Visiting Virginia Tech?

Seeing that I am a resident at Virginia Tech, I thought it would be a breeze to conduct my site visit, especially since it didn't facilitate any traveling. However, I soon found out that it wasn't as simplified as I originally thought. How exactly do you conduct a site visit when the site encompasses an area over four square miles. More to the point, since my real intention is to observe the students and faculty at Virginia Tech, how exactly do you observe the activities of over 30,000 people when they all have such busy schedules that require them to be at different places at the same time. It seemed quite daunting.
What I decided I would do besides simply picking a time and location in which to observe a minute group of Hokies was to document my observations as I went through a normal week at school. I believed this would not only give me a general idea of what I'll call "Hokie habits" but would also uncover more specific insights into their behavior.
I don't want to give everything away quite yet, but I can wet people's appetites.
On Saturday, before the Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech football game I was commissioned by the Design Build Fly (DBF) to sell roster cards in order to raise bank for later use. With cards in hand I went around to the multiple tailgating lots. Although I was a little uneasy at first I soon got into the swing of things. I had a whole spiel for every person I talked to. I would tell them that I was a member of Virginia Tech's DBF and that it was a local engineering group on campus made up of engineers from all different disciplines. I would tell them about our goal to engineer an electrically powered radio controlled plane and thereby send it to competition. Finally, I would encourage them to buy roster cards for five dollars apiece in order to support our efforts. Believe me, it was a mouthful, especially since I said the darn thing who knows how many times. Besides the fact that I raised about 250 dollars, it was a great opportunity to meet past and present Hokies. First off, let me say that Hokies know how to tailgate. Everywhere you looked, there were Hokie tents, and underneath them were Hokie students and alums all decked out in Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange clothing, barbecuing with their Hokie aprons and lounging around in their Hokie chairs. People had VT Fan Zone stands, VT ladder golf and VT bag toss games, VT table cloths, utensil sets, and cups, and just VT everything. It was absolutely astounding. Some die hard fans even set up temporary flag poles on which to raise the school's logo. As I talked with people I was also astounded by their hospitality. Perhaps it's just a southern thing, but people really seemed to take an interest in what I had to say. Sometimes they wanted more than just my pitch and actually cared to hear about the team's history and the mission profile for the coming year. Many of them even invited me to join in their festivities. I was offered a lot of food, and even more beers. Although I didn't take any of their offerings, I did get to talk to some interesting people...to be continued.