Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for June 12, 2023

Take advice from those who have been through it ;)

I see the seeds of the great American novel.

Maybe his new girlfriend (forgot her name already!!) can bail him out!!!

Practical advice. The kind men tend to prefer.

Never been to college (I know it shows, but I did OK) Why is a “frat” so important?

Just “borrow” the writings of Jeff Redfern.

To pledge or not to pledge. That is the question. The answer s neither.

In some “Ivy League” schools, frats may enable life-long connections to aid in business, etc. But I went to a smaller college and decided their frats only meant more obligations on campus. I decided I didn’t need that and everything turned out fine in later years. You accomplish in life whatever you are willing to devote effort to.

Oh, the stories you could tell!

There is a reason not to pledge and join. Academics usually suffer because if it.

You write about a Greek house, you will probably never get into one. Unless you drink the koolaid and make them look good. You know, sort of like hollywood

Fortunately, he’s the ONLY one in the class who will be writing about fraternity/sorority shopping. /s

If they break out the heavy wooden paddles, run for it

He could write the script for Animal House

It’s a clique with pretend friends and an excuse to get hammered.

Where I went, most of the houses held charity benefit events. It was supposed to be good for relations with the town. Experience in fund raising probably is helpful on a resumé for those who want to work in business or politics, or nonprofits.

My fraternity was the pothead fraternity. We went independent and co-ed and called ourselves The Commonwealth. Then we got thrown out by the national organization in my sophomore year.