TGIF was established in 2007.
UC Berkeley students were inspired by the TGIF program at UC Santa Barbara and organized to have it at Cal. The TGIF Campaign team campaigned to put a referendum on the Spring 2007 ASUC elections. The TGIF Bill passed with 69% of votes in favor of the program. The UC Berkeley Chancellor and UC Regents approved TGIF in the Summer of 2007 and TGIF began collecting student fees Fall of 2007.In 2015-2016, students led another campaign to renew the TGIF program. They wrote a renewal referendum, and, with a 68% “YES” vote from the student population, successfully renewed TGIF through 2027.