Freshman Outraged After Being Mistaken For Upperclassman
Freshman biology major Kenna Howard is still reeling in anger after being mistaken for an upperclassman this past Tuesday while passing the Freshman Leadership Organization (FLO) banners.
Donning her Class of 2022 shirt from Fish Camp, she walked over to the FLO banners, hoping a counselor would jump on her immediately to ask her about her major and where she’s from and tell her about the unique service and friendship opportunities provided by that specific FLO. To her immense shock, nobody approached her.
After waiting for a group of sophomores who were in the FLO last year to walk away from the banner, she finally got to talk to one of this year’s counselors. “She said, ‘sorry, I thought you were a junior,’” Howard said, recalling the encounter.
“I didn’t know what to do,” Howard said. “Did they think I had on an Aggie ring, or maybe another organization’s shirt? Did I already look like I belonged on campus or something? I’ve gone to such great lengths to make it so clear that I’m a freshman, and yet I still can’t seem to get the attention of banner holders.”
In the future, Howard plans to purchase and wear as many Class of 2022 shirts as possible, wear tennis shoes to class, and flash the absence of an Aggie ring on her finger whenever a FLO recruiter looks in her direction.
—Ring Chunks
No, Ring Chunks is feeling fine, really. Yeah, it was a long journey to the bottom of the pitcher, but she knew that coming into her dunk. That’s why she made sure to let it sit overnight and pick a light beer she didn’t care for and – oh. Oh no. Um, okay, let’s just move her here to the trash can – wait, why is it full? Oh God, Ring Chunks, just keep it together until we can reach the toilet – NO! NOT IN THE KITCHEN SINK!