Pitt People Come Forth!

[kddani]

A LARGE O fries? How in the HELL did you even begin to put a dent in it?????? Small is more than enough for one. And i'm not a dainty eater either :O)
I love the O, haven't had it in a few months. Now that i live in Shadyside, it's a bit further of a walk then down from Amos :O)
And Hannah- welcome to the board!

[KillarneyRose]

Originally posted by kddani
A LARGE O fries? How in the HELL did you even begin to put a dent in it?????? Small is more than enough for one. And i'm not a dainty eater either :O)

LOL Danielle! At first I would just buy a small but then when people came in to bum fries off of me I would end up only getting to eat one or two of them! So I eventually worked my way up to a large (to the uninitiated, a large O-fries is approximately the size of a wheelbarrow! lol)

[fire1977]

I decided to bump this up because what can I say, it's been pretty boring lately in the burgh.
is anybody doing any fun events this year??

[TPARose]

Well, its about 11 pm, and about 90 degrees here in South Oakland, and I am about to roast to death.. You never know how great airconditioning is untill you dont have it. Nowadays, I spend most of my time in the OAFA office in the airconditioning.. Mmm Yeahhh...

Anyhow, Im super psyched that Pitt people are starting to show up around these parts.. Ive been around for about a year now, and this place is a great resource... And can I even say that I may know a few of ya'll??

I think my fav Oakland Eatery is Joe Mamas (Have you been there yet, Tracy?).. Im especially infatuated with the Italian Wedding soup...

And is anyone else out there super psyched for recruitment?? I Am!!

Yet, I digress.. I hope everyone is having a great summer and having an easier time then me keeping cool!!

[kddani]

I feel your pain, TPA Rose! I live in Shadyside, with no air, and i'm just melting. Went to the grocery store today, ice cream is on sale, by the time i got home (a couple minute drive) it was soft as a pillow! ARGH!
Hehe, OAFA is freezing. I used to work there, i was a pathfinder for about a year and a half and an FPC for two summers. But now i work in the basement of that wonderful freezing building.
But yeah, this weather in Pittsburgh sucks.
And i'm happy to see Pittsburgh representing on Greekchat!

[fire1977]

I totally feel your pain as far as the heat goes. It's been so hot that just thinking makes you sweat! lol
Just think of all those people taking summer classes in the cathedral of learning!! If I were I'd be lugging a fan around campus to all of my classes.........

[sweetie adpi]

mmmm... o-fries ..... i'm definitely not a pitt person (i question myself daily why i chose to go to school in b-f meadville) but i couldn't resist, i gotta show my love for good ole oakland and da burgh i was just down at fuel n fuddle last nite for my best friend's 21st birthday..... my one friend managed to make a small dent in his fnf beer bible.... i think he only has 60 some to go, lol

[KillarneyRose]

Sweetie ADPi, I'm trying to think which school you go to but I can't remember what's up there!

Libby! I'm glad you're still around GC! Seriously let me know if you're coming home at all this summer and I'll take you to lunch one day

[TPARose]

kddani- Im actually a pathfinder now.. Its really horrible, because it means that I have to leave the wonderful AC in order to tell people about how great Pitt is What department do you work with in the basement? Chances are I might have seen you before because we get to push around the infernal "snack cart"

Tracy- Ive been doing the whole lurking thing throughtout the year.. I dont have a lot of time to sit down and do much of anything anymore I dont think that Im going to be able to get down to Naptown untill August, but if I have some free time, Ill definantly get in touch with you. If not this summer, then in January. Ill be keyed up in Maryland three months before I go to study abroad, yeay!!

Things that I love about the burgh- Half priced menus, sumbrero man, India Garden, living two doors down from Mellingers, The Cathedral of Learning, Feul and Fuddle "Kick Gas Nachos",Sisters, friends, Schendly park, Free food at the Pete Center this week, O fires, Ghetto Fab, Walmut Street, Ross Park Mall, three rivers art festival, Big houses in Squirell hill, Joe Mamas Soup, Peters Pub.. Cumpies "The Fruit Stand"?!!




