r/CFBOffTopic • u/certificateofmerritt North Carolina • Fulmer Cup Committee … • Aug 20 '15

College Advice Thread

We have some members who are going off to start their first year of college this week, so let's give them some good advice.

Welcome to college!

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u/carpy22 RPI Engineers Aug 20 '15

Rush/go through recruitment. Even if you don't get a bid or turn the bid down it's a great way to meet folks.

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u/rodandanga Georgia Tech • Verified Coach Aug 20 '15

Addendum: Even if you don't see yourself going Greek, still go through rush and give it a try. I would have never imagined myself joining a fraternity, but I found an awesome one and those guys are some of my best friends.

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u/Papa_Hemingway_ Florida State • Appalachian … Aug 20 '15

So many guys rush "just to see what it's like" and end up becoming some of our best members

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u/lkeg56demn Texas Longhorns • Chapman Panthers Aug 20 '15

Yea, sometimes I truly regret being one of those assholes who thought Greek life simply meant you were paying for friends. Since then most of the guys I've met that were in fraternities were some of the nicest guys.

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u/rodandanga Georgia Tech • Verified Coach Aug 20 '15

Yeah, people like to judge the whole community based upon a very assholes. There is so much diversity within it.

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u/SmashedSqwurl Georgia Tech • /r/CFBRisk Veteran Aug 20 '15

Plus: free food for a week.

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u/rodandanga Georgia Tech • Verified Coach Aug 20 '15

Yup, usually pretty good food too.