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Phillip Smoley ’12

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Clemson chapter.

Hometown: Los Gatos, California
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Relationship Status: In a Relationship

What are you involved in on campus?
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, ASME

What is your dream job?
I would love to design parts of cars for BMW in Greenville or parts of private jets for Gulfstream in Savannah.

What is your ideal date?
I love to go out for sushi and then go somewhere fun afterwards. Its always fun to watch people attempt karaoke or listen to live music.

What do you look for in a girl?
There are a lot of important things to look for in a girl. I would say that its more important about the behavioral traits and appearance is a little less important. I like girls that are active with something whether it is yoga or a sport. I love when a girl has a great smile. Intelligence is another top priority for me, I don’t want to limit conversation.

What is your biggest pet peeve?
I have a few but I think the most riveting for me is when someone speaks with food in their mouth. 

What is your most embarrassing moment at Clemson?
I’ll summarize the details of this story for you. I woke up freshman year in my bed, which had been conveniently relocated to the Johnstone stairway. One of my friends passed by on the way to breakfast and asked what I was doing. I had to use my comforter as a makeshift toga and ask the security guard to let me in. My friends on the hall had taken advantage of my ability to sleep through anything and pushed me down the stairs in my mattress. They had forgotten to bring me back inside. There’s a video of it somewhere online.

What is your favorite place to eat in Clemson?
I can’t pick a favorite because there are so many great places to eat. I would have to say it’s a tie between the Esso, which has phenomenal meat and three’s during the week, and the Smoking Pig, where the bbq is unmatched and simply incredible.

What are some of your hobbies?
I play soccer for my fraternity’s intramural team. I also love to grill with my friends. We grill out several times a week and have a bunch of people over which is always a great time.

Describe yourself in 3 words?
Impatient
Confident
Compassionate

Do you have any advice for girls at Clemson?
I think one of the greatest qualities that the girls here at Clemson possess, as a whole, is their level of class. I love to see girls in sundresses and all dressed up. It’s definitely a unique quality and it sets Clemson girls apart from the rest. I guess my advice would be to keep this level of class to show that Clemson girls are the best in the world!

Paige is a senior at Clemson University majoring in communication studies and minoring in business and technical writing. Hailing from Northern Virginia, she is the campus correspondent and founder of Her Campus Clemson, as well as VP of membership programming for her sorority, Alpha Chi Omega, and a contributing writer for The Tiger. She loves writing and photography, and after studying abroad in France this summer, she hopes to someday be a photographer and writer for a travel magazine. She has a strong passion (obsession) for social media, and when she's not tweeting or Facebook stalking, you can find her watching Criminal Minds and Glee, inhaling Chipotle burritos, jamming out to swing music, or shopping for new gameday outfits. GO TIGERS!