Descriptive Game Day

A cool breeze chills me to the bone as I step out of the car, fall must around the corner. The earlier feelings of anxiety and fear start to take control as I start my trek to class. The air is becoming harder to breathe in as though I am nearing the end of a marathon I have been running. My first class was at the First Nations University. I could remember watching how what had to be hundreds of students march the path each break while we built the new residence. As I was getting closer it became apparent at how enormous the institute actually was. With an

I could smell the odor of the pines next to me as I walked through the concrete sidewalk. It was my first time on this campus and I didn’t know what to expect or what to think. I didn’t have any idea of what was coming, but yet, my excitement and adrenaline ran throughout my blood,

At the start of the new school year, Millicent Arnold, a typical teenage girl, receives an invitation to join the elite and exclusive girls’ sorority at Lansing High School. Before she becomes an official member however, Millicent must demonstrate she is fit to join the sorority by finishing the initiation process: a series of ridiculous and rigorous tasks that pushes her to her limits. During a mission, Millicent discovers the nasty truth and reality of the “prefect” sorority at her high school, and ultimately decides that being herself is most important and rejects entering the sorority altogether.

Walking around a university’s campus any day of the week, one sees an array of Greek letters worn proudly by young men and women in the Greek system. Fraternities and sororities play a big part in a university. The Greek system can also be an easy target to direct criticism. There are those who oppose the Greek system and those who embrace it. Evan Wright opposes the Greek system in his article “Sister Act” that was featured in Rolling Stone Magazine. He uses examples from students at Ohio State University in Columbus to show his disapproval of the way sororities are now days. He portrays sorority girls as catty conformists who are obsessed with partying with fraternity

As once pursued from that fleeting instant, when the successive hours grew vehement, existential matters wearied us and our hearts and the fierce waves hit the shore with savage blows. While both hands went in the niches of my apparel, I spent the

It was September 17th, 2016. There I am sitting in the student section, next to some of the most school-spirited people I have ever seen in my entire life. Everywhere I looked, Syracuse fans were dressed in orange representing their school. I watched as students, and families, like I had mentioned were all gathered in this enclosed dome to celebrate the Homecoming Football Game on that surprisingly hot day in Syracuse, New York.

Romley to fixate more onto her past college years. I asked her what her favorite memory about the University of Arizona. Her response was of a memory when she went “to see the beaches of California with three of her sorority sisters”. Her answer sparked these next two question that came to the top of my head. I asked what clubs or organizations she was involved in here at the UA and where did she live her freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year of college. She said she lived in the Coronado dorm her freshman and sophomore year of college. Mrs. Romley then explained that the Coronado dorm, that is still apparent on our campus, used to be an “all girls dorm and not known for its partying and loudness.” In both her junior and senior years of college she lived in her sorority house, Kappa Kappa Gamma. She was apart of Greek life, specifically KKG, and the Panhellenic organization during her years in college. Suddenly I started to think about the layout of the campus so I asked her what her favorite spot on campus was at the time. She acknowledged that “The entire campus is beautiful and I could not pick a favorite spot because I enjoy the whole aspect and feeling the campus gives its students.” She stated that no features, at the University of Arizona stood out to her, but the biggest improvement on campus is the recreation center facilities. It was a pleasing experience to watch and listen to

As the first days of high school began, the first practices of the freshman football team quickly followed. In just several weeks, the coaching staff had prepared us for our first game against Arcadia. However, no one seemed to be perturbed about them. Instead, Liberty’s following week’s opponent was the cynosure. We would face off against Sunrise Mountain, our rivals. It was no doubt the biggest game of the season. If we lost, we would disgrace Liberty, but in our minds, losing was never an option.

Emma, a senior at a southeastern university, was recorded having sex with a brother who passed the video around to the other brothers at his house (Robbins and Florsheim 146). After that event, Emma’s sorority sisters turned their backs on her (Robbins and Florsheim 146). Sororities lure freshmen in to give them a home base lifestyle and sense of belonging (Robbins and Florsheim 146). Many chapters are supposed to teach leadership skills and encourage community service, but some chapters become out of hand when dealing with initiating people (Robbins and Florsheim 146). Becky, a junior in a North Carolina sorority, admits, “It is the system of everyone having to keep up this image that they are the best, the prettiest, the most fun” (qtd.

