American Entertainment 1982

  Chapter 82 Recruitment Night

In the E-66 dormitory, Jason White buttoned his shirt in front of the changing mirror, and asked Tommy to help him pass the dark gold tie next to him, and asked Tommy, "Are you sure you don't want to change your clothes?" I heard from my cousin that when freshmen visit those fraternities tonight, if you dress appropriately and solemnly, it will make them think you are a mature and reliable person."

While talking, he took the tie that Tommy handed over, but in a hurry, he wrapped the tie around the neckline of the shirt. Tommy walked over, motioned for the other party to put down his hand, and then helped Jason tidy it up skillfully. Good tie: "I tried to persuade you, Jason, but you insisted on wearing something so formal."

   "Yes, this is the most important night for college freshmen. It will determine whether we will be unknown or famous in the next four years." Jason stood obediently in front of the changing mirror, letting Tommy help him adjust his tie, and said in a serious tone.

Tommy backed away understandingly, watching Jason put on a dark blue double-breasted old-fashioned suit, wearing a bowler hat on his head, and then laying his hands on a black umbrella, full of expectations. Looking at Tommy: "How about it, Boss, do you look like those elites?"

"Brother, if you stick a fake beard under your nose, everyone will mistake you for a big man named Chaplin." Tommy smiled at Jason: "Let's go, the teacher has urged you to go down several times assembled."

  Jason, holding an umbrella, said to Tommy, who was wearing only a baseball jacket and a printed T-shirt: "You have to respect the fraternity."

"I **** respect them, or I wouldn't be wearing a jacket to hide that genitalia on the back of my t-shirt." Tommy said to Jason, "Not everything your cousin says is true. The truth, sometimes it may also be to trick you."

The administrator of Hope apartment accompanied the freshman guidance teacher to urge several times downstairs. More than 40 freshmen of Hope gathered outside the apartment building. Potion or perfume or something.

  Tonight is the night of recruiting new students. The seventeen fraternities on Stanford Greek Avenue are unconditionally open, allowing freshmen to enter and visit, learn about the history and past of each fraternity, and communicate frankly with fraternity members.

   Freshmen who want to join a fraternity will try their best to impress their favorite fraternity members. Even if they are indifferent eyes, they will deliberately find out what they think is the coolest costume.

  For example, a four-eyed kid standing next to Tommy at this time, wearing a white sportswear printed with various numbers and symbols, stood out from the crowd like a chicken, like a patient who escaped from a mental hospital wearing a uniform.

"OK folks, over the next four or five hours tonight, I'm going to take you down Greek Avenue and visit seventeen fraternity homes, and I need to remind you that if you have any important references, yes , is your family, friend or boss was a member of a fraternity before, he gave you a letter of recommendation, you better remember to bring it with you tonight, and then give it to the person who the fraternity talks to you, tonight This is the only time you have unrestricted access to those buildings, after tonight, if you go to those buildings without receiving an invitation from the fraternity, you will be charged with trespassing." The instructor pointed at the freshmen in front of him He opened his mouth and exhorted.

After he finished speaking, most of the freshmen took out one or several recommendation letters from their pockets, including Jason took out two, held them in their hands and said to Tommy: "If the Order of the Phoenix or the White Robe Society don't Take me in, I'll rely on my uncle and cousin's recommendation letters, and join the fraternity they joined back then. It's not well-known, and the social activities are pitiful, but it's better than nothing in the end. Speaking of which, my cousin's The first time, it was ruined by the black girl in the fraternity, and then he came out of college and became a staunch white supremacist, racist."

"I guess just sleeping with a black girl is not enough to turn a white guy into a racist immediately. It's probably because your cousin's bed skills received relatively direct negative feedback from black girls, which made him feel insulted by the other party. He can't take it." Tommy chuckled.

A group of people came to Greek Boulevard with the instructor, and the instructor pointed to the first fraternity house and introduced: "This is the earliest fraternity organization established by Stanford University, LIS. Those who are interested can go in and visit. Others can follow the I keep going."

Although this fraternity named LIS has put a lot of thought into the recruiting night, almost even the lawn in front of the fraternity house has been finely mowed, and you can see from a distance that the living room with the door open has a small band and various Seeing the silence of the students, the teacher nodded, turned around and continued to lead the team forward: "Well, it seems that many branches of LIS will close their doors this year, next building. "

The reason why everyone didn't go in to visit, first, is that the LIS he said last year became the most famous fraternity in the country. Members of a branch of LIS in Montana used the fraternity house to traffic drugs, although the investigation found that It has nothing to do with the General Assembly, but it has obviously dealt a devastating blow to the reputation of all LIS branches in the United States. Everyone does not reject smoking some marijuana at fraternity parties to add to the fun, but it does not mean that they want to become drug dealers.

