Observation #2 Fraternity

The other day I observed just a regular day during classes at my fraternity. I sat out on our front benches and hung out with several other brothers. In front of our house leaving and entering occurs; therefore, a lot of conversation and chit-chat takes place. It’s common to discuss anything that seems irrelevant to class most of time. For example most of us will try to decide what we are going to do that night whether it just is relaxing at the house, studying, or having a party. Most of the guys, seriously not me, will always light up a cigarette. That is just one of the norms of hanging out in the front of our house. Other norms would be playing practical jokes such as dumping water from an upper window on someone walking in. The whole goal basically when you are there is to chill and have a few laughs. Conversations and talk in the front lawn never are really important and normally consists of a simple “what’s up” and “later.” The space and context only allows brief conversations but it certainly does not prohibit hanging for long periods which several do. Not much really occurs here except friendly chat in between classes of course it’s different after class.