JI Semester: Don’t blow it (Throwback Thursday)
It goes without saying that the newly initiated feel an instinctive and unconscious desire to constantly remind every GDI on campus that they are inferior. The feeling of superiority and competition between your fraternity and other frats on campus begins to develop as well. Nightmares of lineups and other brotherhood building activities and the general malaise from the pledgeship hangover are still fresh in the JI’s mind. All things considered, maintaining a level head after initiation is important, because the JI semester can be disastrous for a fraternity man if handled incorrectly.
One of the first evils that a JI may be diagnosed with is know as trying-too-hard syndrome. There is a right and wrong way to distinguish yourself from the common GDI once you have become a member of a proud Greek organization. Don’t get me wrong, when it’s party time I’ve got nothing against neon t-shirts or plastic sunglasses. BUT if you’re wearing nothing but neon frocket t-shirts and plastic imitation wayfarers with your fraternity or random sorority’s letters inked on the side, you’ve fallen victim to a tacky routine that many JIs are prone to. This can only go on for so long. Get off your JI ass and purchase a new wardrobe that reflects positively on yourself and your fraternity. You should have a group of older members that have set a positive example for you. If not, you probably weren’t cool enough to be rushed by a respectable organization, or you attend a university with a less-than-stellar Greek system. Time to transfer before you become a permanent JI shit stain on the undergarments of top-tier fraternity men across the country.
Another problem that JIs often encounter is loss of responsibility. Following initiation, nothing else in the world other than frat life matters to the JI. Raging and hunting for slampieces become the central goals in day-to-day operation. These are all good things. Just don’t forget that maintaining the minimum GPA to remain a part of your fraternity (and university) is vital to your existence. We all remember that guy who forgot that he was in college, and ended up being forcibly removed from school by his parents because they found out he developed a horrendous dependence on booger sugar and didn’t attend a single class, achieving a zero…point…zero.
Lastly, JIs tend to poorly acclimate themselves to the newfound level of raging that occurs at parties. Drinking too much too often to the point of developing a reputation for bed wetting or throwing up on slams at parties can be very, very disastrous. While stories from such activities can become quality entertainment for everyone around you, they will also keep you from getting laid when you develop a reputation as a sloppy piece of shit. There is a fine line between raging responsibly and shattering your image as a functioning human being.
The JI semester is a critical stepping-stone to becoming a full-fledged frat machine. Don’t embarrass yourself, and more importantly, don’t embarrass your fraternity. Frat with class. Maintain an appearance and demeanor that keeps sorostitutes looking forward to the walk of shame from your place of residence. Keep yourself in school, and your parents happy enough to continue funding the nonstop party that is your life.
They are pledges until we get new ones.
13 years ago at 11:55 amI was going to argue with you but then I saw your name.
13 years ago at 12:15 pm^
13 years ago at 4:06 pmPledges that know ritual.
13 years ago at 1:12 am^ Wa Waa Waaa A to B
13 years ago at 11:06 amGood article
13 years ago at 12:01 pmKid in my pledge class got a 0.0 GPA. Somehow he got initiated anyway.
13 years ago at 12:15 pmCool story.
13 years ago at 12:32 pm^ Top Tier
13 years ago at 12:35 pmSounds like Snu at my school
13 years ago at 1:12 pmnow I don’t feel so stupid with my 0.5 GPA
13 years ago at 1:52 pmnow i feel immensely better about my 0.93
13 years ago at 2:33 pm2.0, and dad sure is proud.
13 years ago at 6:27 pmJon M Fratsman, what school is it
13 years ago at 10:00 pmBooger sugar?
13 years ago at 12:43 pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2f_xf9HPKU&feature=related
13 years ago at 1:09 pmUhm, I am still not clear as to what Booger Sugar is but thanks for the video?
13 years ago at 1:18 pmCoke.
13 years ago at 1:28 pmIf you don’t know, you can’t afford it.
13 years ago at 1:41 pm^
13 years ago at 2:16 pmAw shucks, I will just stick with my cheap meth.
13 years ago at 2:22 pmHow the fuck could you not intuitively figure that out? I’m guess you are a <1.0 GPA kinda guy.
13 years ago at 2:53 pm1.3 gpa, give me some credit. Right guys?!?!
13 years ago at 3:56 pmsorry4fratting = unaffiliated
13 years ago at 5:25 pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yroKIGCtcwY&feature=related
13 years ago at 5:40 pmYup…definitely pulled a 1.0 my JI semester. If only I had read this article sooner.
13 years ago at 1:22 pm1.8! and agreed
13 years ago at 7:40 pmThe articles on this site are way overrated. I honestly could have written some of these in high school and probably even middle school.
13 years ago at 3:45 pmSubmit a column and let everyone be the judge of that, champ.
13 years ago at 3:47 pm^
13 years ago at 9:15 pmUES… Was that you in front of McGinn Cazale Theatre hazing the hipsters, I saw the other day?
13 years ago at 12:19 am^Considering that UES works for the CIA, it probably was.
13 years ago at 12:22 amI wish my job was as cool as a CIA agents. And Grandfrat, I’m a Hipster. I pay a lot of money to look this poor. Just kidding, I hate hipsters. They sit on their $1500 Mac Book Pros as they’re sipping on an $8 coffee whilst wearing an $800 outfit and blogging about how much they hate The Man and conformity. They’re a buncha knobs.
13 years ago at 11:35 amThe intern must have not posted someone’s submission.
12 years ago at 12:33 amI feel like a genius for pulling a 2.0 being a JI
13 years ago at 5:28 pmAm I the only one who was able to maintain a respectable GPA their freshman year? I pulled a 3.6, it’s not that hard you just have to fucking study.
13 years ago at 9:42 pmWhat was your major? I’m sure you aren’t gonna be honest, so I really shouldn’t even bother asking. I scored a 1.8 during pledging bc I never slept, went to class, or did anything other than get used and abused. As far as a JI, I got back to hitting the books.
13 years ago at 12:21 am^This. I see nothing wrong or NF with having a GPA > 3.5 and still being able to rage.
13 years ago at 12:25 amI hardly see geology as an easy major.
13 years ago at 9:40 amPhysical Sciences, that’s at least respectful. If you said something like Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy or Leadership Studies, then I might have to troll on your comment.
13 years ago at 2:37 ambooger sugar is nice, but i believe the correct term is weasel dust
13 years ago at 5:31 pm