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terr13
Profile Joined April 2007
United States298 Posts
August 28 2009 22:44 GMT
#21
It's still rush week at Berkeley, so most of the places are still pretty open to the public, depending on the day. If you don't really want to go, don't feel pressured into going, but you should give everything a try once or twice. Eventually you'll find something that fits you. Where do you live?
QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32130 Posts
August 28 2009 22:47 GMT
#22
You will love frat/house parties (they're basically the same thing) for the first two years of college and then hate them when youre 21

its how it goes

my first frat party, i got absolutely wasted, made friends w the dudes so i had access to the joint without ever joining (it was two blocks from me), hooked up with a couple girls, ended up meeting my gf who i dated for that year, threw up, crawled home and got mono. all in the same night! fun stuff. i miss college.
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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
August 28 2009 22:52 GMT
#23
On August 29 2009 07:47 Hawk wrote:
You will love frat/house parties (they're basically the same thing) for the first two years of college and then hate them when youre 21

its how it goes

my first frat party, i got absolutely wasted, made friends w the dudes so i had access to the joint without ever joining (it was two blocks from me), hooked up with a couple girls, ended up meeting my gf who i dated for that year, threw up, crawled home and got mono. all in the same night! fun stuff. i miss college.

The frat parties I've been to pretend to be mini-clubs, while the house parties are just people shooting the shit + drinking + listening to music + possibly video games/movie/making out.
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SanguineToss
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada815 Posts
August 28 2009 22:57 GMT
#24
On August 29 2009 07:24 kdog3683 wrote:
I'm going to assume you are a typical asian so you probably wouldn't like the frat crowd. There is a lot of social pressure and it is rather damaging on the ego to hide in your dorm room on a friday night, but there's not really much you can do. Given that your posting for help, I really have a feeling you'd feel more socially awkward @ the frat party.


Also. At least at my school ( maybe not berkeley ) , cool frats don't let strangers come, and less cool frats make you pay 10$ to go in. I'm sure your school has a asian / afghanistan student association. I think you'll make more friends there. Or if you get to know some frat boys, they'll naturally ask you to go to their rocking ass parties.

Just curious , how is the reputation of lambda phi epsilon @ berkeley


hes from afghanistan...
Caller
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Poland8075 Posts
August 28 2009 23:01 GMT
#25
On August 29 2009 07:57 SanguineToss wrote:
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On August 29 2009 07:24 kdog3683 wrote:
I'm going to assume you are a typical asian so you probably wouldn't like the frat crowd. There is a lot of social pressure and it is rather damaging on the ego to hide in your dorm room on a friday night, but there's not really much you can do. Given that your posting for help, I really have a feeling you'd feel more socially awkward @ the frat party.


Also. At least at my school ( maybe not berkeley ) , cool frats don't let strangers come, and less cool frats make you pay 10$ to go in. I'm sure your school has a asian / afghanistan student association. I think you'll make more friends there. Or if you get to know some frat boys, they'll naturally ask you to go to their rocking ass parties.

Just curious , how is the reputation of lambda phi epsilon @ berkeley


hes from afghanistan...

i sincerely doubt that

in other news, ucb isn't exactly known for its frat parties. By no means feel compelled to go to them, but also understand that a) you can meet a lot of people there, especially girls (unless you go to the creepy frats) and b) that you will probably have contracted mono at some point if you go.
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Rev0lution
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States1805 Posts
August 28 2009 23:02 GMT
#26
just go to frat parties its no big deal.
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Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
August 28 2009 23:03 GMT
#27
On August 29 2009 07:19 arb wrote:
just get drunk, the ones who dont make fun of you the next day are your true friends

ouch, you must of had a rough life.
kakakakakaka
Profile Joined August 2009
Algeria15 Posts
August 28 2009 23:05 GMT
#28
charliemurphy has the correct idea
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Pufftrees
Profile Joined March 2009
2449 Posts
August 28 2009 23:14 GMT
#29
Going out with your roomates, even to places you don't think you would normally frequent, is a great networking idea. For starters you will most likely see a different side of your roomates as people tend to act differently based on surroundings, and you may find out that you really have a lot more in common with them or just the opposite. Also, especially early, it is all about networking. Being in a small group makes it easier to meet others and make more connections, and maybe find a group of people who you really can relate with.

