A Cautionary Tale from a College Disaster: The Nonexisting Social Scene

March 5, 2009     Posted in Reality

dance-party.jpgStudy hard, play hard – right? College is a major balancing act. It’s delegating what needs to get done and when, setting priorities and holding yourself to deadlines. And after a long week of working hard (attending class, writing papers, and staying ahead in the reading, just to name a few tasks), it is no wonder that college students have a reputation of wanting to party.

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By Charlsie

No one should be expected to sit in the library or stare at their dorm room walls every day of the week with their nose in a book. Everyone needs something that helps them unwind, especially on the weekends.

Sometimes finding something to do – especially on a campus where parties are a rare occasion -  is hard. I knew when I signed my life away as a Hollins woman, I was going to be living in Roanoke, Virginia,and that I wouldn’t have a big city as my playground on the weekend. I knew I wasn’t attending a huge state school where fraternity parties are the social factor and that club activities would be endless. As a prospective, I remember asking about the student life on the weekends only to hear the same fib that my fellow peers heard themselves as prospective students: “Don’t worry about it, you will always find something going on.”

Oh, but that is very far from the truth. Options on campus are very bleak. From the first weekend as a first year, I realized as no one was around on the weekends I would have to be entirely responsible for finding something to do Friday and Saturday nights. While not feeling bogged down by having too many social activities planned, I like that Hollins has a sleepy atmosphere (especially for those weekends I need to do a lot of work), but for the most part – I don’t understand why we can’t have some sort of decent entertainment when the weekend rolls around.

The social scene at Hollins on any given weekend can be summed up in three ways:

1) You leave on the weekends

2) You rely on an apartment party or a party hosted by NEFA (a specialty housing dorm)

3) You hope the Student Life/Activity Board has something planned

A huge chunk of the student body leaves on the weekend. Girls carpool for the entire weekend up to Hampden-Sydney, an all male college two hours away and sleep on random futons since making the drive back in one night is out of the question. If Hampden-Sydney isn’t someone’s bag, other colleges like Washington and Lee, Virginia Tech, and Roanoke College can be visited. However, if you don’t know someone who goes to those schools, good luck finding a party or meeting people. What does the rest of the student body do when they leave? They go home! Students who are from Virginia or even close cities in North Carolina find themselves frequently going home because of the lack of campus activities. The only time students make plans to stay is if a formal is happening, which only happens twice a year.

Occasionally an apartment party or a themed party through NEFA will happen, but the frequency of this is rare. Also, these parties aren’t for everyone. Many girls don’t feel comfortable going over to the campus apartments because they don’t fit the cliques that live in many of the apartments. NEFA, a housing dorm for the campus’ artsy folks, throws unique, unforgettable parties, but most of them are not for the faint of heart. What if you just want a small get together? What about a dorm room?

Parties in other dorms do not happen, whatsoever, which can be very frustrating. Say it’s 11pm on Friday and you want to “Just Dance” along with Lady Gaga and your two best friends? Good luck getting through the song before someone calls Campus Safety to complain and a knock from an officer interrupts you. Every hour in all the dorms seems to be quiet hour. Whenever students speak up about the lack of social atmospheres, the Activity Board usually says “We have monthly mixers with a DJ and we invite other schools” to combat the complaints, but it does not suffice when no one actually shows up to the poorly planned and advertised school sponsored parties.

For a small university, Hollins is very diverse in its beliefs and types of students. Regardless of the variety amongst us, I have heard over and over again that not enough is done on the weekends in order to give students something to do. Yes, Hollins shows a movie every weekend in the auditorium and they have a shuttle take students to the mall, movies, and Wal-Mart, but that is not enough. When over half of the campus departs on the weekend to other colleges or home, something more needs to be done. How can a campus have a close-knit community when everyone leaves by 2pm on Friday and returns by 6pm on Sunday?

I am not asking for endless activities on the weekend. I think that students should be responsible for coming up with something to do, but I do believe that the university should endorse a more sociable atmosphere. Whether that means allowing students to have dance parties at reasonable hours without getting campus officers sent up or providing well planned mixers with other colleges, something needs to happen in order to help the social scene from sinking even more than it continues to do so!

