<p>Ok, so I'm not personally scared of them, but has anyone seen the crazy groups a few of them started on facebook? Type in 2009 into a group search... there are two groups devoted to hating freshmen. Bluestar, Duke25, and the other upperclassmen on this site... we may need you next year to be our bodyguards! hehe just kidding. What does everyone else think? Are these people just flapping their gums or are there going to be problems this fall on East?</p>
<p>Haha yeah I know those groups you're talking about. Relax, man. I was a little taken aback, but then I laughed and remembered what it was like to be a freshman again.</p>
<p>I wouldn't expect any problems. The only person--I think--who might get some flack is Bryan Stem.</p>
<p>yeah, I'm not nervous, i just wanted to see what other people made of the situation. And yeah, I feel bad for Bryan. If I do end up going to the toga party, I won't be wearing a sheet, but rather dark clothes to blend in with my surroundings. :)</p>
<p>I think the facebook thing is just cuz all you incoming freshman had like 100 friends the first day you could get on there and then there were some freshman making groups about how hard they partied and **** even though theyve never been to college and have no clue. I dont think the groups are mean spirited it was just like a collective "***" for all the facebook lunacy. So dont worry about it seahorse upperclassmen never go to east ne way unless they have classes there so there wont be problems.</p>
<p>haha but clicking on facebook friends so...neat</p>
<p>yeah,and we are not the only freshmen suffering from facebook lunacy:p
yet,we seem to be the only ones having 2 hate groups dedicated to us ....</p>
<p>We had it bad last year when we got free iPods and upperclassmen didnt. But it was all in good fun, its not serious. And yes we are kinda confused how you have 100 friends already. I feel bad for Bryan Stem too.</p>
<p>I think the reason I have so many friends from Duke is that my name is at the beginning of the alphabet, and I'm pretty sure that a lot of kids decided to go through the entire class of 2009 directory and add everyone as friends. Personally, I have only added about ten people as friends from Duke, but I feel really bad saying no to friend requests (and yes, I know that they don't see that you've said no, but it's the thought that counts)</p>
<p>i think its retarded to add a bunch of people.... i only add the people ive talked to... sounds crazy doesnt it?</p>
<p>who cares?</p>
<p>its just facebook, and theres no "face book etiquette" rules, everyone who cares so much just needs to chiiiiiiill</p>
<p>"theres no "face book etiquette" rules".... How do you know this???</p>
<p>are you saying that there are rules, or just questioning the source?</p>
<p>Because the person who created facebook didn't say there were (I googled him)</p>
<p>There aren't any rules such as "you can't friend a person before meeting them" or "freshman can't have more than 200 friends" etc.</p>
<p>In fact, one of the only rules are that you shouldn't make fun of someone (or a group of people) through a facebook group</p>
<p>Will freshman really get beat up in college?</p>
<p>No freshman is getting beat up in college! (Maybe during rush for a few frats but thats a totally different situation)</p>
<p>And thoughtprocess, of course there are no official rules. It just seems to many that the class of 2009 has waited way too anxiously to use the facebook and now they're just exploiting the crap out of it. In a few months there's a good chance you'll just go through your friends list and delete half of them that you never met anyway. No one knows who you really are friends with or just facebooked for the heck of it before freshman year.</p>
<p>So true, so true.</p>
<p>Bryan Stem will get some flack on campus (especially in some fraternities). </p>
<p>No one will beat you up or harass you or anything. You probably will be made fun of a little, but all in fun, and nothing too degrading. (And just as so many freshmen were excited to make facebook groups, the ones making freshmen jokes will probably be sophomores anyway, so whatever!)I mean, here's what will happen: the first weekend definitely, and then the first couple of weeks of school there'll be tons of parties on West campus. All the frats will want to throw giant welcome back parties in part to start looking at freshmen guys. The freshmen are going to cram onto the bus and get off in one giant herd, not know their way around West too well (especially in the dark) and therefore, walk around in a huge glob. The thing is, everyone at Duke has done this, whether they tried to or not. So once you find say... Wannamaker Quad and a frat there is throwing a party, everyone will enter at once. Upperclassmen have no need to travel in such large groups, so people know that you're freshmen, and there'll be the "there's so many freshmen!" comments, but at least in my experience, nothing more than that. Usually people are really willing to make conversation with you and just be very friendly.</p>
<p>A tip: if you get a can of beer, pour it into a cup. If you see a cop walking around outdoors and you're drinking, they're not going to do anything. I was scared out of my mind the first time I saw them, but they're actually harmless.</p>
<p>Wow, we get to see it from the other perspective next year. This is gonna be fun bluestar. Bluestar described August/September weekend nights perfectly for you guys by the way. Just to add on to what she said, learn West Campus well as early as you can. When you're drunk and it's dark out buildings on West (which look alike to begin with) look identical. And DONT be that person who tries to prove they're cool by drinking a ton their first few weeks of college. Nothing good will come out of it. Bluestar can back me up here, in our dorm alone (out of 120 people or so) about 10 went to the hospital for drinking too much the first few months of school. Don't let this scare you, just don't be a jerk.</p>
<p>hahahaha seriously-- within the first week of our dorm, there were alcohol write ups by the RAs and citations by Durham PD-- and then trips to the hospital (most notably the night when 2 or 3 kids went).
i have a west campus tip-- explore after your classes in daylight. for parties on friday nights and saturday nights, there'll be posters and flyers everywhere (including underneath your door) by like... wednesday dinner time. pull out a campus map or just walk around one afternoon. all the frats have their letters outside section. knowing where you're going will make you look less like a freshmen-- or it'll make you a cooler one. whatever :)</p>
<p>other tips: parizade will just be a restaurant for you guys, but there's still a lounge next door (also a restaurant) called verde. be VERY careful with drinking here-- police are especially strict w/ underage drinking in this area. pretty much everything is within walking distance (nighttime social wise) from east campus, except the Pike house, but get rides from west. walk in groups! seriously. it sounds like the most cliche piece of advice ever, but i'm from ny and have spent tons of nights partying in the city where i have no qualms walking by myself or one other person because it's nyc and there's people everywhere. not the case in durham. it's eerie to me sometimes-- cities don't scare me, but emptiness does, and that's not the case with everyone, but a 10 minute walk just seems more jovial with eight people and fun conversation (and song?).</p>