  Second, always walk the Greek Avenue from the beginning to the end first, know the approximate distribution of these fraternities and then choose slowly. After all, when you go shopping in the mall, you have to go around and then slowly choose the products.

It took nearly half an hour to complete the journey. After the instructor introduced the general situation of the seventeen fraternities, he announced that everyone can disband now. Those who are not interested can go back to the dormitory directly. He'll be waiting nearby, and you can come see him anytime if you have any questions.

  When he announced his disbandment here, dozens of girls from a distance also arrived under the guidance of their instructors. Each of them was well-dressed and put on their most beautiful clothes, completely comparing these slovenly boys.

   "Tommy, where should we go first?" Jason asked Tommy after the teacher announced the disbandment.

  Tommy walked directly in the direction of the Order of the Phoenix: "Order of the Phoenix, my friend is there, no matter where I end up going, it will be there first, give him enough respect."

When the two of them arrived at the fraternity house of the Order of the Phoenix, although they had a quick glance from the outside, after stepping into the hall, Jason still couldn't help but swear: "Damn it, it's almost big enough to pretend Down the whole of Mississippi!"

At least 40 to 50 people gathered in the living room on the first floor at this time, but it didn't feel crowded at all. The living room was divided into two areas, one was the screening area, and the super-sized TV was playing the honors filmed by the Order of the Phoenix over the years. Documentaries, well-known alumni interviews and other content, one is the exchange area, more than a dozen fraternity members in suits and leather shoes, wearing phoenix badges on their chests, facing every newcomer with a smile on their faces, and gently answering their questions about brothers and sisters. Any questions that may be asked.

Jason's yuppie attire must be said to be very eye-catching. As soon as he entered the hall, at least four members of the Order of the Phoenix looked at him with admiration. One of them came over with two glasses of juice and handed them to him. A glass of Jason:

   "Hi, how can I help you, the umbrella can be placed on the umbrella stand at the entrance."

   "You guys bought this house? Sir, it's really big. How many rooms does it have?" Jason took the juice and asked the first sentence.

  At first, Tommy thought that his roommate's appearance could last five minutes. From Jason's first sentence, he knew that this guy had no chance with the Order of the Phoenix in his life, so he turned and walked towards the sofa next to him.

   Sure enough, as Jason asked, the smile on the other party's face became a little weird, and finally he just responded to Jason with a faint smile: "Sorry, no comment, welcome to visit as you like."

Tonight, the freshmen choose the fraternity, and the fraternity also chooses the freshmen. Due to time constraints, most freshmen will not get too many opportunities to communicate with the fraternity members in depth. If the first question is answered, the other party will let the other party freely visit , If you are not ready to continue the conversation, it means that this new student is not the person they want.

Jason was dressed so solemnly at this time that Tommy felt that he looked like a yuppie. What is a yuppie? This concept was published in an American magazine in 1980. They are young middle-class people who are not poor in the United States, nor are they really rich. These people are well-educated, have a certain vision, and are full of yearning for the upper class. However, because their wealth is temporarily not enough to support the upper-class life they desire, they work hard to do what they can. Under this, create an image that looks somewhat literary, gentlemanly and fashionable, and close to the upper class.

Yuppies are keen to form associations, and set up various so-called commercial network groups whose nouns sound high-end, but this kind of thing is completely unbelievable in Tommy's view. A group of people even have to use credit card installments to buy that designer suit, and the **** network is actually It’s not much different from pen pal clubs. They write letters to exchange opinions, and occasionally exchange some classical music records that are popular in the upper class, but they can’t afford them, so they can only exchange them with their friends.

  If Tommy were to conclude, the current yuppies in the United States are probably American male pseudo socialites who are greedy for vanity.

  Of course, this kind of attire can attract the attention of the fraternity. They will regard you as an upper-class elite youth, but as soon as Jason speaks, they know that they have judged wrong. In front of them is a country bumpkin who has never seen the world.

   "Hello, is Stephen Bean there?" Tommy walked to the sofa and asked a member of the Order of the Phoenix.

  Phoenix members glanced at him, and then asked, "Who are you?"

