the bleachers started tossing it around mid-ceremony...
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Originally Posted by AZ-AlphaXi
When my son graduated from High School in 2005 there were numerous parents ( I guess ) with air horns who would blow them at random intervals.
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As far as I'm concerned, college graduation is a PARTY. I WILL have, Hawaiian leis & beach balls for my fellow graduates, and air horns but to be used at the end of the ceremony.
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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby
In some ways, it's not that different. For students who are the first in their family to graduate or otherwise less privileged than most on these boards, making it to graduation is a REALLY BIG DEAL. If families want to go nuts, let 'em go nuts.
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I agree and this being
ME I feel like this:
Since I've struggled all of this time to finish, I have friends and family members who are by my side but aren't able to help me financially and cheering for me is their way of showing me their love and support for all of the CRAP I've had to deal with and am still dealing with, then I say BRING IT ON
but wait till it's my turn and then when the announcer says the next name, shut it up!
My friends will cheer
but not start a riot. We can riot at the after party!
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Originally Posted by StealthMode
LOL This happened at my cousin's graduation last week. They gave the obligatory announcement but they were not kidding. A few families (including mine) gave a "Whoo!" hurriedly, but this lady went nuts when her daughter crossed the stage. Then she grabbed her 2 toddlers and took off running with security chasing after her. Yes, I laughed.  |
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Honestly, I don't like sitting in a hot, stuff auditorium while a million people graduate. I get that the ceremony is long and boring and you want to "maintain the dignity of the ceremony." But if Big Mama's dignity is crossing the stage today, let her holler. Aside from the people who act up just to do so, I do understand that, after how long and hard the students (and often their families) worked to get to that moment, it's too special to be rushed.
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