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The beginning of the first chapter introduces the reader to Kalin, a chubby, spotty and almost blind without his owl glasses guy in comparision with Philip, the head of Phi Mu Alpha, the most popular guy on campus. He was suave, sophisticated, cool, handsome.(...) everything Kalin wasn't and desperately wanted to be.
What do you think about this theme of fraternities and sororities? Was it well portrayed in the book? Do you find the issue of desperately wanted to be realistic? Was your experience in a fraternity/sorority similar to or did you ever come across someone like Kalin of Philip?
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I had a friend rush to be in a sorority and I think most of them tend to stay away from breaking the law in their initiation rites nowadays. At least that’s what I hear, although they don’t stay away from the underage drinking.tjportugal wrote: ↑08 Apr 2020, 05:08 Hey
The beginning of the first chapter introduces the reader to Kalin, a chubby, spotty and almost blind without his owl glasses guy in comparision with Philip, the head of Phi Mu Alpha, the most popular guy on campus. He was suave, sophisticated, cool, handsome.(...) everything Kalin wasn't and desperately wanted to be.
What do you think about this theme of fraternities and sororities? Was it well portrayed in the book? Do you find the issue of desperately wanted to be realistic? Was your experience in a fraternity/sorority similar to or did you ever come across someone like Kalin of Philip?
I do think they still haze their initiates but I think this particular one in the book was a little out there. It could be explained by the fact that later in the book, it was admitted that the task was given to Kalin to keep him out of the frat.
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Thank you for you comments.
It's really good to compare different experiences, especially those from around the world.
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Thank you! Yes, it is good to compare different experiences!tjportugal wrote: ↑14 Apr 2020, 13:08 @B Creech @leximutia @tanner87cbs @Odette Chace @Twylla
Thank you for you comments.
It's really good to compare different experiences, especially those from around the world.
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I went to a larger State University and all I remember is that there was a lot of drinking at the frats and at the sororities. If there was hazing, and I'm sure there must have been, it was not well publicized.Juliet+1 wrote: ↑15 Apr 2020, 18:30 My small private college had fraternities and sororities for all different kinds of students -- geeks, bookworms, super social party types, athletes, artists, etc. -- nothing at all like what is portrayed in "Project Tau." Maybe that sort of thing is only found at larger universities.
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Philip’s reaction when he finds out what happened to Kalin because of it is also the classic response of bullies. They don’t think about others. They don’t think about the consequences of their actions. For the most part kids like Phillip have been sheltered from having to deal with consequences.
I think the author did a great job of telling that part of this story.