100 Things All College Students Learned Their Freshman Year (Con't)

41. “Keep the tap on a drip during slap the bag, you are not the slap the bag champion- they get stuck on 7 anyway and you do not need all those calories”

42. “Careful with the grain- no matter how much you pay for school or how much our outfit costs, we will never afford quality alcohol”

43. “Be able to hold your own weight in a keg stand- the guys holding you have more beer in them than the keg does”

44. “Let’s name articles of clothing that begin with frat: frackets and frat shoes. These are not options. If you love your shoes or your jackets leave them at home. You will never see them again if you bring them- even if you hide it in the stove- you are not as original as you think”

45. “No one is truly ‘letter blind’. You will eventually figure out which houses are ‘cool’ and which houses have undesirable stigmas; for example, some that rhyme with ‘ape’. It is okay to be aware of these stereotypes but choose to agree or disagree with them by your own judgement, not everyone else’s.

46. “For the love of goodness, do not decide an entire body of people is one way because of the letters embroidered into their shirt. Statistically, at least one of those people is super sweet, funny, kind, caring etc. so give everyone a chance. It is just as prejudice to hate someone for their fraternity/sorority or lack there of, as it is to judge someone for their race, ethnicity, or gender.”

47. “Be nice. People will surprise you.”

48. “Don’t take anything too seriously, especially boys”

49. “your night will always go smoother if you wear sneakers to a party, especially if you end up having to walk home the next morning”

50. “be nice to everyone, it’s not worth making enemies.”

51. “don’t steal anyone’s fracket. You wouldn’t want someone doing that to you, so don’t do it to someone else.”

52. “Don’t overeat to cure a hangover. It doesn’t work.”

53. “Don’t stress too much over your schedule- it will all work out in the end”

54. “If you go to a date party, don’t ditch your date and especially don’t hook up with somebody else’s date”

55. “Always thank the boys for rides and/or when leaving a party. You will enver know the full extent of the effort they put into their side of greek life.”

56. “Make an effort to join clubs if you’re interested and go to the meetings- these things matter”

57. “learn how to factor the gym into your daily schedule”

58. “Make sure there is someone you know you can always call in the middle of the night if you need them”

59. “don’t chug at the beginning of the party thinking they will run out of alcohol”

60. “enjoy every situation as it comes”

61. “don’t take too many naps, time is valuable”

62. “Always carry headphones”

63. “learn to study in different places”

64. “you probably wont do anything cool over spring break and that’s okay. Don’t be jealous of the crazy trips you hear of juniors and seniors taking- your time will come”

65. “Always have a few snacks in your room… dining hours can be difficult.”

66. “TA’s make or break you for so many different reasons”

67. “Engineering WILL be the death of me”

68. “Registration is survival of the fittest”

69. “I learned how to master the walk of shame in front of a tour group”

70. “I learned that starting to drink at 8 am is normal”