How am I going to make friends in this huge place?

 

How am I going to make friends in this huge place?

Many of you asked how you can make friends at college. Really, we do not know why you want to enrich your lives by making meaningful connections with others who will care about you. So we made a list of sure-fire ways to avoid making friends at college:





1) Look down and frown! When walking through campus make sure that you avoid eye contact
and look generally surly. Otherwise people will smile and say hello and try to talk to you, and that will certainly lead to getting to know you and, eventually, friendship.

2) Do NOT go to any social or athletic events on campus. There will be smiling happy people at those things, people who cheer and dance and sing. Those are the kind of people who encourage frivolity and friendship.

3) Avoid campus ministries. Those people like to encourage friendship and a sense of familial love. Before you know it you will have friends and brothers and sisters...

4) Most importantly, do NOT talk to classmates, especially when working together in groups or on projects. Don't fall for the whole "let's exchange numbers" or "let's eat lunch together" ploy. These activities frequently lead to smiling, laughing, and generally having a good time.

Of course, if you are intent on making friends, as we actually hope you are, you should smile and say hello as you walk through campus, go to social and athletic events, check out campus ministries, and take the time to chat with classmates. Here are some links that should help:

Campus Recreation

Campus Ministries                

UTC Athletics                 

 

And, if all else fails, remember that you are bound to bump into someone on the lazy river in the ARC, where people are found smiling shamelessly!

Professor Repentista