In asking for other opinions from students on campus, Hollins sophomore Jennifer Old sums up how actions should be taken on campus to improve the overall weekend situation: “I think people are hesitant about the parties and other social events held on campus. Parties are broken up much more quickly at Hollins and the threat of the Roanoke Police has become very real. As for the social scene outside of the party sphere, I think there should be a community forum every semester. HAB (The Activity Board) should hear the collective desires of the campus and cater to the diverse interests of Hollins women.”

Obviously a social environment is very important to college life. Now tell me, how do you spend your weekends? Do you think your college provides enough entertainment and amusement for students? What do you want more of in your school’s social scene? Dish – I want to hear what I’m missing!

47 Comments on "A Cautionary Tale from a College Disaster: The Nonexisting Social Scene"

  1. snarktastic says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 200910:05 am 

    true or false:

    the purpose of your blog posts is to encourage people to make smarter choices in their college search and eliminate enrollment at a good school based on your ridiculous existence?

    let's review:

    - hollins has always been located in roanoke. there is NOTHING to do there.

    - hollins has always been all-women. i'm not sure what "weekend activities" you expected, but i would hazard a guess you prefer legit parties to crochet weekends. why would the boys of HSC/VMI/UVa/W&L go to hollins to party when they have plenty of women and fun going to them?

    - if all of the girls who enjoy partying leave every weekend, what incentive does the school have to throw parties when the only kids left are playing anime?

    - you're a negative nancy. NNs don't have fun, regardless of where they are.

    suggestion for your next post: WHY YOU'RE STILL THERE. you hate everything/everyone there, it's probably a safe guess that they hate you, too, and it's expensive. maybe if you had critically analyzed hollins before you went, you would have realized its true character. universities are businesses – they want to sell you their product and are certainly not going to say "this place is deserted on the weekend". there are weekend options, you just don't do them.

    ps: nonexisting is a nonexistent word. nice.

  2. chyeaa says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 200910:34 am 

    haha couldn't have said it better myself. you confined yourself to that hellhole, now just live it out

  3. jen says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 200911:19 am 

    transfer to umd its freaking awesome

  4. Charlsie - Hollins U says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 200911:21 am 

    I have already said why I am still here many, many times. I don't know why you are getting so upset over my choice to stay. I am simply writing a column an experience that wasn't like I imagined it or was told it would be. If anyone decides not to go to Hollins based on what I write here, that is their fault … not mine. It is a good school, but it does have a major downside.

    You can call me a "Negative Nancy" as much as you like, but you are the one writing negative comments about someone you have never met before … on an internet blogging website. If you honestly feel like you have to come every Thursday at 2pm to write something mean to me, you need to be addressing the Negative Nancy syndrome upon yourself.

    I have confined myself to this hellhole, and I'm staying. But that does not mean I have to sit back and act like nothing is wrong. I pay a lot of money to go here, and just because I do that it doesn't mean I don't get the right to speak out.

  5. classicCunt says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 200911:36 am 

    ok, crochet parties? obviously people have NO idea what an all women's university experience is like. Everyone has the right to comment on their personal investments, especially their college experience. Haters.

  6. Alana says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 200911:38 am 

    Dear Snarktastic,

    Your name suits you. You're a crabby old bitch.

    And do you go here? I bet that's why you're so snarky.

  7. Lexie says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 200911:47 am 

    You guys have crochet parties?!?!?!?!

    Oh man, that's fantastic!!!!

    Why the hell would anyone bitch about Hollins?

    I'm most definitely going to Hollins now. I'm sold.

    Charlsie, you definitely shouldn't complain. Crocheting gives you sooooooo much to do!!!! Why complain??? Crocheting provides sooooo much activity!!!!

    Crocheting supplies endless hours of entertainment and enrichment for a college community. Through crochet parties is how college students ought to have fun.

    Forget what normal people do-make friends, enjoy the local city, drink, attend costume parties, listen to music, go downtown, meet guys.

