This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Seattle U chapter.
- Paying cash at C-Street: C-Street always has long lines and everyone for the most part pays with their meal plans. When you are at the front of the line paying with cash and waiting for change, you can feel everyone rolling their eyes and glaring at you for making them wait.
- The wind tunnel: The Mall, otherwise known as the wind tunnel is located between the law building and Bannan. You are walking to class, minding you’re own business, when all of a sudden you are caught in a huge wind storm that only seems to be affecting this part of campus. When I walk down this wind tunnel I have to juggle my hair flying all over, papers flying from my hands, and eyes watering uncontrollably. God forbid I wear a dress that day. By the time I get to Pigott I am a disheveled mess.
- The walk of shame: It happens to the best of us! After a late night, the next moring you will have to walk through campus wearing the clothes from the night before. It’s inevitable that you will run into at least one person you know. If you are really lucky, all of your friends will be at breakfast eating. They will spot you, and you will receive large amounts of jokes about your walk of shame. My advice is to own it and laugh it off with them.
- That inappropriate hookup: So you hooked up with that guy from your class and now you have to see him on Monday. This will be awkward I’m not going to lie to you. The best way to diffuse the situation is to walk right up to him and say hello and ask him how the rest of his weekend was. This will hopefully stop both of you from doing everything in your power to avoid each other. Chances are high that you will have other classes together in the future.
- The shower lockout: In the dorms, the doors typically lock behind you, making it important to remember your key or at least your phone. But occasionally, you will forget to bring your key to your shower and your roommate will be gone. This awkward moment will require you to go down to the lobby to use a lock out. People will see you in your towel with your wet hair and shower caddy. Walk it off it’s all part of the college experience.
- The library stairs: No matter what kind of shape you are in, getting to the third floor of the library is quite the strenuous walk. There are numerous flights of stairs and the temperature of the library is always hot. Once you get to the top of the stairs on the third floor you will be huffing and puffing. To top it off everyone sits right near the top of the stairs and all heads will turn to look at you once you reach the top.
- That house party where you don’t know anyone: The house party grapevine is infamous at Seattle U, but this awkward moment usually only happens freshman and sophomore year. This is how it will go down… through the grapevine you will hear that there is a party at 16th and Alder. You and your friends will show up only to find out that it is just a pregame or a small get together. Turns out you will know no one there and everyone will stare at you wondering why you walked into their house. BACK OUT SLOWLY! DO NOT LINGER!
- The write up: This will usually involve large amounts of alcohol consumed. Leading you to pass out somewhere inappropriate, only to be found by Public Safety. Then causing you to be written up by your RA. On the bright side, the class that you are required to take is actually pretty funny and very informational!
- Getting kicked out of the party: Poor freshman, when the parties get packed they are the first to be kicked out. You can tell when it’s coming when you hear the famous question “Who do you know that lives here?”. Keep your head up, its all part of the social hierarchy that everyone had to go through.
- Running into your OA/RA at a party: Sometimes you forget that these people have social lives outside of the dorm or orientation. It happens to everyone, you’ll be at a party when over in the kitchen you spot your OA/RA slamming back shots with their friends. If you must say hello to them, do not comment on their level of intoxication or the fact they could write you up. They are off the clock and don’t want to be reminded of that fun fact. Hope your first week back isn’t too awakward!