Fraternity Friends

[freshnesschronic]

Not mad, but pretty annoyed. Concerning tonite's plans, I called my roommate L and asked what was going down. He was like "nothing." I reiterated "the other guys aren't doing anything?" He said "no." When I got home I asked my other roomate L what they were doing and he answered my straight up, "we're going camping." I said "Is L going too?" He said "yeah."

Yeah so I live in a house with 3 Lambda Phi Epsilon brothers and my other friend, L. It's an Asian-Interest fraternity. Gosh I have to write another novel it seems.

My 3 roommates rushed Lambda one year ago, first semester. Me and L didn't. We thought it was kinda lame and the frat doesn't have that great of a name on campus and in my opinion, neither of us are cut out for Greek life. Me and L were gonna be roommates in the dorm this year. My other 3 roommates were looking for a regular house (not a frat house) to reestablish the fraternity (they're rebuilding over recent years, economic, Greek problems) and the other chapter bros had an apartment lease already planned out so it was just them 3 when they found the house we are living in now. They couldn't pay the rent so they asked L and I to live with them. We agreed it would be "5 friends" not the Lambda house.

Well, L bailed on me and pledged. Last Thursday we had a house meeting to discuss house issues and finally--Lambda pledging and where we were at in our decision making. L is easily influenced, and it didn't help my interest that they are all from the same HS (North) and I'm the cross town rival (Central), so they are all closer friends and known each other longer. That night they convinced him to pledge. What was 3 is now 4 and I am all alone in my room blasting music so I don't have to go downstairs where 8 or so bros are hanging out in my living room. This really sucks, actually. They say things won't change between me and the Lambdas but how naive can you be. Of course things will change between us. I haven't told them, but I have no plans of living with them again, I don't want my house to be Lambda dominated. Pretty disappointed in L's decision but what's done is done. Hoping the school year doesn't escalate issues and bring more space between the original "5 friends".

I've asked my friends I and A if they thought I could add onto their apartment idea for next year and luckily they agreed. Just wanted to share this experience I am going through.

But I do feel sold out.

Edit: Still sitting in my room, listening to them laugh downstairs and I really want them to get the fuck out.