    God, I can't believe you would want that! That's way too much to ask for. Stop bitching.

  8. Madison says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 200912:50 pm 

    Call me a hater, but I'm with snarktastic on this one. Oh, and Lexie…ha =]

    "…I would have to be entirely responsible for finding something to do Friday and Saturday nights." This line alone epitomizes this annoying quality that so many girls have: they leave feeling alive and being spontaneous up to everyone else, and never think for themselves.

    Here's a thought: do whatever the f*ck you want, and to hell with the consequences. It sounds like Hollins already screwed you over, so why not have some fun with them now?

  9. Jacks says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 20091:00 pm 

    You ran out of legitimate things to complain about a few columns ago.

  10. twinkie says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 20092:20 pm 

    meet new people, freshman year sucks soho. wiil be better

  11. Rebecca says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 20093:08 pm 

    Well, I agree with the general consensus. But, you do have a right to free speech, as we all do. As I go to a school with nothing to do as well, here's how I keep busy – find joy in the little things:

    - Take a spontaneous trip to Walmart and race shopping carts.

    - Go to the grocery store, get a bunch of REAL food, make a scrumptious dinner, and invite friends. (Trust me…this makes for a much more memorable weekend than going to a party.)

    - Go to some of the lame Activity Board events (whose activities at your school sound MUCH better than those at mine!) – who knows, ya might have fun, and if not, it'll make a good conversation starter later.

    - Join an active organization that takes trips or has events on the weekends. My junior year I joined Phi Sigma Pi (national co-ed honors fraternity)…pretty soon I was scrambling to find free time on the weekend!

    - Take a spontaneous road trip or explore the surrounding area. Ya might find a cool hangout spot, and if not, you'll at least have gotten out of the bubble that is main campus.

    - Get a job! (God forbid!)

    Be creative! Often those with the least to do are the happiest doing it. :)

  12. giz says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 20094:23 pm 

    "only kids left are playing anime?"

    one does not play anime. one watches anime.

    thanks.

    also, you think you have it bad?

    I am not near any other colleges up here in Putney, VT. There is no town besides a general convienince store 2 miles down a hill, and a place called "basketville" that sells all wicker items.

    Yeah.

  13. jes says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 20095:16 pm 

    hahaha at giz… poor thing!

    you should be a master at basket weaving though! there's no excuse!! :)

  14. maggie says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 20095:17 pm 

    I'm sick of this column too. It's too Hollins-specific, and much too specific to your own misery at college. It's too negative and its tone does not fit the tone of college candy in general. This column should end soon. It's causing too much negativity.

  15. LucyInTheSky says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 20095:44 pm 

    Got to chime in and agree with the rest… this column has definitely run its course. We get it- don't go to Hollins. But how many more negative things can you say about it? What is the POINT? At some point, you either do something about it, or you suck it up and move forward. Reading about how much you hate it there doesn't help anyone, and I doubt writing it is really helping you either.

  16. jes says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 20096:41 pm 

    Oh my god, I’m so with Jacks.

    Just surprise everyone- write something that you’re HAPPY about! People like to hear about happy things, people want happy friends…

    And I think we continue to read these simply because they’re so predictable. Its almost like a game now… :)

    “What will Charlsie bitch about this week?”

    Soon enough it’ll be the lack of adequate quilting on Hollins’ toilet paper in public restrooms.

    Maybe we should all start taking bets… lol

    I think it’d be nice if you had something beside Hollins to talk about though. Does anyone even care about that school that much? Especially after all the negative things we’ve heard about it… we’re tired of Hollins too!

  17. JJ says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 20096:22 pm 

    I go to Virginia Tech, less than an hour away from Hollins. It is easy to find a party in Blacksburg, just walk through any apartment complex on the weekends…you will find at least five open parties within half an hour, easy.

    Also- there is tons of stuff to do in Roanoke: you guys have art galleries, a zoo, cafes, farmers markets, movie theatres, shopping, the surrounding countryside (hiking, caves, biking)…go out and explore it with friends.

