New DP2 Partnership Activity Just a Dating Questionnaire and Bottle of Wine
Last Tuesday, Fish Camp’s Director Staff unveiled plans to completely restructure the developmental program two (DP2) for the upcoming year. Instead of the usual introduction activities and skit preparations, discussion group partners will be given a private space, a dating questionnaire, and a bottle of wine.
In recent years, Fish Camp has been criticized for its lax regulations on dating and hook-ups between counselors before camp. Between couples costumes, titles like “DG Mom and Dad,” and the implicit need to find your “perfect partz,” counselors are often pressed into romantic relationships. Despite backlash, Director Staff is making changes to encourage this behavior further.
“We hope that we can provide a more appropriate environment for camp relationships,” said Elsa Caudill, Director of Internal Relations. “In previous years, we’ve tried everything to create camp relationships covertly. Posting partnership reveal pictures often gets families and non-A&M affiliated friends to pressure counselors into relationships. Making rules for show only keeps faculty off our backs and makes counselor relationships more exciting with a secrecy factor. The only thing we haven’t tried is openly forcing it.”
While counselors might be eager to enter relationships with one another before camp, previous studies have shown that a moderate percentage choose to wait until their duties are formally over at after-camp parties (ACPs). The newest changes target these counselors who are otherwise capable of holding off until a relationship is permissible.
An internal study was conducted to determine what factors will create the most intimate relationships the fastest. This study reported that counselors only needed a few changes to feel more comfortable dating their partner, primarily a minimal amount of alcohol and time alone early in the partnership. These findings have led to the current form of DP2, where the counselors will be given the “36 Questions That Lead to Love” and several uninterrupted hours to talk.
One member of Director Staff confirmed that there are plans to hire a full-time couples counselor. Director Staff hopes that these changes will encourage a tighter-knit community among counselors to welcome freshmen to campus.
— Anime Sciences
Treading silently through the Kleberg Center amongst the yeeyees and horse girls, we find Anime Sciences making his way to class with his head bowed. An inattentive freshmen accidentally walks into him, and suddenly the crowded hallway goes hush. A mind-bendingly long series of close-ups, confused grunts, and angry growls signals the triggering of Anime Sciences’ wrath as he unsheathes his katana from its holster. Uttering a rapid flurry of insults in English that somehow don’t match the movement of his lips, he challenges the freshman to either flee or face certain death. The fish scampers off. Order is restored in West Campus.