Volume 2: Knocking on Heaven's Door Chapter 74 Girls are only attractive when I am bored
In his previous life, Tommy Hawke could barely be considered a rich second-generation. He had forgotten how many fraternity parties, birthday parties, bachelor parties, social parties and the like he had attended. He was no longer surprised by the many activities such as unbuttoning a bra with one hand, playing Big Bird golf, and using human straws that people would do after having a lot of fun at parties.
From the moment Eric told him the purpose of his visit, Tommy guessed that the fraternities in the 1980s seemed to be far less sophisticated than the college students in 2022, so he decisively showed him the routine operations of fraternity members in 2022.
A one-handed bra-untying competition seemed like an amazing new party trick to Eric in 1983. But if Tommy from an American university in 2022 told him about a new trick called the human symphony concert, he would be shocked.
"This technique won't work on your girlfriend. It requires both skill and physical strength. When we practiced before, we always played this trick in front of other couples. After untying them, we ran away as fast as we could while the other couple's boyfriend was chasing us. It also helped us exercise our physical strength." Tommy said to Eric in a preaching tone, "And you don't feel any excitement when you untie your girlfriend's bra. Try the method I'm going to tell you. I guarantee your adrenaline will surge and it will be more exciting than weed."
Eric stared at Tommy for a long time before calming down and continuing, "Wow, the information I saw said that you were from a rural place like Warwick, Rhode Island. I didn't expect that high school life in the countryside of the United States has become so exciting now."
"The poorer the land, the more tenacious vitality it will have." Tommy clinked his beer with Eric's and said with a smile, then turned around and looked at the three big men who were guest models: "The beer is in the refrigerator, you can help yourself, you're welcome. Also, please get dressed, and I'd like to say sorry on behalf of your favorite underwear brand. Starting today, they have lost me as a customer. I swear I will never let my girlfriends wear underwear of that brand in the future."
One of the three smiled at Tommy while grabbing a beer, "Don't take it to heart. We also stole it from a sorority house that we have a good relationship with."
Tommy had heard of the name of SSD in his previous life. There was a branch of SSD at Boston University where he studied in his previous life. SSD is one of the largest national white fraternity organizations in North America, with branches in more than 200 universities in the United States and Canada. It was established in 1885. As of 2022, the fraternity has produced two US presidents, fourteen US governors, and five Nobel Prize winners. As for celebrities in other fields and industries, they are countless.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that these guys are still wearing women’s underwear and smiling like fools today. Maybe in a few decades, these guys who steal women’s underwear will become sanctimonious politicians, telling the American people seriously to respect women.
Eric took a sip of beer and said to Tommy, "I have to say, your party and brochure are very impressive. You will be very busy on Friday night. I think a lot of fraternities will be interested in you. Let's talk to you and see if we can send you an invitation."
"I am personally quite loyal. Although there are 17 fraternities at Stanford, there are only two that I miss most: SSD and VSA. I like to be friends with people who play like crazy when they are relaxing, focus and work hard when they are serious, and have self-control," said Tommy.
Since he was going to study at Stanford University, Tommy had naturally done relevant research and preparation. Although he was not as good as Jason in checking out the signature dishes of restaurants throughout the school, he had a framework idea of information such as student organizations and his general arrangements for the next four years. Joining a fraternity to expand his social circle as a country boy was an important part of it.
"You have good vision. The White Society and the Order of the Phoenix are undoubtedly the two best fraternity organizations in Stanford University. However, for the time being, our SSD ranks third and the Order of the Phoenix ranks first." Eric nodded in understanding.
The White Robe Society is the unofficial name of SSD because the official colors are white and green, and when the society conducts some secret ceremonies such as recruiting new members or other secret ceremonies, members will wear white robes similar to those of the KKK, so it is called the White Robe Society.
The Order of the Phoenix is the unofficial name of another national fraternity organization, VSA. It was founded at Yale University in 1845. It was torn apart in the merger of other Yale fraternities in 1864. It was reborn again in 1900 and developed into a national organization. In addition, its emblem is a phoenix, so it is called the Order of the Phoenix.
