One Mizzou tradition is a very simple chant: saying M-I-Z and responding Z-O-U! This is done at all of our sporting events, with the students on the MIZ side and alumni on the ZOU side. It's also not uncommon to scream "MIZ!" when you see someone in Mizzou attire in public, sharing the Tiger spirit across the country. This was big in Dallas & Atlanta for our football Bowl & SEC Championship games, especially in the airports to recognize fans. As a joke, I often shout "MIZ!" when I see someone in University of Kansas attire, just for fun.
Last week at work, I was eating lunch with my college roommate Kate in the Renaissance Hotel lobby. A young woman was walking by in a Mizzou fleece jacket, so indeed I said MIZ! and she stared at me like I was crazy. She laughed and was clearly an alumna, but didn't seem to want to ZOU back in front of her co-workers.
Fast forward to two days later, I was at a Phi Mu alumnae event and met a graduate of my chapter from 2009, so our time in Columbia never overlapped. She said, "Yeah, the other day I was at meeting for work and someone actually said MIZ to me." I looked over at the coat rack and it was the same Mizzou fleece. Slightly embarrassing, more so hilarious. I asked, "Was it at the Renaissance Hotel?" Yup. It was. "That was me," I told her. We cracked up.
There you have it! Just another city adventure to MIZ someone in public and meet them in person two days later!
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