   "His friend." Tommy smiled back at the other party, "Come and congratulate him on joining the Order of the Phoenix."

   "How are you? Poor man, how do those guys from the White Robe Society treat you?" Before the other party could speak, Stephen walked out from what looked like a bathroom door and said to Tommy.

"I haven't been there yet, I'm going to congratulate you first, and then...fuck...can I go in that toilet? I mean can I enjoy that toilet service when I go in?" Tommy just high-fived Stephen After hugging, I saw another hot-dressed blond girl walking out of the bathroom, arranging her shoulder straps and skirts with her hands, so Tommy couldn't help but ask Stephen.

Stephen turned his head and glanced at the girl, and said with a smile to Tommy: "I don't need to have a so-called attention talk with the chairman and vice-chairman. Let’s have a friendly exchange in advance to deepen our mutual impression.”

   "I'm going to the White Robe Club now. If I can't figure it out, remember to open that toilet to me." Tommy smiled at Stephen: "Congratulations, brother, it's up to me next."

"Come on, although I don't want the White Robe Society to absorb you, I still want to wish you success, brother, by the way, when Douglas Hofstadt, a well-known alumnus of the Order of the Phoenix, comes, are you sure you don't want to see him? The big guy is said to have flown here from New York on purpose. He and his father, Mr. Robert Hofstadter, are both members of the Stanford Order of the Phoenix. His father won the Nobel Prize in Physics. The fraternity also invited his father. I hope that their father and son will appear together tonight, but Mr. Robert is not feeling well, so he has to fly here by himself. He just won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature and the American Science Book Award three years ago. The brothers in the meeting said that he won It is only a matter of time before the Nobel Prize surpasses his father." Stephen grinned and said.

"Don't tempt me, I know that on recruiting night, each fraternity will have important figures on stage to show off their respective strengths." Tommy walked back to Jason, interrupting Jason's conversation with a member of the Order of the Phoenix, He put his arms around the other person's shoulders and walked out: "Jason, let's go, let's go to another place, believe me, you have no chance here."

   "Why, they have a good impression of me." Walking out of the house of the Order of the Phoenix, Jason asked Tommy puzzled.

Tommy sighed: "Your cousin must want you to join his fraternity, that's why he asked you to wear this outfit tonight. This outfit is really eye-catching, attracting those fraternity members who are inspecting to start with you." Communicate but tell them you're a small city guy with your first question, think about it, all the fraternities shut you out for that question, do you end up with your cousin's Letters of recommendation, joining his fraternity?"

   "You mean my cousin's intentions are sinister?" Jason narrowed his eyes, "Asshole! May he hear that black girl's words in his ears when he sleeps with someone in the future!"

  Tommy said: "Maybe it's just a good joke, but it's not a good thing to wear too much on recruiting night."

The two walked to the fraternity house of the White Robe Society. Compared with the Order of the Phoenix, the living room here is a little smaller, and there is no TV to show the past history, but there is a white veteran wearing an American military uniform without a military rank. Shi Zheng was standing in the living room, talking eloquently, telling about the past of the White Robe Club, and listening to it, many freshmen were fascinated.

"West Point Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, and SSD members from other universities have all served in the military. They first joined the army and then went to college. Therefore, the cohesion and leadership of many branches of SSD, and their sense of responsibility far exceed those of other fraternities. This is SSD The reason why they are always excellent, they love this country more, I know you are not interested in listening to me as an old guy boasting, OK, let's talk about something serious, let me explain first, this drink is brought by me." The white veteran took it out of his pocket He took out a metal wine jug, unscrewed the cap and took a sip, then continued to say to the freshmen in front of him:

"Do you know what you can do to join the SSD? Apply first to join the U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps, and then we can provide scholarships to pay for your college tuition. You can also go to my site every summer, which is Santa Barbara, California. Play around Bara's military base, try to shoot a few field artillery shots, fly a helicopter into the sky, etc. The most important thing is that if you join SSD, you are equivalent to being a member of the American Student Army Training Corps, and you will automatically get the rank of a second-class soldier in the army. Military rank, although this training regiment has no actual station in 1918, it still exists in name, upon graduation from university, those who perform well can be awarded the honorary rank of sergeant of the US Army by the officer of the nearest military base of the university.”