As for why Tommy did not consider the DTS fraternity, which is ranked second in Stanford University, it was mainly because that fraternity was more traditional and conservative and only recruited Christians. Unless a Catholic like Tommy Hawk was determined to convert to Christianity, he could not even think about receiving an invitation.
"So, I've proven that I didn't steal your secrets. Can I go back to the party now?" Tommy Hawke said to Eric. "There's a girl waiting to chat with me."
"SSD rarely recruits first-generation college students from rural areas because we found that rookies from small places have not seen the world and are timid and unable to let go in activities. But you have successfully changed my mind." Eric patted Tommy's shoulder:
"If you're interested, you can come to the SSD recruiting party on Friday night later, because I'll be busy chatting with all kinds of freshmen in the first few hours of the party. When I'm done with those things, we can have a couple of drinks and chat quietly in the early hours. I like your personality and abilities. It's rare to find someone who can make a fortune in the first few days after freshmen report and then have a party for his own amusement. I won't disturb you from chatting with the girls. Have fun, Tommy. Oh, by the way, welcome to Stanford."
When they returned to the common living room, perhaps as they had consumed more alcohol, people on the scene had become much more relaxed than at the beginning. Although the three blonde hotties left with Eric and the others, some of the freshmen who were good at dancing had continued dancing on the table, confidently showing their charm and figure to everyone.
There were also boys who liked disco and break dancing who started to do some cool moves on the floor to the music, which drew exclamations from the audience around them.
"Go pick up the girls, Jason, leave this to me." Tommy walked to the wine barrel and said to his roommate who had been responsible for maintaining order at the party.
Seeing Tommy taking over his job, Jason moved towards the girls.
Tommy lit a cigarette and sat on the sofa next to the beer barrel, drinking beer leisurely. He hated loneliness and liked the warm atmosphere of a group of people around him. Even if he just watched quietly by the side without participating, he could relax.
"You don't even know how to strike up a conversation with a girl?" Julie Deress came over and asked with a smile, "I'm sitting on the sofa waiting for you to come back and chat with me."
Tommy, as before, gave up the empty seat next to him and motioned the white and Latin mixed race girl to sit down. He smiled and said, "I have some experience about actively chatting up girls. As far as I know, some girls wear chastity rings. They look open on the surface, but they are actually conservative in their hearts. But in order to have fun at parties, they sometimes secretly put away the rings. If the pretty girl you chat up at a party happens to be this kind of person, it will be very embarrassing. When the two of you want to take it a step further, the girl tells you that she will only be intimate with her life partner. Guess what the boy thinks? So generally I am not in a hurry to chat up girls. Girls who are determined to remain chaste will take out their rings and put them back when they feel tipsy. Experience tells boys that it may be more appropriate to consider how to chat up girls after they have revealed their true colors."
"That's eye-opening. Are you really a freshman? It sounds like you have enough experience to teach a course on hunting for girls at Stanford University." Julie said to Tommy, "We have only been chatting for ten minutes at most, and you have revealed quite a lot of your attitude. You are not opposed to being intimate with girls, but you are definitely not prepared to invest your feelings in them. Is it a waste of time?"
Tommy sipped his beer with a smile on his face. "Very insightful, that's it, Miss Julie Deress."
"That's not cool at all. No girl likes a guy like that." Julie was disgusted when she saw Tommy admit it. "If you're like that, you might as well call the call girl agency and let those prostitutes keep you company."
Tommy looked at Julie and smiled , "You know, if I hadn't had to live in the dormitory during the freshman semester, and I had spent a lot of money on hardware, I would have rented a villa and had a dozen high-end call girls to party with me. My freshman status limited my ability to do what I wanted."
"I guess you bought yourself a very cool sports car to take the girls for a ride?" Julie guessed, "After all, boys like to drive their first car when they go to college."
"No, I bought five different brands of personal computers and more than 30 genuine software." Tommy took a sip of wine and said to Julie, "The reason why I am sitting here and chatting to kill time is only two points. One, to attract the attention of those fraternities, and two, to wait for my hardware and software to be delivered to my door. Now you understand why I am not opposed to being intimate with girls, but I am unwilling to waste my feelings and time on girls? Because no matter how beautiful a lady is, she is only attractive to me when I am bored."
