Life Advice: Dorm Edition

Q3: I know that given Exeter’s long history, there has been a tradition of rivalry amongst certain dorms such as Ewald and Main Street. Should these rivalries be taken seriously?OGSimpy: You should never talk, make eye contact, or even interact with those from your rival dorm. No, but for real, don’t let the fact that someone lives in your rival dorm prevent you from being friends with them. There are plenty of opportunities to show dorm pride such as through dorm gear or by trashing your rival dorm at dorm soccer. Just as long as you know deep down that you belong to the superior dorm, all is good.Q4: I’m a prep and although I want to get to know the seniors in my dorm better, I don’t know if they’ll take me seriously. Should I just hang out with the kids in my grade or should I make an effort to get to know the seniors who are quite frankly intimidating?OGYoosk: Seniors hate preps… who are annoying. As long as you’re cool with the seniors and don’t try to invade their space, no good senior will push you away. While it might feel cool to be hanging out with the seniors in your dorm, don’t forget to also cultivate your friendships with those who you will be spending the next few years with. As for what you said about seniors being intimidating, that’s usually not true, unless you’re talking about football PGs. If that’s the case, you better run boy.Q3: I know that given Exeter’s long history, there has been a tradition of rivalry amongst certain dorms such as Ewald and Main Street. Should these rivalries be taken seriously?OGSimpy: You should never talk, make eye contact, or even interact with those from your rival dorm. No, but for real, don’t let the fact that someone lives in your rival dorm prevent you from being friends with them. There are plenty of opportunities to show dorm pride such as through dorm gear or by trashing your rival dorm at dorm soccer. Just as long as you know deep down that you belong to the superior dorm, all is good.