Every freshman attending orientation remembers vividly the myths about walking under the Arch.

Now, thanks to the University Alumni Association, those freshmen have a way to preserve those memories.

Five thousand copies of the UGA Tradition Book, also known as the “G Book,” will be given away for free at Brumby Hall today at 5-7 p.m.

Completely written by students, the book has been dubbed “a rebirth of an old tradition,” said Christie Haynes, representative for the Student Alumni Council, in a telephone interview Tuesday.

Haynes said the book originated at the University in the 1920s and ran until the 1940s.

The book contains 44 University traditions – each with its own page.

“They’re just things every UGA student should know,” said Alan Goodno, a representative for SAC. “From things as old as ‘ring the Chapel bell,’ to some newer traditions, like ‘go take a nap at the [Miller Learning Center].’”

Goodno and Haynes said the most unique new tradition is “the Iron Horse,” a statue that was originally displayed on Reed Quad. But the statue created such distaste with the students, for its lack of aesthetic qualities, that it was shipped out to Green County, said Goodno and Haynes.

In addition to its many features, the book also comes with an incentive. SAC will be hosting events throughout the year during which students can bring their books filled with pictures of them completing each tradition.

For every 10 traditions a student completes, he or she gets a different colored pin.

“Those that reach 30 will be rewarded with a special UGA keepsake,” said Julie Cheney, SAC adviser.

Goodno made an appeal to reinstate the book two years ago, and the University Alumni Association funded the project.

Goodno and Haynes declined to comment on how much the project cost the association.

Frances Kim, a freshman Brumby resident, thinks the idea will be beneficial for students.

“It sounds like it would be a lot of fun and get a lot of people involved,” she said. “As a new student on campus, there are probably a lot of things I still need to know about, so if they’re bringing it back that’d be really great.”

SAC hopes the “G book” can be a guide to light the way for new Bulldogs. And now students – whether they’re fourth-year graduate students or freshmen straight out of high school – have a way to keep the traditions of the University with them for years to come.