    You could also volunteer or join a club to fill your time.

  18. Charlsie - Hollins U says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 20096:38 pm 

    Actually, it's not about going to Hollins or not. It's about making a better decision when picking a college or looking into transferring. You all can come on the internet and write nasty things for the sake of whatever it is that makes you feel so obliged to do so, but the truth of the matter is … if I wrote a column about how much I loved my school or my college experiences, none of you would comment, read, or even get fired up about it.

    Yes, my column might stick out a little on College Candy, but at least I am brave enough to stand up and say what I do.

    This article was about a huge campus wide issue, and I know it is issues for other campuses across the nation – especially small colleges, like Giz mentioned. And although none of you want to admit it, a social environment can make or break your downtime. Luckily, from the first weekend at Hollins, I was able to figure out a way for things to work for me and it is very rare that I feel bored on the weekends. I love my weekend adventures and all the memories that have come from them.

    However, that isn't the case for everyone. Although Snarktastic thinks that Hollins doesn't have an "incentive…to throw parties when the only kids left are playing anime," I think that is just a lame excuse for not having something going on. Just because a group of girls stays on campus doing something they are passionate about doesn't mean they don't deserve the right to have an event that is appealing on a Friday night or some sort of outside transportation.

    Rebecca, I think your ideas are fantastic. My boyfriend and I cook usually every weekend and it really is fun to see what we can make, we've surprised ourselves a few times. I also think the idea to attend Activity Board events is pretty much mandatory if someone has nothing to do on the weekends. I went to nearly all of them last year, and while some were hit and miss, they usually ended up being something to talk about.

    JJ, as you pointed out … there is a decent amount of stuff to do in Roanoke. But imagine if you don't have access to that or you can't make it up to Virginia Tech?

  19. Marney says:
    Thu, 5th Mar 20097:50 pm 

    Hey Charlsie

    As someone who came to university not knowing anyone (5 years ago now… ), I can definately understand how its hard to get out there and meet new people and try new things my best advice is to

    1.) Get to know people in your dorm, its a convenient social circle.(Also many of the people you will know for LIFE)

    2.) Once made said friends, plan your OWN outings, if none are planned. Trust me, everyone loves a good party.

    3.) JOIN A CLUB. I'm currently involved in 4. Its been the most rewarding experience of my university career so far. Its scary at first, walking into to a room where no one knows you, but those are character building moments. Clubs always have socializing events (or opportunities to plan one!). You all have the benefit of having a common interest and it puts you outside of your comfort zone.

    If there is any advice I can give about University, its all about taking initiative and pushing your limits, socially and academically. Nothing worthwhile will ever be just handed to you.

  20. jes says:
    Fri, 6th Mar 20094:11 am 

    I dont think these "articles sticking out on college candy" are the brag-worthy kind… More of the "I'm embarrassing myself and bringing this on myself" kind.

    It not all about "this is my experience and it causes a riot so that makes it awesome."

    Its annoying. Plain and simple. Its not about some major campus-wide controversy, you're whining about how people treat you, and now a lack of parties…

    GIVE ME A BREAK.

    And I agree, this definitely doesn't fit the tone of CC. Especially since there's like 3 other blogs where you do this same thing. And ESPECIALLY since you say its not even bad anymore and now you're happy.

    Why on earth would someone sit around complaining (on the internet of all places) about things that aren't even bothering them anymore? Geezzzz….

  21. Oh says:
    Fri, 6th Mar 20094:13 am 

    "Oh, how often people mistake contempt for flattery"

  22. Matthew says:
    Fri, 6th Mar 20095:29 am 

    I think Charlsie is just trying to voice concerns of the student body through her own experiences, how else can someone be expected to do that? I think all you 'haters' just are looking for excuses to make fun of someone putting up information on the internet. Congratulations, you are all like everyone else online. You have all succeeded in being absolute stereotypes. Thank you for your time here on the internets, join me as we destroy the blogosphere.

  23. Sarah says:
    Fri, 6th Mar 20098:55 am 

    LMAO @Snarktastic…that bitch is funny as hell.

