Editor’s note: This story has been updated.

Four years in college can speed by quickly, but they are often also jam-packed with memories, both good and bad. It can be difficult to keep up with all those experiences, so some universities are working to give students an easy way to document their time in college. At N.C. State, The Brick, published for freshmen since 2007, serves just that purpose.

A First Year College class under the supervision of Matthew Rust started The Brick in 2007. After two printings, Rust contacted Bradley Wilson of Student Media about the possibility of keeping The Brick going and expanding its audience to all freshmen students, according to Chandler Thompson, a junior in economics.

One of the main goals for The Brick was to make it more interactive, according to Thompson.

“We want to increase the places students can put in pictures and things they want to remember,” Thompson said. “For example, there is a place they can put in a time for the Krispy Kreme Challenge.”

According to Bryant Robbins, a senior in business administration, Student Media and Student Government partnered for the project. Thompson said University Communications also worked with the publication.

“The actual production of the book came between a handful of people, from Student Government and Student Media,” Robbins said. “Nathan Hardin [Technician’s News Editor] helped with some of the editing, the [Traditions] committee’s contribution was Sam and Chandler.”

Cody Williams, assistant director of marketing and business relations for the Alumni Association, also supported the publication.

“When I was a student here it was something I was interested in starting,” Williams said. “It is a great way to help freshman get excited about being involved and participating in University activities and traditions.”

Williams said the Alumni Association supports many of the traditions featured in The Brick.

“Students who feel more of a connection to the University while they are on campus are more likely to be members of the Alumni Association and have a good relationship once they graduate,” Williams said.

This summer The Brick’s staff worked on re-publishing an updated edition. The final copies just got in two weeks ago and are being passed out to freshmen classes now.

“We’ve been to some introductory classes and some colleges are handing out the books for us,” Thompson said. “We have 5,000 copies and a lot of boxes in the Agromeck office in Witherspoon right now. If a freshman didn’t get one they can come pick one up in Witherspoon.”

The books are only available to freshmen this year, but will hopefully be offered every year hereafter, according to Thompson.

“Hopefully The Brick will become a tradition in and of itself,” Thompson said.

Eileen Coombes, assistant director of Student Government, said the book is part of a larger idea Student Government has in mind called the Tradition Keepers Program.

“Our idea is that students will get the book as freshmen and it will be interactive,” Coombes said. “Students can put in pictures, ticket stubs and information, and at the end of their four years they show that the book is completed to receive a medal to wear at graduation.”

According to Coombes, this medal would signify the students as “Tradition Keepers.”

Thompson said the goal for next year is to have the book finished in time to hand out at orientation.

“We want to help students feel more connected to and give them a sense of love for their University,” Thompson said.