(Not?) going to a "mandatory" event

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<p>Hello, </p>

<p>I'm attending my small state university and everything is going well. My RA just sent me an e-mail saying "all freshman guys must" go to the sobriety event. The problem? The event is less than one hour away from the Packers kick-off. </p>

<p>The event is definitely longer than 1 hour, and there is no way in hell I'm going to miss the opening season Packers game. I got invited to go to a Packer cook-out party by the local frat. It is rather ironic, but I'm seriously considering just skipping this "event" complete with guest speaker and "educational areas" </p>

<p>Classes have been in session for over a week, what gives. </p>

<p>My floor only has four freshman, so it's harder to slip out. Any ideas, I can't believe this is "mandatory."</p>

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<p>lol</p>

<p>only thing I can think of is saying you’ve got a doctor’s appointment at that time which is pretty hard to believe since I’m guessing this is in the evening. and you might have to bring a note from the doctor.</p>

<p>spoilers: your life is not gonna be significantly worse if you miss a football game</p>

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<p>I’d say ditch the sobriety event, and go to the Packers game.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice. I was thinking about catching dinner around 5:30 and coming back at 6:10 ;). I can’t see any real consequences for this? It was only announced via e-mail, and my RA is a very awkward individual, so I doubt he’ll bring it up, too timid for that. </p>

<p>If anyone else has any words of wisdom they would still greatly be appreciated. I don’t want to strain our relationship as I live across from him…and he’s kind of a megalomaniac.</p>

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<p>Not that I’m advocating lying or anything, but are you sure you can’t think of a better excuse? Don’t you have to go down to the financial aid office and fill out some forms at that time, or go to a professor’s office hours, or do some other college freshman paperwork that’s – unfortunately – located way across campus from the sobriety event?</p>

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<p>The email that you never saw because it went to your junk mail and was auto deleted?</p>

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<p>some schools do charge you a fine for not going to a mandatory event, however those could easily be gotten around by notifying them ahead of time that you had to be elsewhere (ie: class)</p>

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<p>Just…don’t…go. You’ll be fine. I never went to any mandatory things last year and I was 100% fine.</p>

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<p>Seriously don’t be a weak freshman who does whatever some “authority figure” tells you. Just say you never got the email. Problem solved.</p>

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<p>^
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<p>Thanks everyone, so glad I didn’t go. I had a blast at the packer party and it looks like another VICTORY FOR THE GREEN BAY PACKERS! </p>

<p>I feel no regrets. :D</p>

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<p>^^atta boy! No repercussions, right? ;)</p>

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<p>Probably a bad hangover, yes. </p>

<p>But that’s easily remedied by coconut water. . .right HonestLiving?</p>

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<p>My college does occasionally have mandatory events; mandatory as in “they’ll take attendance and if you don’t show up, you’ll be fined or get a hold on your student account or you lose priority for the following year’s housing assignment” (the penalty depends on the nature of the event). </p>

<p>You can easily enough find out from upper-class students if this is one of those. If there are no official repercussions, screw the meeting and go to the game.</p>

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<p>I’m a senior and haven’t gone to a mandatory meeting in all four years. Nobody even keeps track of who goes, and my RA’s usually don’t know a lot of the people that live on our floor for the whole semester/year anyways. **** the system.</p>