The Often Overlooked Benefits Of Going Stag to Formal

PortlandPledgeHazers7 years ago

Your chapter’s bi-annual formals are perhaps the greatest part of being in a fraternity. But as great as having a fine lady on your arm during them is, there’s a special breed of man who breaks the mold at each one. This man is the one who nixes the date idea and goes stag. And the truth is, he may be onto something.

While I barely recall anything that happened at my first formal freshman year, I remember exactly who went stag — mostly because I was so confused. The guys who went stag weren’t boners who got curved by each girl they asked; they were simply normal dudes who were older and wiser than my naive 18-year-old self.

What I’ve learned in the years between then and now is that the location of your formal is truly the primary factor in whether or not you should take a date.

If you find yourself in a remote location and you are one of the few guys with no date, you will probably be miserable. But a location such as Vegas or New Orleans is perfect for the stag guy. Sure, finding a great date is awesome, but there are few things worse than dealing with a shitty formal date. While some folks in your chapter will be blowing loads of money on girls who shortly after will end up hating them after seeing them in their debaucherous element, you’ll be at a casino or on Bourbon Street hitting on co-eds from different schools with your only worry in the world being the fact that you’ll eventually have to go home.

The world is your oyster when you’re stag. No forced photos, no drama, your budget is doubled — the “pros” list is infinite. When your drunk ass finally finds your way back to your room, you can snidely push through the sea of bickering brother/date pairs knowing that your night out with the other stag brothers was exponentially more fun.

People will probably try to give you shit for going stag, but when executed properly, it can be the best decision of your life..