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Frat Life: Behind the Scenes

An experience of a lifetime.

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There's nothing quite as disgusting as going into the bathroom in the morning to find vomit in the sink. Not much can compare to the dread of catching a deadly disease from walking across the carpet without shoes. Few things can fully prepare you for the uncanny sounds coming from your neighboring bed. However, in the end, the best of friendships are formed and the questionably unhealthy living conditions slowly become more bearable.


Here are 8 reasons why living in a frat has been the most interesting experience of my life:

1. Forget sleep

it's always a full-time concert heard from every corner of the house. Don't fret, even when the last of the speakers are silenced in the house, you can still hear the neighbors loud and clear.

2. It's World War III between humans and fruit flies

It starts as one, then two. All seems controlled and fine until you realize that you are slowly becoming over-populated. The trashcan is their home base and from there, the rest is open territory. It is a battle to the death.

3. You'll leave the room for two minutes and come back to find your mirror shattered

You'll shatter your phone. Other people will shatter your phone. Basically everything you own gets shattered. It's inevitable.

4. In the wise words on Kendrick Lamar: "Pour up (drank), head shot (drank), sit down (drank), stand up (drank), pass out (drank), wake up (drank), faded (drank), faded (drank)."

You get dressed, you drink. You come home from work, you drink. You make dinner, you drink. Unless you are unusually good at dealing with peer pressure, this life is not the life for you.

5. You just kind of learn to avoid the bathroom.

It's rare to find paper towels, let alone toilet paper. The sinks look like someone blended together every food in the universe and left it in there. The showers feel like you're standing in a shoe box, however the sticky curtains are an added plus.

6. You might think you went shopping for yourself, however little did you know that all the alcohol and food you just bought now belongs to the entire room

Whether you planned it or not. You'll come home from work, daydreaming about that one bagel you had stored for dinner, but you dreams will quickly be crushed when you find the remains left on your own plate.

7. You become accustomed to not getting dressed up anymore.

Gone are the days of wearing a full face of make-up and booties; a warm sweatshirt and leggings will do just fine.

8. The kitchen looks like a scene in a horror film.

There is not a clean surface in sight. There isn't a pot or pan that doesn't have some type of food crusted onto it. If you stick to Cup of Noodles and Easy Mac, the odds are ever in your favor.


The best part though, is that people still manage to go to school, work forty hours a week, and apply to their majors. We celebrate our successes together and become better friends each and every day. People who live in interesting living conditions together, thrive together. I wouldn't trade it for anything and I can't wait to do it again next year.

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