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Turtle Club Origin Story
by DaveC | April 6, 2020 | origin | 0 Comments
The University of Maryland, College Park marching band, the Mighty Sound of Maryland, has always had a tradition of turtle-ing people. Nobody ever knew where it came from, it just made sense because the school mascot is a terrapin. So 4 years of band pass and a couple...
Turtle Club Origin Story
by DaveC | March 27, 2020 | origin | 0 Comments
It was in 1990 or 1991 at my first station in Germany when my husband and I met Harvey. He was married to a coworker of mine, and the four of us hit it off and would often socialize. On one occasion, he challenged us to answer the four questions, and I surprised him...
Turtle Club Origin Story
Turtle Club Origin Story
by DaveC | March 1, 2020 | origin | 0 Comments
I visited a charity event at my local area here in Germany, There was a lot of turtles around me ... so it comes how it comes - I start to be a turtle ... this was an experience of a lot of Whiskey to give the right answers,We have all a lot of fun and a lot of...
Turtle Club Origin Story
by DaveC | February 27, 2020 | origin | 0 Comments
I was a sophomore at the University of Illinois in the fall of 1971. I went to school early at the end of the summer to become an "Illini Guide" - an upperclassman who would assist the incoming freshman with the how's, why's, where's, and who's regarding college life....
Turtle Club Origin Story
by DaveC | February 26, 2020 | origin | 0 Comments
I was having a band party at my place in college, and a few of my fraternity brothers came along. An older brother and I had been drinking and talking for a bit when he mentioned the club to me. He took me aside and made me into a Turtle alongside two of my roommates....
Turtle Club Origin Story
Turtle Club Origin Story
by DaveC | February 14, 2020 | origin | 0 Comments
I became a Turtle after an initiation by Bill Peters in 1975. Bill was a former next door neighbor and an FBI agent. He asked me one evening while we were at dinner if I was a Turtle. Of course I had no idea what he was talking about. He proceeded to ask me the...
Turtle Club Origin Story
by DaveC | February 9, 2020 | origin | 0 Comments
Both my grandparents were members of the turtle club my grandma had spoken to me about becoming a member of it back in the 90's ,I would be honored to become a member on behalf of my grand parents I want to say it was back in 89- to early 90's that they had jokes with...
Turtle Club Origin Story
by DaveC | February 9, 2020 | origin | 0 Comments
Attending a business seminar at a local motel conference room the group was waiting for the main speaker. During the wait one of the attendees stood up, took the microphone and gave the group (including me) the four required riddles. After submitting our mailing...
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