1. When you just really love campus food:
#hokieselfie at the dining hall because I love food lol pic.twitter.com/jFTkq5UlfG
— trudd (@rudd_taylor) April 10, 2016
2. When you miss West End mac and cheese day:
nicole just found out we went to owens when it was Mac and cheese day at west end and actually burst into tears
— Liz Rosenbaum (@lizrosenbaum21) August 21, 2014
3. When you’re hungover and your roommates drag your lifeless body to D2 on a Sunday:
D2 brunch saves lives
— rachel (@raqcitybitch) September 14, 2014
4. Don’t get it twisted.
if you add an S to Turner you immediately go to the top of my shit list
— Kylee Chatham (@kyleechatham) September 3, 2014
5. When this happens:
Forced to stand eat due to the lack of seating in every dining hall 🙁 @HokieDining pic.twitter.com/xqptyKKAsE
— Nada Fawzi (@_nadafawzi) February 3, 2016
6. And when it happens again:
When there's too many people in the dining halls and you gotta use a box as a table :/ @HokieDining @VTSandsman pic.twitter.com/QSu0nKRm7d
— Elizabeth (@ebagel_killa) January 29, 2016
7. When the best meal days fall on the exact same day:
It's chicken & waffles and chicken parm day… How do they expect me to make such a big decision
— Eric Mejean (@EJMejean) January 29, 2016
Author’s note: the solution to this problem is getting both. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
8. And poop.
After D2 all you want to do is be a hermit
— KT (@Katie_Fabulous) February 28, 2014
9. When you kinda miss home but not really:
@HokieDining really makes me question if I actually miss my moms cooking
— Joe Veirs (@joe_veirs) October 15, 2015
10. When you’re waiting on your food and silently praising the geniuses who thought to connect the athletes’ dorm to West End:
If you ever want to go boyfriend shopping here at VT, go to West End.
— Erin Mckenzie (@erinjaymckenzie) October 20, 2014
11. When you might as well just say one continuous “Hiiiiiiiii” because you’re seeing every person you’ve ever met while waiting for your bagel:
If u wanna catch up with all ur friends about break just go into turner place for 10 mins
— Tanushri Shankar (@tunashankar) January 20, 2015
12. When you’re waiting in a line that should not be a line:
Of all lines at west end the pasta line is out the door, the fuck are they serving diamond spaghetti
— chris dauphin (@Dauphin_VT) August 27, 2014
13. When you’re willing to do the impossible for chicken parm:
Y'all I walked from Surge to Owens in about 2 minutes
— A$AP Help Me (@GentlemenGin) February 11, 2016
14. Pretty much.
hokie grill is ut prosim
— Wil ☂ (@willo_ds) February 4, 2016
15. When you’re standing at the trashcans for 5+ minutes while you try to remember the difference between recycling and composting:
Does it seem like Turner Place makes throwing away your trash way more complicated than it needs to be?
— Black Sheep VT (@BlackSheep_VT) April 17, 2013
16. When you’re laying in bed drunk AF on Saturday night:
I WISH THE GOOD DINNING HALLS WERE OPEN 24/7. VT WOULD MAKE SOOOO MUCH MONEY ON FOOD. WEST END AT 1AM YA HEAR ME
— Ian (@12SD_) February 7, 2014
17. When you’re laying in bed hungover AF on Sunday morning:
It's nice knowing that no matter how rough Saturday night gets… There's always West End breakfast waiting for you on Sunday afternoon. #VT
— Blake Smith (@SlimSaldre) November 8, 2015
18. When you go to VT for the food and not the education… sorry Mom:
I was going to go to class but ABP ran out of soup so I went home…
— The Flex Plan (@Captain_Swerve) April 8, 2015
19. When you want chicken sandwiches from Flip’s AND Chick-Fil-A and/or it’s winter in Blacksburg:
Forever wishing there was an indoor connection between Owens and Hokie Grill
— Kri (@kristen_lopezz) December 3, 2015
20. When you order a sandwich for breakfast at ABP and it still isn’t ready by lunchtime:
In 10 years I will still be waiting for this ABP sandwich ?
— zoë ☾ (@zosepph) February 11, 2015
21. When you’re trying to figure out where the Dolce e Caffè line ends and the Bruegger’s Bagels line begins:
We need a person directing traffic in Turner Place
— Black Sheep VT (@BlackSheep_VT) January 23, 2014
22. Owens aka ~BROwens~:
The frat takeover at Owens is real
— Sachin Gangele (@Sachmojo13) February 4, 2014
23. When you go to Hokie Grill because it’s grab-and-go and aren’t sure why/how you ended up staying forever:
Literally like 30 of us in Hokie Grill are just watching who wants to be a millionaire religiously rn.
— Jonathan (@JonHojeily) November 9, 2015
I've been sitting in Hokie Grill for over half and hour alone this is my life this is college
— kristuna (@LpgVa) October 15, 2015
24. When you see Turner’s maximum capacity sign and then take a look at your surroundings:
After being in Turner Place with all these people in here if there was a fire we would all be fucked
— Tyler (@Squeeze_VT) September 2, 2014
25. When you’re looking ratchet, carrying 12 plates of food in your hands and seeing everyone you hate at the same time:
if you're ever tryna run into all your awkward hookups and people you never wanted to see again D2 brunch is definitely the move
— Dana (@danagileza) September 7, 2014
26. When you’re laughing maniacally to yourself because you exceeded the 2-pump yum yum sauce limit and the chefs didn’t notice:
There's yum yum sauce at school now I can die happy
— ty (@TyJoVi) January 25, 2016
27. When you’re wishing you hadn’t graduated:
RANDOM CRAVING FOR WEST END AT 4:30 IN THE MORNING FUCK I NEED VT SO BAD
— Marc Hidalgo. (@illokos) December 30, 2014
28. When you troll the dining hall employees on your order sheet:
yelling "tyga" in the middle of owens just to give someone their burger. #lovehatemyjob
— Amilia Tola (@amiliatola) December 4, 2013
29. When all you want/need is a western sandwich with a burrito on the side on a Sunday or over break:
so lost on how to survive in blacksburg until turner opens
— Liz Rosenbaum (@lizrosenbaum21) August 17, 2014
30. When you sneak service for 12 out with your Fantastic Frank:
All of my silverware is courtesy of Owens and West End @VTConfessions
— Vincent van Gotheem (@ChrispyCNotes) November 3, 2013
31. When you think Hokie Dining should give the people what they want:
I feel like hokie grill could get their act together and serve a full chick fil a breakfast menu. I believe in them.
— jillian (@jilllianrizzo) February 3, 2016
32. And then Hokie Dining does just that:
PSA: Someone on the inside told us that Hokie Grill is getting Chick-Fil-A breakfast and milkshakes soon! pic.twitter.com/CV6K7HxUzN
— Overheard at VT (@OverheardVT) April 11, 2016
33. When you’re hungover but feeling #blessed that you’re not as hungover as the person next to you:
Just witnessed a guy pass out in abp. So just a reminder that your hangover could be worse lol.
— Rachel Mullally (@Mullallipop) February 6, 2016
34. And lastly – before, after, and during your meal:
Life is good at Virginia Tech. pic.twitter.com/ategL8hw1c
— Justin Fuente (@CoachFuente) January 26, 2016
VT Dining Services. Basically.