Don't be afraid to also do what Charlie Murphy was saying, especially early in the school year there are way more people in your situation then you think. Just have fun too dont let the pressure surmount.
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CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
August 28 2009 23:17 GMT
#30
PS- don't walk up and introduce yourself right off the bat and avoid words like excuse me. It makes you seem very robotic and formal or a lesser value person. You just wanna start a casual conversation with someone who you want to be friends with potentially.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
ShaperofDreams
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2492 Posts
August 28 2009 23:18 GMT
#31
LOL how is coming up to a girl and talking to her creepy?

CM that sounds like pretty good advice, not much can go wrong and there are plenty of possibilities.

OP I'd follow his advice, if you are too shy to come up to a chick and talk to her do it until you are not shy. You don't have to ask her out or anything just talk.

Have fun in school man! Let loose a bit and try different things Just keep your grades up as well is my advice.
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paper
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
13196 Posts
August 28 2009 23:24 GMT
#32
On August 29 2009 07:25 CharlieMurphy wrote:
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On August 29 2009 07:16 paper wrote:
On August 29 2009 07:09 CharlieMurphy wrote:
main advice to you is to go to the cafeteria or som3e gathering place, find a girl and ask her about said party(ies) and see what she thinks (explain your situation its a good opener even if your not trying to game her). A few things will happen, 1) She will know of it and you can go to the party with her and have a gay old time. 2) She will not know and you can invite her and " " , 3) She will know of a better party, and you can go to that with her, 4) Fuck the party, set up a date with her instead.

When all is said and done, you have a new friend/gf and possible party hookup.


that's uh

sorta creepy

how is that creepy? just walk up to a girl who's not really busy, or going through a food line, hop in line with her, and say "hey I got a question/dilemma, maybe you can help me with it?" and so on. Then introduce yourself if the conversation is going well.

Obviously, I skipped all the specific details of small talk included in each of the 4 (maybe more possibilities), obviously your not gonna go "hey do you know about this party?" and if she says yes you're not gonna go "OK COOL IM COMING WITH YOU" although, that might actually work as cocky funny.


the fact that you're CM is creepy :D
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caelym
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6421 Posts
August 28 2009 23:38 GMT
#33
go to the frat parties with your roommates. you might like them, and you'll get to know your roommates better.
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xiaofan
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States513 Posts
August 29 2009 01:15 GMT
#34
just do what u want and ull find ur niche eventually
Kennelie
Profile Joined December 2007
United States2296 Posts
August 29 2009 01:19 GMT
#35
For some reason at TCU frat parties aren't so in. Instead there is parties thrown in nearby neighborhoods of the campus that ARE JUST BALLING OUT OF CONTROL. You know the party is the shit when its 2am, 10 kegs are empty, and all they have left is nasty ass jello shots along with shots of McCormick Vodka out of the plastic jugs.
ya had ya shot kid!
darkjustice
Profile Joined June 2009
Afghanistan15 Posts
August 29 2009 02:33 GMT
#36
dude just get shitfaced. everything will work itself out. you'll make new friends. balls up on some fine ass chicks and maybe some not so fine ass chicks. but pussy all the same. anyways yea get hammered and live.
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AtlaS
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1001 Posts
August 29 2009 02:53 GMT
#37
Don't go to frat parties along and not knowing anyone. it's really intimidating when you walk in by yourself and seeing that you're posting this on a forum, chances are you aren't exactly the most outgoing person in the world. go to a party with your roommates and get drunk and meet people. it's not that hard. don't worry.
I don't have mono anymore. Woooo!
Rekrul
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Korea (South)17174 Posts
August 29 2009 03:22 GMT
#38
frat groups r either gunna be a pathetic group of faggots, or a group of cool guys

good luck on ur choices
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gchan
Profile Joined October 2007
United States654 Posts
August 29 2009 06:34 GMT
#39
Unlike a lot of other schools where frat parties are the social norm, the ones at Berkeley are actually seen for what they are...a bunch of homophobic meatheads.

To meet people, it's actually kind of hard for transfer students to meet people. By the time you start, most juniors are already part of their own cliques so you're best off trying to meet other transfer students. Even though people are starting to settle into their own cliques and you don't think you really fit in, just hang out with them. Meeting people through other people is one of the most convenient ways to make friends without being creepy. You may very well never find your clique at school, but that's kind of how reality works. You're a lot more likely just to have individual friends from different cliques than you are to find a truly compatible group to be around (at least at a big school).
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