Rou

Fuck you.

You know, I’m not a very good alumnus. I know that.

Maybe my high school's attempts to indoctrinate me with school pride during the forced pep rallies failed on me for some reason. Maybe I just never understood why I should feel a fanatical devotion to my college.

Regardless of the cause, the end result is the same. I don’t donate money to my schools. I don’t get it. I paid a rather large sum of money to attend university. I’m not quite certain what on earth would make me want to continue that after graduation. I was pretty sure that this is even truer when you compare the rate of tuition increases compared to the inflation rate.

I ignore the letters. They always come two at a time; One for me, and one for my girlfriend. The envelope states, in flowing script, that the University’s “Office of Annual Giving” is looking for another pledge of support. The name cracks me up because it is total fucking bullshit. I get letters from this “Annual” office between four and six times a year. Twice that if you count both envelopes. And that doesn’t count ‘special’ credit card offers, email services, home mortgages, and various other money sucking scams that originate from the alumni lists of my college. All certified and supported in an effort to get more fucking money out of me.

I paid a lot of money to get my degree already thankyouverymuch. Maybe I’m missing the sentimental bone that drives others to continue paying for that wall hanging long after I’ve earned it. Besides, I can think of a billion and three better places I could donate money then my old school.

Dunno. Maybe it’s just me. It could just a total void where my school spirit is supposed to be.