I saw a story that Carleton has a rather interesting tradition, the purpose of which is to apparently provide the nerdy, quirky kids of Carleton an easy means to, ahem, deflower one another. Is there any truth to this?
You’re being too coy for me to know what you might mean. I have ideas, but be more specific, please. ;
Allegedly roommates set up their “inexperienced” friends with other “inexperienced” friends. You can guess what happens next. Not sure if I find this alarming or practical.
Oh no that’s not true at all. I’m pretty sure the tradition you’re referring to is a school-organized event called “Set Up Your Roommate” where students set up their roommates with someone else, everyone gathers in the Great Hall to find their blind date, and everyone goes off to organized school-sponsored events (such as dinner & dessert set up by Firebellies [the cooking club on campus], a dance show, a movie, gondoliering on the lakes, etc). Whatever happens to the date is up to the people on the date, but “deflowering” each other is certainly not the main goal.
I assumed that you were talking about the roommate set-up deal. I know my ds did it. I have no idea to what extent. I hadn’t heard that sex was part of the deal, but I imagine some couples … couple. I think if sex was the point he night not have told me about it.
Good point, @Youdon’tsay . It seems like a good idea in fact, if that is the purpose.
As a Carleton student, I’d like to say that “deflowering” is not the purpose AT ALL. I would imagine 99% of people who participate in Set Up Your Roommate are just looking for a fun night and/or a new friend. Very few of these couples actually end up dating, and I would be quite surprised if anyone went into this night expecting to have sex.
Furthermore, it’s not just for inexperienced people. Anyone single is welcome to participate, and often people who already are dating or who are uninterested in dating often go out with friends as a joke, or to meet new people.