  24. meanie says:
    Fri, 6th Mar 20099:37 am 

    "A very common role (in the search for attention) is the one of victim, and the form of attention it seeks is sympathy or pity or others' interest in 'my' problems, "me and my story."

    Seeing oneself as a victim is an element in many egoic patterns, such as complaining, being offended, outraged, and so on. Of course, once I am identified with a story in which I assigned myself the role of victim, I dont want it to end, and so, as every therapist knows, the ego does not want an end to its "problems" because they are part of their identity.

    If no one will listen to my sad story, I can tell it to myself in my head, over and over, and feel sorry for myself, and so have an identity as someone who is being treated unfairly by life or other people, fate or God. It gives definition to my self-image, makes me into someone, and that is all that matters to the ego."

  25. Ayla says:
    Fri, 6th Mar 20099:46 am 

    I can see both sides here. Charlsie, while I understand the point of your column, you kind of have to admit that it is, well, pretty negative. You mentioned what you did about the problem in a later comment, why not make that part of the column? Tell us what sucks, sure… but then tell us how you made it BETTER. See? X sucked, but doing Y made it BETTER. That way, instead of coming off like you're just uselessly complaining (which I assume is not your main objective), you're giving practical advice.

  26. snarktastic says:
    Fri, 6th Mar 200912:32 pm 

    okay, the bitch is back for one more comment.

    charlsie: "Yes, my column might stick out a little on College Candy, but at least I am brave enough to stand up and say what I do."

    – i think you're confusing bravery with uselessness and immaturity. bravery would be trying to change what you dislike or doing something to effect change, not just writing a blog.

    on the one hand, i find it terribly obnoxious that all you do is bitch about EVERYTHING. on the other, it gives me something to be hateful towards and it's fun seeing 25 posts generated from your whining and my being bitchy. i so enjoy being irreverent and mean.

    enjoy crocheting this weekend!

  27. mella says:
    Fri, 6th Mar 20094:10 pm 

    You should read the article about how optimistic people live longer.

  28. Stacy says:
    Fri, 6th Mar 20096:41 pm 

    Dear bitches

    Dear haters

    Dear Charlsie complainers

    Dear I-have-no-life-so-I-will-be-on-CC-at-2-pm-to-rip-on-someone

    What Charlsie writes is honest. I am a friend of Charlsie’s, and a sophomore at Hollins. And this article especially hit home for me, and I’m so glad she wrote it.

    Roanoke does have some fun activity to offer I have heard, but I don’t really know. I don’t get to see the city much. I don’t have a car. Transportation is much harder than I ever expected. The shuttle to downtown is unreliable. This campus is dead on weekends. It really blows. I try to find my own entertainment as much as possible. This semester is a little easier though than most-I’m in a musical production, working on transferring, and applying to summer programs. But in a normal semester, weekends are damn depressing. Is this Charlsie writer throwing herself a big pity party? Maybe. But maybe others are too, but they’re just not writing about it on the internet. Maybe they’re just not interested in having a career in writing, or have any gift at expressing their angst. And if a number of people have similar complaints as Charlsie, that’s red flag. And it seems to me that people see the campus in a similar light as her. It’s not just a Charlsie problem. Charlsie just seems like she’s the only victim whiner because she’s speaking up on the internet. What would it take for you guys to understand? Read interviews and testimonies from other students? Okay then, here’s mine.

    WHAT SHE WRITES IS SO TRUE.

    SHOVE IT.

    Dear meanie/therapist loser

    I can totally see where this philosophy is coming from. It makes sense. But I would love for you to spend a day in Charlsie’s shoes, or mine. Is she victim playing? I don’t know, maybe a little. But these experiences at Hollins are quite real, and they fucking suck. And claiming that it’s artificial for attention is degrading. It makes her look dishonest. She’s a real student at Hollins, who has been through some shit. I’ll testify to that.

    What would it take for you guys to see Hollins as the place that it is, but without viewing her as a complainer? Write the good things? She did a bit of that already in one blog. What if there aren’t many good things to write about? Is she supposed to make up crap?

