Frosh. Freshies. Fresh meat. August rolls around, and Wake is flooded with bright-eyed, bushy-tailed freshmen. Yours truly was (and still is) one of them. I was swept off my feet by orientation week, or what I now affectionately call “the honeymoon period:” the multiple muploads with WFU shot glasses, the sweet sounds of “I love college” pregame playlists, the cute and plentiful pledge drivers … the list goes on.
It was glamorous; it was exciting; it was perfect. Then all of a sudden, it changed. I started to realize that my roomie and I may not be a perfect match. It hit me that you actually have to eat at the Pit three times a day. I found out that Wake Wednesdays are not just a myth (and neither are Funday Mondays or Thirsty Thursdays). And after I bombed my first exam, I finally began to understand why Wake has the nickname of “Work Forest.”
If you’ve recently come to a similar string of conclusions, you’re probably in the same boat as me: you’re a fellow freshman whose life at Wake has thus far been full of laughter, tears and a few puzzles that you could use some help solving.
I’ve always heard that there’s safety in numbers. I’ve also heard that misery loves company. I’m writing this blog for both those reasons. If you’re going through a sticky situation, chances are we may be in the same scenario. I’m here to be your anonymous confidante, to offer advice about issues that you, I or one of our best friends might be dealing with. No problem is too outrageous, ridiculous, small, weird or inappropriate. If we work together, we just might be able to find a solution for each and every one of our #wfufreshmenproblems!
Wake’s a small campus, and even though we’ve only been here a few short months, I’ve learned that word travels fast. That’s why this blog is completely anonymous. You don’t know me, and I don’t know you, but we’re bonded indefinitely as freshman here at Wake. Our submission email for all of your #wfufreshmenproblems will be up and running shortly!
But for now, here are some of the ‘problems’ lots of us have encountered thus far:
‘GPL:’ Gym, Pit, Laundry #wfufreshmenproblems
Everyone hates me for living in South #wfufreshmenproblems
Unflushed toilets #wfufreshmenproblems
That awkward moment when someone waves and says hi to you … and you have no idea who they are #wfufreshmenproblems
Eating your weight in Pit hummus #wfufreshmenproblems
When your roommate has a boy toy #wfufreshmenproblems
When your roommate has a boy toy … and he snores #wfufreshmenproblems
Waiting 30 minutes at the omelet station #wfufreshmenproblems
My first trip to Student Health #wfufreshmenproblems
Not being able to get “Levels” by Avicii out of your head #wfufreshmenproblems
Hooking up with a guy who tells you he’s a senior in Sig Chi but then turns out to be a freshman … from Duke #wfufreshmenproblems
Thinking Dean Shore is that weird guy in your FYS … not the campus barber. And btw there’s no one in your class even named Dean. #wfufreshmenproblems