I hope you all have a Happy Fourth!!

[kddani]

TPAROSE- Pathfinders can be fun, but it wasn't a job i could keep for a long time. I know what you mean, i remember doing programs in the summer, giving a walking tour, then a bus tour, then within a minute of when i got off the bus tour being made to do another walking tour. We had popscicles that program, and i had just started one when they told me to give a tour. So try that! Walking backwards, talking, and trying to eat a friggin' popsicle all at the same time.
I work for the Technology Help Desk right now, it's in a room within the lab. We don't get subjected to the snack cart because we have our own little mini-mart in the break room. They started that thing right around the time i left. Thank god i never had to push it around!
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY TO EVERYONE!
I'm going down to the point with my roommate, is anyone else?

[sweetie adpi]

allegheny college would be my institution of higher learning, killarney it's really pretty up there -- the 4 months of the year we aren't in school haha... ah well

i was gonna go down to the point with my friend jess (who goes to pitt - she's in the nursing program... she has an apartment down in oakland) but ended up going to my cousin and her fiancee's for a cookout up at iup hope everyone had a fun and safe fourth of july!


edited cause i apparently can't finish one thought at a time and be coherent

[33girl]

Originally posted by TPARose
I think my fav Oakland Eatery is Joe Mamas (Have you been there yet, Tracy?).. Im especially infatuated with the Italian Wedding soup...

Joe Mama's is SO awesome! Mr. 33 and I just went there on the spur of the moment once, he got the steak and said it was one of the best he ever had. I am starting to regret that we told people how good it was, cause now it's always chock-full when we go there.

[MoxieGrrl]

So here's a question for all of you Panthers......do all of the fraternities have houses? On my way up the hill to the VA hospital, I walk in between Delta Tau Delta and Sigma Chi. The houses looked kinda cute....(as far as guys' houses go!)

Where do the sororities live?

Also, Pathfinders are tour guides, I'm guessing? I sympathize with you walking around the area.....I walk from Western Psych, down the road, and through the engineering building. From there, I walk up a million and one steps to the VA hospital to catch the shuttle. It kills me at 7 AM!! Do you take your tours all around there?


How about this weather today?? Days like this make me love living here!!

[TPARose]

Okay to answer some questions...

Not all of the fraternnities are up on the hill. The only ones that have university owned housing are Phi Kaps, Delts, Sigma Chi, ZBT, Sig Eps, Pikes, and SAE. The rest have their houses off campus, some of which are recognized by the University, some that arent. There is a rumor that they are going to be building some more up by the PETE, but who knows. At 150,000 dollar each, I dont think any of the fraternities will be able to afford it.

The soroities can all be found in Amos hall, which is in the lower campus. There is a different sorority on each floor. The two exceptions are Theta Phi Alpha (Yeay!) who can be found on the top floor of McCormick hall, and Kappa Kappa Gamma who have their own house because they were grand fathered.. there is a long story behind all of this, so if you arent interested, just ask.

And finially.. Yes, Pathfinders is the tour guide organization, although we are more then just that. Its a lot like a co-ed fraternity, as we have New hire classes, a pal (Like a big) and of course, our social aspects. In addiction to this, it is a job and we do end up doing a lot for the university. The tours that are given only entail the lower campus, but we do have a upper campus tour that goes up exclusivally to the Peterson Event center (Our brand spanking new basketball arena/convecation point/rec center/ food court... It is BEAUTIFUL), but we get to take a bus. I give you major props for climbing those stairs!! But hey, its good excersize!!

Take care Ya'll!

[sweetie adpi]

"Cumpies "The Fruit Stand"?!! "


tparose, i just noticed you had that in your post at the end (!)... my friend dan and his housemates are like, the sworn enemy of "cumpy and all he stands for"

oh how i wish i had just gone to school in pittsburgh... sigh