Have you ever had a more stereotypical freshman's Saturday than my friends Maddie, Lauren, Jocelyn, Meg, Barbara, and I? Keep reading to see a packed day in darty season from a freshman's point of view.
9:00 am
My alarm that I meant to set for the day before goes off. I begrudgingly roll over, and turn it off, falling back asleep.
10:00 am
I finally wake up, roll, or jump, out of my lofted bed, grab my laptop, and do a little studying for my exam on Monday -- there's no time for that later today, so I've gotta get some of it done then.
10:30 am
Shower. Pick an outfit. Brush teeth. Makeup. Pack a bag of extra clothes.
12:00 pm
I walked downstairs to the lobby to meet two of my friends who were gonna walk with me to Tutweiler Hall.
12:30 pm
My friends and I at the fundraising event
Elizabeth Gainey
We arrived at Tut, met our friends, then left to go to a philantropy event at Sig Tau sponsored by B+, an organization that assists the families of children diagnosed with cancer. Their burgers and fries were top notch.
2:30 pm
The Hackberrys, a band comprised of UA students, played the event. We left to go back to Tut after a few songs.
3:00 pm
We finally got back at Tut, changed clothes, listened to music, hung out.
3:45 pm
We *finally* left for Pike (sorry mom!). You know how long it takes five girls to get ready, so don't act so shocked.
4:10 pm
Myself, super escstatic about having to wait in a mob of people to get in
Elizabeth Gainey
Have you ever arrived to a frat when it's at capacity? Yeah, around 100 screaming girls were shoving to get into the darty. It was an experience like no other, but eventually, we made our way in. It may have been in groups of two, and we definitely lost a girl to the crowd (she's fine!), but we made it.
6:30 pm
After dancing on an elevated surface or two, walking in circles around their courtyard, watching an active climb into a basketball goal, and waiting in a way-too-long line for the restroom, we decided to go back to Tut.
6:45 pm
We definitely made a stop to grab a snack or two on our way back to Tut.
7:15 pm
After realizing that none of the parties at night were gonna start until around 10 pm, we decided to watch some random YouTube videos and Netflix to pass the time. There was also another stop for snacks at the infamous Julia's on the first floor of Tut.
9:30 pm
My third outfit change of the day. We decided to leave Tut for frat row for the third time that day, too. I wanna say my total steps for the day was around 17,000? It was a lot.
10:00 pm
Best view in the house (Myself on the left, Maddie on the right)
Elizabeth Gainey
We got to Sigma Pi as the party was just starting to build up. Their band room was filled within the hour, and they had a pretty good DJ. Although the active yelling at me and my friend to get off the stage was no fun.
11:00 pm
Have you ever faked out a frat boy with a soccer ball? Well, now I can say I have.
12:00 am
After someone pulled the fire alarm on Sigma Pi, we decided to walk back to Tut.
12:45 am
My two Ragecrest friends and I decided to take the bus back because, after the stretch to and from frat row three times, we had no more walking left in us.
1:00 am
Canes chicken tenders. Enough said. It's the way to end a night.
It was a very packed, but very fun and eventful day. We pretty much hit all the spring semester stereotypes: walking along and to frat row, going to a darty, going to a frat party, going to a philanthropy event, and more. As crazy as the day was, I highly recommend trying a day like this once because you won't forget it!
