November 20, 2003

  • Alright . . . field trip yesterday was awesome!!! I knew it would be a good week.

    I had to leave seminary at 6:45 and boarded the bus for WhiteWater. The bus ride there wasn't horrible, a lot of my friends went on the trip. Anyway, we got there and it was a pretty nice campus. It was just like Stevenson only everybody smoked. It was disgusting! And there were like 50 frat/soriety houses surrounding the campus. So, um, that made me want BYU like NOW.

    First of all, no smoking at BYU. PERIOD.

    Second of all, no Fraternities! That got me thinking. Why are frats so popular? Because I think that they provide absolutely crucial experiences for college life (doesn't Satan love to mimick God. . . makes sense). So why do I want to go to BYU where there aren't frats? Because that's one of the few places I can get those crucial experiences without joining a frat . . . details:
    Needs:
    1. Brotherhood 2. Ceremony 3. Duties, Responsibilities, and Leadership opp. 4. Identity 5. Parties, friends, gatherings 6. A specific group to associate with

    Frats fulfil them with:
    1. membership 2. ceremony, but often using alcohol and often perverting symbolism (the whole satan mimicks God thing) 3. Leadership opportunities 4. Identity 5. Frat Parties, and all associated with them 6. alliance to specific Frat

    BYU fulfils them with:
    1. Church membership 2. Temple Ceremony, sacred and divine 3. Callings 4. You get to be a witness of Christ (not that you can't do that elsewhere) 5. Ward activities, devotionals, "mormon parties," etc. 6. the Ward!

    there is tons of overlap . . . the difference is the source, and the fruits of the labors. One creates fun dependent on drinking and others, the other creates fun dependent on the ability to feel the spirit i.e. righteousness

    OK. DONE with discourse on Frats and the Church

    So I went to these writing workshops and read a lot of sucky writing from other schools. Some good stuff too, but not too much.

    Lunch was great at KFC . . .

    And then we went Thrift store shopping!!!!! I bought a blue tie with big white polka dots. How hot is that! I'll wear it Sunday. More talking and hanging out with Jackie (Happy Birthday), Jamie, Ben, Zach, Mellisa, Lauren P, and many others . . .

    Then my work was judged and they really liked it, and though I didn't win they want me to get it published so yeah.

    Bus ride home was really fun . . . made fun of bad poetry :-/ played a modifyed question game, Jori declared herself "Danny-sexual", and many more interesting experiences.