My Black heels sunk into the turf as I walked down center field, a crowd of 6,000 overflowed the aluminum bleachers towering before me. Pungent flowers of bright blue and gold are cradled in my arms, and an itchy vibrant blue sash is placed over my head. “Homecoming Princess 2013” is scrawled across in elegant cursive that shimmered beneath the blinding stadium lights. “Sophomore princess, Brianna Moynihan” echoed over the speakers; every teenage girl’s dream had become my reality.

“I’m only here to party”, said no fraternity or sorority member ever as they began their journey through college. Participation in Greek life is an extended party in the eyes of parents, high schoolers, and any others that are not involved in the Greek life culture. Looking at the influence of Greek life on students, many have became successful and well know such as: Harrison Ford in Sigma Nu, Tim Mcgraw in Pi Alpha Kappa, and Brad Pitt in Sigma Chi (Famous). According to evidence, outsiders are overseeing the helpful and impactful commitment that these college students take to be involved in an organization that is bashed and made fun of across America. It is often labeled the party culture and given a negative view due the positives being hidden by the negatives. These false assumptions lead to the encouragement of banning Greek life in colleges due to the rare, negative behaviors that are headlined on the news and the overlooked, positive advantages of joining a sorority of fraternity. However, Greek life is shown to have an outstanding amount of involvement in philanthropy, continuing high academic rankings, and more skill and character development than the average college student.

The political cartoon and the magazine article both have a pessimistic view of Greek life that strives to uncover truths about sororities but their intentions and audiences slightly differ. Both author’s intended audience are college students. The website, Her Campus, is intended for women in college and often aims to answer their concerns and provide advice. The article is designed to inform the reader of the negatives associated with Greek life, providing them with information if they are considering going through recruitment. While it does point out the flaws of the greek system, at the end the author does acknowledge the idea that a sorority can be a “great community within your school” and that sometime the secrets are what make each chapter unique. Since the author admits this after she spells out the secret of sororities, it shows that she is not abhorring on them but rather trying to

Your fingertips followed the movement of your hand as they brushed over the wood grain, barely making contact as each one dragged against the oak. Occasionally, your path was interrupted by pools of spilt alcohol, fluid spawning ripples with every beat of unidentified music. The vocals could have been French, Spanish or Enochian. You didn’t know, nor did you care. Alternative rock. Classical. Rap. Whatever the label, it was all just a distant murmur of voices and instruments. But the smell, you certainly noticed. The stench of summer sex and CK eternity, oh, hell, yes. In all honesty, the only reason you chose the company of intoxicated minds over the depths of bed blankets was the promise of some form of gain. From a free drink to the occasional pickpocketing, you would take anything considering your situation. Maybe things would be different if you didn’t call a different motel room every night ‘home’ and dinner meant whatever you could swap for what little cash you owned.

Greek life at universities across the United States is alluring to many undergraduates. Some claim it’s all about friendship and philanthropy – making life-long connections with others and helping those around you. For others, it’s about keeping up with the social atmosphere of their university. Most of those who I have come in contact with during the past year of my enrollment at Washington and Lee University decided to join Greek life at the university for a mix of these reasons. On the Washington and Lee campus, fraternities organize much of the social activities during the weekend –including both parties and philanthropy events. While these events surely characterize the activities of fraternities as a whole, a window to the interaction of the organization with itself are the weekly chapter meetings amongst a fraternity’s members. This study analyzes the intimate setting of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity chapter meeting and aims to shed light on a variety of factors affecting the dynamics of the weekly event.

The game would start promptly at seven and for the first time in our school history there was going to be a packed house. Alumni returned home for the big event and people took the day off from work to through tailgating parties and had most of the school busses canceled. There was little need with parents already at the school and dinner would be a group activity. I wasn’t left out of the festivities and had helped Mrs. McGuire prepared enough food that had me drooling and losing my appetite at the same time. I had hoped my parents would show up, but I knew that was impossible. There was one thing above all that gave me the biggest hint how wonderful that Friday was going to