    Peace out bitches.

  29. Stacy says:
    Fri, 6th Mar 200910:42 pm 

    Okay, so I'm starting to regret typing a comment earlier that was a bit too aggressive.

    But things are getting ridiculous!

    Maybe you think her series is pointless, but also what point is it to pounce on a person with rude remarks? It is extremely tempting to get caught up in the snarkiness, but I've realized it's best not to stoop to that level.

    So Charlsie is the crabby negative nancy who needs an attitude adjustment? She needs help? She's the one with the mental problem? I see things quite differently. Getting some sick pleasure over being an anonymous bitch on a internet blog on a weekly basis is pretty much retarded. Find a better use of your time. Maybe you think Charlsie could find a more effective way to express herself, but so could you. Have big gulp of your own medicine.

  30. Lucy says:
    Sat, 7th Mar 20097:26 am 

    Charlsie, I'm also getting sick and tired of your articles. Yes, I know I don't HAVE to read them, but I do just to see all the hateful comments that are hilarious and TRUE.

    To be honest, I'm surprised you still have the gall to continue your shit blog when the majority of girls on this website don't like it.

  31. Candie says:
    Sun, 8th Mar 200912:12 pm 

    I vote to get rid of this column. It's absolute garbage and ruins my mood.

  32. LeLe says:
    Sun, 8th Mar 20091:36 pm 

    Matthew, I'm very much convinced that you are Charlsie's boyfriend.

  33. Jes says:
    Mon, 9th Mar 20094:52 am 

    I concur with Candie.

    This article and its ensuing madness irritates me every week. I love CC otherwise…

  34. Claire says:
    Mon, 9th Mar 20096:17 am 

    I agree. It's not "brave" to whine about something you don't seem that interested in fixing. People idly bitch every day.

    It's really quite simple. If the lack of a social scene at Hollins is enough to really bring you down, either kick up dust among the administration, mobilize your peers and change it, start throwing your own awesome parties and planning your own events to cultivate a culture at your school, or transfer out. But if you aren't willing to do these things, then shut up. This may be a good article for the op/ed column in the Hollins' paper, but nowhere else. Who wants to hear such self-indulgent whining? Not only are you negative, you also lack any imagination and never have a single intelligent or introspective thing to say. And Stacy, it may be "the truth", but your buddy Charlise is still an atrocious writer and lacks any semblance of maturity or perspective.

  35. Danielle says:
    Mon, 9th Mar 200910:07 am 

    Great article! I go to a womens college and I know exactly what you're talking about. I don't have a car to drive to clubs that are an hour away on the weekend and the campus is a ghost town on the weekend. People dont understand. Its easy for them to say you should shut up and do something about the crappy social scene but its just not that simple. Like you said, if you even play music too loud you'll get a knock on your door from someone who's bitching.

    Forget the haters, say what you wanna say.

  36. Chanel says:
    Mon, 9th Mar 200910:49 am 

    "Hello! My name is Charlsie! All I know how to do is complain, ignore criticism, and be a victim. I want to be a writer, and I'm entitled to whatever I want because Hell, I'M CHARLSIE! DAMMIT!"

    Charlsie, I know when you read this your first reaction is going to be "Bit** Bit** Bit**"

    but seriously, YOU ARE FREAKING ENTITLED TO SPEAK WHATEVER YOU WANT ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES. There is so a better way of doing it. I'm worried about your health and stress levels, that you may die of a heart attack at such a young age. I highly recommend that you read last weeks article on pessimism that can kill you! College Candy is a place where college students from around the world come to read about college as a whole, something that is beneficial to the masses and not just specifically you, the friend you had to have come on here to defend you, and your stalker Matthew. You do not have to shut up, but if you want to grow as a writer and a college student that is still growing up and finding there place in this world. Sit back and ask yourself, "why the hell do I always defend myself?" and "Really IS this beneficial to alot of people?" Don't think that you deserve certain respect, when you haven't earned it. I'm going to guess that you are no older than 22 and girl, as a young college student myself, we need to learn that WE are not the Sh** and that mentality should stay in high school. Growing up takes time and none of us are there, but please stop complaining over and over again about how Hollins has done you wrong. It is not solely the universities fault, and there are always three sides to every story (the victim's, the administration, and OMG the TRUTH). Please do yourselfa favor and take up a yoga class to de-stress….you need it.

