The first Thursday
The first Thursday in a school year is the obligatory party night in any school across the nation. It is where all sorts of people come out of the woodwork to celebrate their first week with beer and partying. All the parties are open and everyone is having fun with the free beer and food offered at a variety of places. Men go to fraternities and women go to sororities to party and drink all night.
My night started at BJ’s to meet some new friends at a fraternity and the bill probably surpassed $500 bucks that night easily… Afterwards, I went back to “the row” known as center of all the fraternity and sorority households in USC. The place is established all along the block, stretching over ½ a mile of the Los Angeles neighborhood. Free beer, free food and games were present in all of the places and after going to many, I found myself wondering if I should join. Meeting some great people and new faces, I probably shook over 200 hands today and will probably get sick tomorrow morning. Considering the atmosphere I was in, I would say that I will not fit in with the fraternity brotherhood. It’s a good thing I have decided not to join because it would cause bad feelings among my friends in another fraternity and my new friends at the other. I will concentrate more on school and being the #1 student there joining all the clubs and organizations. Who knows, with my dedication I’ll aim for Valedictorian!