On Friday night, hundreds of students pitched tents, grabbed their umbrellas, put on their rain boots, and headed to Reynolds where they stayed up all night waiting to receive a guaranteed ticket for the upcoming State-UNC basketball game.

Though it was 48 degrees and raining, students showed their Pack pride in various ways, some by dressing up.

At the Campout event there were five checkpoints, of which students had to complete four. Throughout the evening, students could be heard chanting “check point” to stay awake and get excited.

“I checked in at 7:45 and then went inside where it was warm,” said Keeshan Ganatra , a senior in communications. “It is my first year camping out. I haven’t decided if I’m going to stay up or not. I usually sleep well in the rain.”

Students were able to bring their own camping equipment, but the University also offered rentals. Many students, however, chose to spend the night outside of their tents, talking in the rain with other fans.

Ganatra , who had not realized how much time had passed when he was interviewed at 12:30, was leaving to get food at one of the vendors that stayed open until 2 a.m . for the event.

Making an appearance at the Campout site were Coach Mark Gottfried and various players, including Jay Lewish and Alex Johnson.

While waiting for tickets, student fans enjoyed a 3-on-3 basketball tournament and board games provided by the Union Activities Board.

Hunter Lohr , freshman in engineering, said he enjoyed his first Campout experience.

“All the tents are really cool. It’s definitely worth being here, even in the bad weather,” Lohr said.

Lohr said that among the night’s events, check-in was the worst part.

“Standing in the rain for check-in was annoying, but now that everyone is here it’s just cool,” Lohr said.

With him was Scott Paiement , sophomore in mathematics.

“Camping out for basketball tickets is awesome,” Paiement said. “This is what college life is like. We’re living the dream.”

Though standing in the rain is some students’ example of “living the dream,” others prefer to watch the game on TV, which they can do on February 1 at 8 p.m . For those students who did stay up all night for tickets, the game will be in the RBC Center.

State will play at UNC Jan. 26 before playing the Heels on Tuesday in late February. The last time N.C . State beat UNC at home was Feb. 3, 2007.