He has appeared in Tech commencement programs and was paged at the 1990 Citrus Bowl when Tech beat Nebraska 45-21 for the National Championship. With the help of his friends, George has spent much of his time writing letters to the editors of various student publications and Atlanta newspapers, subscribing to magazines without paying for them, and applying for major credit cards. In the spring of 1986, he was again on the official roster of every course on campus. In the spring of 1969, the first quarter that Georgia Tech switched completely to computerized registration, George beat the system by enrolling in not just a few courses, but in every course the school offered-that’s more than 3,000 credit hours! Though the computer system improved, it could not outwit George. Other creative students, dismayed at the idea of losing this precocious schoolmate, have devised ways to keep George an active participant in the Georgia Tech system. Burdell received a bachelor’s degree from Tech and later a master’s degree.ĭuring World War II, George continued his education at Harvard University before serving with the Eighth Air Force in England. He even turned in separate exam papers for George, changing the handwriting and answers enough to convince many professors that George was actually a student in good standing. By secretly signing George’s fictional name in addition to his own name on all of his class rolls, Smith developed him into a legitimate student. One version of the story says that Burdell was the maiden name of Smith’s best friend’s mother another version claims it was the name of Smith’s cat. The origin of the surname he used, Burdell, is somewhat unclear. Butler, a relative who was the headmaster of his prep school. He used one for himself and, on the second, gave the first name and initial of George P. Incoming freshman Ed Smith received two application forms by mistake. Burdell was created in 1927 as a practical joke. Protect the Ramblin’ Wreck, but do not touch or tamper with it.Ī legend in his own time, George P.Be friendly-a Tech student is proud of his or her association with this school and other students.Cheer every time the football team comes out of the huddle.Attend and participate in all pep rallies and homecoming activities.Know the school songs-“The Ramblin’ Wreck,” “Alma Mater,” and “Up with the White and Gold”-and all the cheers.Wear a RAT cap with proper inscriptions at all times during orientation week (R.A.T.S.The following are a few of the characteristics of a proud Tech first-year students: Since then, the RAT cap has been a distinctive symbol of membership in Tech’s first-year class. The term RAT, which originally referred to first-year military students, gradually expanded to include all. The introduction of the first military program on campus transformed the class hats into RAT caps and initiated the idea of first-year students wearing special headgear. At that time, each class had its own individual colors, and the graduating students bequeathed their colors to the incoming ones. The wearing of Tech’s gold-colored RAT cap is one of the oldest traditions, originating with the ANAK society in 1915.
These traditions are maintained and enforced by the Ramblin’ Reck Club. Tech’s first-year students traditions are designed to remind them of their obligation to uphold Tech’s special and spirited historical customs.
These traditions form a distinctive bond among students-a bond that unites the Tech family. Since the first day of classes in October 1888, Tech students have developed lighthearted traditions to counterbalance the academic load. Georgia Tech students study hard, but they know there is more to life than all-night cram sessions and long hours in a chemistry lab. For more than a century, a degree from Georgia Tech has signified quality. In 1961, Georgia Tech became the first university in the Deep South to open its doors to African American students without a court order. Women were first admitted to degree-awarding programs in the fall of 1952. In 1948, the school’s name was changed to the Georgia Institute of Technology. That first day of classes signified the beginning of technological education and economic transformation in the agrarian South. Classes were held in two buildings, including the now famous Tech Tower. The eighty-five students attending the first day of classes at the Georgia School of Technology in 1888 worked toward a degree in mechanical engineering, the only concentration offered.
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