Welcome to TCU
(inspiring music) (air swooshing) – Welcome everyone, to TCU. This beautiful campus radiates an undeniable energy from students’ school spirit to warm welcomes. Located here in Fort Worth, Texas, one of America’s largest cities, the surrounding community provides internships, jobs and endless entertainment and culture. I’m your host, Alex Boylan and over the next half hour, we’re gonna travel around this amazing campus to meet real students going to TCU right now. The passion and energy these students have is limitless. So buckle up for a great episode, everyone. Welcome to TCU. This is The College Tour. (upbeat music) (air swooshing)
Game Days and School Spirit
All right, everyone, let’s head over to the Schollmaier Arena to meet Allyson. She’s a junior, majoring in Child Development, and she dances with the Showgirls on game day. So she can definitely tell us about athletics and school spirit. Allyson, hit it. (rock music) – Thanks, Alex. Hey everyone, and welcome to TCU. One of my favorite TCU sayings is that, we have a small school field with big school spirit. So we get the benefits of attending a small university. You don’t have to miss out on any of the exciting traditions or atmosphere that come along with game days. Here at TCU, Horned Frog Pride radiates throughout the campus. Speaking of Horned Frog Pride, I always like to say that game days are the best days and there are tons of ways to be involved. As a member of the TCU dance team, better known around here as the TCU Showgirls, is the greatest honor and privilege. I just finished my rookie season on the team and it has been an incredible experience, full of hard work, sisterhood, and of course, tons of dancing. As a Showgirl, my game days are an up close and personal experience. During football season, we start our days at the beautiful Frog Fountain. Here, we get to see our friends and family and take lots of pictures. From Frog Fountain, we begin our parade into the stadium. Then, it’s game time. There is no better feeling than stepping onto the field wearing our iconic Justin Boots and gorgeous uniforms. Watch closely. You may notice that we make up to three uniform changes a game. The excitement and adrenaline in the Amon G. Carter Stadium is a feeling like no other. Looking up into the stands on game day, fills me with such excitement and pride. And the best part of it all is that I get to dance and cheer alongside my best friends. Some of my favorite game day traditions include our Riff Ram cheers, singing the Alma Mater and high kicks. High kicks are big in Texas. So when the Horned Frogs win, we kick for each point scored. Well, football season is an incredibly exciting time. The fun doesn’t just stop there. You’ll also find the Showgirls dancing and cheering at basketball and baseball games, as well as community events. So no matter what time of year it is, there is always a game to see, and we love to see the stands filled with Frog fans. TCU is proud to compete at the highest level of NCAA Division I sports as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Our student athletes excel not only in their sports, but in the classroom and in our community. So on game days, whether you find yourself on the field or in the stands, there’s a place for you, here at TCU. As always, go Frogs, and back to you, Alex. (rock music) (air swooshing)
Building Community Through Student Housing
Allyson, great job. It’s so fun to hear about game days on campus. I can feel the excitement of the student section cheering on the Horned Frogs. Thanks again for that. That was awesome. Cheers, Allyson. (air swooshing) Okay, everyone. Let’s head over to student housing and meet Anya. She is a sophomore majoring in Journalism and minoring in Business. She’s gonna share her story about growing up right here in Fort Worth and finding a campus community she never thought she’d make in her own backyard. Okay Anya, it’s all yours. Please take it away. (bright music) – Thanks, Alex, and welcome to Texas, y’all. Now, to give you the best picture of what your time at TCU might look like, I wanted to walk you through my first year here. Now, I’m from Fort Worth, born and raised about 15 minutes from TCU’s campus. My elementary school is walking distance from my current residence hall and my high school graduation ceremony took place at our basketball arena, so I’ve kind of been a Horned Frog for life. But, it’s for that reason I actually didn’t want to come to TCU. My mom booked us a tour anyways. And what do you know? I fell in love with the campus. TCU was relatively small, but they really leaned into that community by placing a large priority on students making friends and establishing support networks. My first friend was made at summer orientation, a football player who danced with me at the late night dance party. The second friend I made here, was a girl from Nevada who was joined at my hip during Frog Camp. And my third friend was my roommate, Grace, who I didn’t even meet until move-in day. All students live on campus their first two years, and the residential communities are super tight knit because they’re not just a place where we lay our heads at the end of the night. They really are a home, with laundry services, tons of storage, theaters and arcades. I could watch rom-coms in the lobby or play Ultimate frisbee in the lawn. My entire first year experience was marked by TCU creating environments that helped me engage with others, which is integral to emotional support, social development, and establishing those professional networks. Faculty get involved too. The Sunday before my first day of classes, I had dinner at the Director of Family Programs’ house with a group of other first years. We ate tacos, played with her dogs, watch some football, which is not only the most Texan welcome you could get, but also a really powerful testament to just how much TCU cares about and supports us personally. It’s just so much easier to ask for help if you’re on a first name basis or get a job recommendation in your field if you have your professor’s cell phone number. My professors know my name. They know what I made on my last test. They know when I missed a class and I know that, here, they’ll take interest in my education as if it’s their own. TCU’s connection culture is one of a kind, making sure every student is well-informed and well-equipped with whatever they need to enter the workforce and the world. It’s why I don’t mind being just 15 minutes away from mom anymore. Well, that’s my story. Thank you all for letting me share. Back to you, Alex. (air swooshing)
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