As we continue on with second semester, the classes get harder, the days become longer and the nights out get way colder. Unfortunately, all the new tanks, shorts and crop tops you bought are still good as new and ready to be worn. However, this does not make going out in the freezing cold any easier. Here are the struggles of going out in the winter at Penn State.
1. It is Thursday night. Finally time to wear your heels and actually be a normal height with skinnier legs. Whether putting on your worn-out Jeffrey’s or daringly wearing your open-toed wedges, you are bound to eat it on the black ice around Fratland. No matter if you are walking one house down, trying to find a safe path to the front door or attempting to walk down the slippery steps, you are bound for trouble.
2. You already planned your basic Friday night outfit, which consists of jeans and a crop top. You try it on and are ready to go for a fun night out. You are about to walk out the door, when your friend shouts “It’s two degrees and hardcore snowing.” Your body soon becomes ready for the runny nose
and the hypothermia to come.
3. There is no denying it's fracket season. Your ugly high school sweatshirts actually became useful again. Even the fuzzy pink North Face you wore every day of sixth grade becomes more useful than ever. As you go to hide this valuable gem in the corner of a frat house, you think you are an unbelievable genius. It is not until two minutes before you are supposed to leave that you notice -- not only is your precious fracket stolen, but same with all the ones around it. A tank top in three-degree weather is somewhat safe, right?
4. Any season is dress season, especially if you have a formal coming up and you actually have no choice. Your new, tight, black dress looks perfect, except for the fact that your legs and arms are fully exposed, and your jacket is nowhere in sight. With the weather dropping below ten degrees, there is no doubt in your mind that you are waking up with a cold and soon-to-be visit to the health center.
5. If you are walking around fratland for five minutes, you are guaranteed to pass at least ten girls tripping over their new, trendy, flowy pants. They may have been the perfect fit when you tried them on in your room, but now the cloth could not feel thinner. On top of that, you already fell on the ice more times than you can count, and the rips in your new pants are endless. Being trendy truly takes too much effort and warmth.
