The other night I saw these four seniors, two boys and two girls, walking hastily towards Cross Campus. The boys were dressed in suits, the girls in black dresses. Obviously I assumed they were a part of a society. They just gave off that vibe, ya know? Suddenly the urge to belong swelled inside of me. I wanted to be a part of a society, too!  I’m just a measly freshman, so obv this is far in my future. But luckily, it’s not as far off as it may seem.  Apparently, there are junior societies, too? Someone decided to have tap just around senior society tap, so junior societies get completely overpowered by household names like Scull and Bones (no, it’s not actually spelled like the thing that protects your brain).

I don’t actually know too much about them. And it turns out that not too many people actually do. A jaded senior said, “They’re stupid. I did one and it was silly.” So, for those of you sophs who are feeling lower than the scum of the earth for getting rejected, don’t feel too bad. Apparently you’re not missing much. (If you were feeling lower than the scum of the earth, that is a little sad and pathetic.)

A particularly knowledgeable senior gave me his rundown:

B&T: all the good-looking athletic kids. It’s the most glam.

Symposium: a bunch of ragers, people you would expect to see at Box 63. (Said senior was Symposium ’13)

Heavyweight: the poor man’s Symposium.

A hipster-y one, which he thought might be called Skypho, but wasn’t sure.

Apparently, there are between 10-15 in total.

In my own personal experience, I have found that sophomores are striving for a balance of nonchalance and obsession. In the sense that it’s all a lot of them seem to be talking about, but when they talk about it, it usually sounds like, “I’m just doing it because someone in tapped me. I don’t actually care if I get in or not.” Really? Really? Then how come the past four times I’ve seen you, it’s all you’ve been talking about?

Anyways, best of luck to all you sophomores tryna. Tap me next year!!!!!