  37. Stacy says:
    Mon, 9th Mar 20095:22 pm 

    Chanel,

    Charlsie does not need anyone by any means to defend her. She good at standing up and expressing herself. That's why she is a writer.

    After reading your heated commented, it seems you might be acting a tad hypocritical. So chill out, and stop with the obnoxious CAPS LOCK. I'm sorry you disagree with an internet blog. But there are tougher experiences throughout life, like Charlsie's, and she seems to be handling them far better in comparison.

    I'd recommend you try taking a yoga class ;)

  38. charlsie says:
    Mon, 9th Mar 20096:35 pm 

    I am

    killing yself now

    thanks. girls.

  39. jes says:
    Mon, 9th Mar 20096:42 pm 

    That is SO not even something to joke about you stupid bitch, my friend's bestie hung herself last week from the fucking bathrom door.

    You need to get another hobby.

    (disgusted)

    See, some of us DO have real issues. Why don't you go blog about suicide next.. Somewhere else.

  40. jes says:
    Mon, 9th Mar 20096:45 pm 

    Actually, I dont think that was charlsie seeing as though the name isn't highlighted-

    whoever said that needs to grow the fuck up.

  41. Laughing Forever Now says:
    Thu, 12th Mar 20099:12 am 

    I am SO glad I found this. Really. I can't tell you thank you enough. Knowing how you feel about Hollins makes me wonder why you are still here. Yes, notice I said here. Reading these blogs will make seeing you around campus so much more fun. Now, I know what that sour look on your face is really about. Lovely. Really, thank you so much, cupcake.

  42. Chanel says:
    Fri, 13th Mar 20097:44 pm 

    Laughing forever! Ha! I love it! Thank you!

  43. Chanel says:
    Fri, 13th Mar 20097:48 pm 

    Oh, and Stacy….not to be a hark or anything, but you shouldn't be one to say that she is one to stand up for herself when you are yet again on here defending her. We are all tired of her defense mechanisms, none of this would be about her, if she would stop complaining and defending HERSELF…..

  44. Becky says:
    Fri, 13th Mar 20098:14 pm 

    Chanel,

    She doesn't need to, or have to.

    She's above writing back to stupid comments.

    Perhaps this series is useless now.

    Why?

    Because it doesn't seem like people read or respect the content, they jump to attacking her.

    Charlsie doesn't need to bother with that.

  45. Eun says:
    Fri, 10th Apr 20091:31 pm 

    Hey Charlsie, you have exactly the same opinion as I do!!! –though I was a student in University of Chicago. What you described, is just what’s happening in UChicago. I really hated the school and thought something’s wrong with me but after several months I realized that’s not a big reason.
    I decided to transfer at last. I think you’d better to leave, if you find stressful about lack of partying there. I sincerely agree with your opinion–we should be careful when choosing a college to go. I made my choice totally based on prestige and now see what’s happening. Anyway, thanks. I enjoyed your post:)

  46. bigfanofthegreenandg says:
    Tue, 14th Jul 20095:34 pm 

    Charlsie, I agree with the fact that Hollins needs to be more relaxed when it comes to busting parties on campus, it's always a huge bummer. However, as they always say about hollins: you get out of it what you put into it. If you are not going out and being social, then you won't find any parties. This campus is small, and it is based on their sisterhood. It is unfortunate and inconvenient to create enemies on campus but on the other hand even when there is nothing to do, sometimes the most fun is going on drives or road trips with friends- these are memories that will last longer than a hampden-sydney hangover.

  47. Charlotte says:
    Thu, 8th Oct 20096:52 pm 

    This is an awesome article! I transferred from Hollins this year, and trust me, it was the best decision I have ever made. I am so much happier. This is an exact representation of the social scene.

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