☕🥃 True Story Time: The Origin of The Coffee Shop & Whiskey Bar

Let’s take it back to 2012 — back when Ms. 512 was a bright-eyed undergrad at The University of Texas (hook ‘em 🤘). While she was cramming, studying, and testing her academic limits, I was... engaging in some occasional social hydration and making a ton of new friends — both in person and online.

Fast forward to 2017: I had racked up around 700 new Facebook friends, and honestly? Trying to keep up with everyone felt like a full-time job. Despite my best efforts, I just couldn’t keep track of all the birthdays, breakups, brunch pics, and general chaos.

Then came September 17, 2017 — a day that lives in infamy (or at least in our group chat history). With a few not-so-gentle nudges from friends, I made a highly classified decision: to create a private, top-secret Facebook group. It started off as The Coffee Shop, but by the end of the day — thanks to our natural flair for fun — it had evolved into Thee Coffee Shop & Whiskey Bar.

Yes, Thee. Because we’re fancy like that.

The first 700 members? All handpicked from my personal page. The OGs? Definitely the first 100 — but let’s be real: if you own one of the original T-shirts, you’re basically royalty. 👑

Fast forward seven years and eight months, and we’ve grown from a humble 700 to over 7,200 wild, weird, and wonderful family members. 💥

Now, if you’re curious about the real origin story — the parts we conveniently left out for legal or dramatic effect — your best shot at the full scoop is to come to a Friday Night Pre-Game Meet & Greet or a Saturday Tailgate. Track me down, ask nicely (or bring tacos), and I’ll spill the tea… or the whiskey. Dealer’s choice.

Thanks for being part of the ride — and buckle up, because we’re just getting started. I can’t wait to make more legendary memories (and questionable decisions) with each and every one of you!