There will be a group of “cool” kids in every environment you’re in. You see them everywhere you go. You wonder how you can be as cool as they are. Well in this essay we’ll be going over the steps you need to take to be one of the cool kids, both girls and guys! We’ll be talking about dress, slang, pop culture, habits, and just overall ora of being. Let’s start with the guys.
The guys have 2 options for dress; completely frat, or the “ball is life” style. To look frat cool you must first have a shorter haircut that must be gelled up in some way. Don’t have long hair, that makes you seem lazy or hippie. Another thing about frat hair is that you’re basically screwed if you’ve got lots of curls, or if you’re a ginger, or both. Moving on to the face. You must have an extremely masculine jawline, it can’t be covered up by a chubby neck or cheeks. Your eyes must be sensually thin, but not so thin that when you’re smiling it looks like you’ve eaten something sour. At the same time, big sparkling eyes are also appealing to others. You must have some sort of glimmer in your eyes. You are prohibited from having any facial hair of any kind, especially a mustache. Always remember, the slightest blemish blackhead will have you outcasted from Pi Gamma Beta Cool Kid Club.
Moving on to the actual dress aspect. During the fall and winter seasons it’s khakis all day everyday. These can be coupled with a button up shirt that is more than likely a bright color. This shirt can then be paired with a sweater vest or a regular sweater. Remember, however, the sweater must be thrown over the shoulders and tied around the neck like an ascot. As far as shoes, boat shoes are a must. You never know when you might set sail, apparently. During the warmer mont...
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...When you’re a frat, however, you also put focus on things like your cologne collection and pocket squares. To properly approach a female, the cool kid must drop his pants slightly, put on his snapback, lean back, and turn his swag on. The only words you need to say the the female is “I hit a home run once in little league.”. For the frats you’d say something like, “I got you a yacht. I put your name on the back. Don’t worry about the fact that I spelled it wrong, though.” These will get you all the ladies with little effort.
We’ve covered the steps you need to take to be the coolest dude you can be. To review remember this; Dress for the game, or to set sail, put an unnecessary amount of effort into the small things like P.E. or the warm up before practice, mumble, and always stay tuned to the iTunes top ten. You can now go show the world how cool you really are.
... Guys in fraternities gain respect from their ‘brothers’ when they sleep or hook up with a lot of girls. If they don’t try and hook up with girls, or if they have never slept with anyone, they are often looked down upon, or made fun of. If the fraternity is more popular with the girls than other fraternities, they gain a sense of power and more masculinity.
In this paper will be talking about the three sociological perspectives as it pertains to the fraternities and sororities in today’s world. I have chosen this topic because it can be easily understood in all three perspectives.
I decided to analyze and examine the social structure of the Greek System in Syracuse University mainly out of curiosity. When I was high school I remembered hearing from various of my former classmates, who were then freshmen at college, that one of the best activities students experience were attending the “frat” parties students threw. In high school, I thought that college parties were the same as the ones found in movies like “American Pie” so hearing people speak so fondly of college parties confirmed my beliefs of what the social aspect of college was. Now that I’m a freshman at Syracuse University, and have experienced the social atmosphere firsthand, I’ve noticed how different the social scene on campus really is in comparison to the movies and how it is greatly enhanced by the Greek community.
When rushing and pledging a fraternity you meet brothers from that fraternity and maybe even brothers and pledges from other fraternities. Your social skills greatly improve by actively communicating with brothers from the fraternity and socials, which are events planned with other sororities such as ice skating, bowling, etc. A fraternity pushes you academically, for example, pledges have grade checks before they are initiated as official brothers. For Sigma Chi, a pledge needs above a 3.0 grade point average in order to be initiated. If below, the chances of being dropped from the fraternity is very high.
Robbins, Alexandra. The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory, and Why Outsiders Thrive after High School. New York: Hyperion, 2011. Print.
"We Real Cool" is a short, yet powerful poem by Gwendolyn Brooks that sends a life learning message to its reader. The message Brooks is trying to send is that dropping out of school and roaming the streets is in fact not "cool" but in actuality a dead end street.
The cool-pose culture of young black men is gratifying. These young men are dependent on this life style of imitating hip-hop culture. The positive of adopting “cool pose” is the fact that it gives the individual a sense of belonging, confidence and success. Unfortunately the positives are derivative of the negatives. Though, much of the confidence and belonging comes from being a part of a group of people ...
“We Real Cool” poem proves you can give a lot of personality and insight to a group of characters in eight lines. With the lines “We real cool, We Left school (Lines 1-2)” it tells us that these kids left school to chase after their perception of cool. The poet reveals the fact that these boys are also uneducated, rebellious and arrogant. This poem will be the prime example of quality.
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When being cool you can see it as being socially constructed (Waren, 2014). Most people see cool as not being an object but just as seeing it as a word and self-confidence. Once one feel they are cool their self-esteem goes up and they find more self-control of how they life should be played out. The audience don’t have to be mean or break the rules to be cool there are many other things like helping out people in need or doing things you way without people telling you how things should be done. Once the readers can live their life how they want to and make up their own rules then that makes a person one step closer to being in the category
High school is one of the most memorable times in a person’s life. For some those memories are full with excitement, happiness, and joy. For others it ends up being a stressful and a hormonal rollercoaster of a nightmare that they wish they could forget. And of course, there are always those stuck in between, who just float on by through their 4 years, whether going unnoticed or just sticking close to the shadows instead of the limelight. This dynamic can be broken down between social classes within the high school scenes, using jocks, class clowns, trouble makers, and the Hollywood favorite, geeks. Movies such as Revenge of the Nerds, the Social Network, and Super Bad have shed light on these clever misfits who make you question the amount of attention we all gave them during school. For this essay I will analyze the social class within the movie Super Bad and describe what high school was like for the “Super” trio of Seth, Evan, and, Fogell, through the focus of 3 main lenses: Friends; Social Experience; and Sexual Experience.
Day in and day out we hear about high school and college students wanting to pursue a sorority and/or a fraternity based on the stereotypes these organizations uphold, well I chose to differ. I told myself if I ever decided to become a member of a sorority it would be based solely on their ethical standards, history, and values they are founded upon. Alpha Kappa Alpha, Incorporated consists of ladies of distinction and exemplary character who excel in scholarship, leadership, and service, which are qualities I have chosen to uphold. From my perspective, I encourage myself to maintain a respectable appearance and reputation which doing so inspires me to embrace my self-concept; which helps me confidently excel academically and professionally as a “lady of distinction” and “exemplary character.” Most importantly, I continuously remain involved in community service, being involved allows me the opportunity to learn and understand the lives and circumstances of others by opening my mind, heart, and soul. Overall these qualities strengthen my passion to be a member of the prestigious Alp...
Lutz, Ericka. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Looking Great for Teens. Indianapolis: Alpha, 2001. Print.
The costumes in the movie would anything but glamorous. Of this time period, most people would be wearing heavy woolen tunics with fur trimming. To keep warm in cold weather, they could wear animal skins around their legs with leather strapping. The royalty will of the movie will only wear the finest of these materials and the best looking pieces of clothing. Women would wear a heavy wool garment to keep with the chronological fashions.
Soergel, Matt. “RETURN OF THE NERDS: Geeks are the coolest things in movies this summer.” Florida Times Union 28 Jul. 2004, city ed., c-1.