"This old man is..." Jason subconsciously prepared to ask a question to a member of the White Robe Club next to him, Tommy hurriedly grabbed him, and took the initiative to say: "Yes, that's him, the commander of the California National Guard, the 40th U.S. Army Infantry division commander, Stanford alumnus, SSD fraternity member, Maj. Gen. Charles Adam Ott, SSD's recruiting star tonight."

  Hearing Tommy's words, the members of the White Robe Club next to him were a little surprised. They handed Tommy and Jason a drink each, and asked, "Major General Ott, do you know him?"

   "Of course, I know he has won the Air Force Medal. As an Army, he has participated in air assault flights twenty-five times." Tommy said to the other party.

  The other party looked at Tommy: "That's true, by the way, what sports do you like?"

"Ping-pong is good, at the state level, ice hockey is also good, occasionally surfing, mainly used to trick girls into wearing swimsuits, as for rugby, so-so, you know, this sport is too intense, there are so many masters, it is too much to get results. Difficult." Tommy said in a chatty tone while sipping his drink.

  The other party put down the cup in his hand and held out his hand to Tommy: "What's your name? Nice to meet you, I can show you around."

   "Tommy Hawk." Tommy said to the other party.

  The other party was obviously stunned for a moment, but then smiled and said, "You are the Tommy that Eric mentioned, my friend. I didn't expect you to come so early. On the second floor, go straight at the end and turn left, the second room."

   "He's my roommate Jason, with me, and Eric met him." Tommy introduced Jason to the other party.

   "Don't worry, I'll take your roommate who is dressed like a high school prom around." The other party patted Jason on the shoulder: "Let's go, rookie, I'll show you SSD's room of honor."

  Tommy walked up the spiral stairs to the second floor according to the address given by the other party, turned left along the corridor, walked to the second room, knocked on the door, and a voice came from inside: "Come in."

Tommy pushed the door and entered. It looked like a dormitory for singles. Eric was sitting at his desk and operating the computer. He was a little surprised to see Tommy appearing: "You came too early? Tommy - Huo Ke, A-level followers, generally delay time intentionally, don’t follow the instructor to visit, and go to the meeting alone, I thought you wouldn’t show up, or came later, so I’m finishing an assignment.”

   "Then I'll go back to sleep now, and then come here again?" Tommy stood at the door and smiled at the other party.

Eric stopped, stood up and stretched his head and neck, walked to his refrigerator and opened it, took out two cans of beer from it, and threw one to Tommy: "Of course not, but you'd better talk to me about your You didn’t tell me about the bragging before, that the summer camp you used to make money actually allowed you to meet some big shots and Stephen Bean, that guy will be the undisputed financial manager of the Order of the Phoenix for the next four years.”

   "That guy was the Minister of Finance when I formed the cabinet." Tommy closed the door, took out a cigarette, lit a cigarette and smiled.

  Eric raised his head and took a sip of beer: "I specifically looked for the program video of your summer camp and watched it. It turns out that my A-level attention is not wasted. So, about SSD, do you have any questions for me to answer?"

   "No." Tommy said frankly.

"Very good." Eric laughed, picked up an invitation letter on the desk and handed it to Tommy Hawke: "Take it, now you can go back to sleep, and then come at eight o'clock tomorrow night Sparta, that is, this house, will hold SSD's induction party."

   "According to the principle of buy one get one free for A-level attention, you know, if you want me to help with the party, you need helpers, so my roommate..." Tommy took the invitation and continued.

Seemingly knowing that Tommy would ask such a question, Eric smiled and said, "Your friends from the Order of the Phoenix have revealed a lot of inside information about new recruits to you, Tommy, even A-level attention buy one get one free fraternity rookie benefits are right. Did you say that? Well, as long as your roommate’s son doesn’t do anything stupid tonight, and after we get drunk tonight, he can still remember his name when he wakes up the next day, he should also receive an invitation.”

   "Very well, you let me stop the idea of ​​taking off my coat, Eric." Tommy also laughed: "Thank you, I will not let you down."

  Eric took a sip of his beer and looked at Tommy: "So, if I'm not going to buy one get one free, are you **** going to take off your clothes and sleep with me? Are you a gay?"

"Almost." Tommy took off his baseball jacket, turned around, and showed the pattern on the back of the T-shirt to Eric: "If you refuse, I will use this to greet you, and then I will go to the Order of the Phoenix to ask for adoption. But now, when I prepare for the rookie game, I will greet other fraternities with this pattern on behalf of SSD."

   "That's right, you should use this pattern to greet those people."

   Six thousand words~

  (end of this chapter)