Hope You Had The Time Of Your Life: Graduating Seniors Send Their Farewell to Toppers

It doesn’t take very long for college students to move onto campus and sniff out the local Toppers Pizza. Students grow to be fanatical about the pizza powerhouse as it becomes a friend during finals or a cold breakfast companion. Toppers’ unique focus on 18-25 year olds and youthful branding has made it wildly popular with college kids.

Each spring, seniors all over the country celebrate years of hard work and dedication as they graduate and move into the working world. However, only a select few are lucky enough to have spent their late-night study sessions and early-morning partying with Toppers Pizza. Before these college grads move on, we have asked a few to take a moment to reflect on the special memories made possible by Toppers.

Stephen Olman
College: University of Cincinnati
Degree: Marketing
Favorite Toppers Location: Cincinnati, Ohio – Calhoun St.
Favorite Toppers Item: The Topperstix. The cheese, sauce and topping options make them so unique.
How did you first hear about Toppers?
I first heard about Toppers during my senior year when they opened in Cincinnati near campus. The first time I ordered Toppers with my friends, we ordered a ton of it! Our first order consisted of four pizzas and Topperstix.
What is your favorite Toppers memory?
My favorite memory is ordering Toppers every Sunday at 3 p.m. to watch football. We’d eat so much of it that everyone would pass out, and then wake up only to eat more Toppers.
What will you miss most about Toppers after graduation?
I’ll definitely miss the Topperstix!

Shauna Casolari
College: Northern Illinois University
Degree: Sociology
Favorite Toppers Location: Dekalb, Illinois
Favorite Toppers Item: A triple order of Topperstix. I love all of the different sauce options!
How did you first hear about Toppers?
I transferred to NIU as junior and found a menu on my windshield at my new apartment complex. When my roommate and I were moving, we didn’t have time to cook so we tried it right away.
What is your favorite Toppers memory?
Our Ultimate Frisbee team once had a competition to see who could eat the most of a Tall Boy pizza. One of our teammates ate an entire Buffalo Chicken Tall Boy! After that, I never looked at a Buffalo Chicken Tall Boy the same.
What will you miss most about Toppers after graduation?
I’ll miss the variety of the menu and how late they stay open. I love coming home, doing my homework and ordering late night Toppers to help me get through it all.

Stephen Sanders
College: Carroll University
Degree: Sociology and Psychology
Favorite Toppers Location: Waukesha – East Moreland Boulevard
Favorite Toppers Item: Topperstix and Tall Boys!
How did you first hear about Toppers?
I moved from Indiana to Wisconsin to attend college and rushed for a fraternity. They had Toppers at one of the rush events and after trying it for the first time I was hooked.
What is your favorite Toppers memory?
After my fraternity’s formal during my sophomore year, we went to a hotel room for the after party and decided to order Toppers. I wasn’t feeling too well so I was in the bathroom when the pizza was delivered and a couple of my friends brought me a slice to make me feel better. As they were in the bathroom with me, some really creepy people walked into our hotel room and started asking us weird questions. In an effort to freak the intruders out, I dunked my slice of pizza into the toilet and then took a bite. They left right away.
What will you miss most about Toppers after graduation?
That there isn’t a Toppers near where I live and I won’t be able to order it anymore!