College Rules Book Report

After searching through the overwhelmingly large option of books, I settled on College Rules by Sherrie Nist and Jodi Holscheh. The section of the book I focused on was basically all about how to make the best of your college experience. They kept pointing out the importance of making sure you are happy. It explains how having a balanced life and multiple interests can help keep you interested in school. It later goes into talking about the benefits of extracurricular activities(Nist and Holschuh 68-69). These activities can make you more presentable to future employees which can never hurt. It is always good to be able to add a little more to your resume. While I was looking for this book, there was another book that caught my eye. It was
This way, I won't be getting the viewpoints from people who have not had first hand experience with a fraternity. An old friend of mine helped me gain the connection with Chris Goodman. This will be his second year being a part of Kappa Sigma. Once we figured out the best way for us to do an interview, we decides to FaceTime. At first, the interview was a little awkward. I’ve never met him before, he was my age, and he was very attractive. After some small talk, I jumped right into asking him some questions. I figured asking him about alcohol would be a good ice breaker. He gave a chuckle and then told me, “Alcohol is only allowed at special events that involve 21 year olds. There are parties that occur at frat houses but it depends on who lives there.” That raised another question in my mind about their living situations. Because fraternities are not allowed to be located on campus, the members are either allowed to live in the dorms or find their own living arrangements. Chris said, “most landlords will only allow four to five guys to live together. That makes it nearly impossible to have all the members live together under one roof.” Through conversation, he mentioned that last year they didn't have and official frat house. He said there were multiple guys in the dorms and a few lived together in houses neighboring the campus. This year they found a house that the
School was the theme that I stayed in touch with. From campus assaults to media on schooling, they all could be related back to education. Originally, I started with a negative topic and slowly moved towards ending on a positive note. The school systems that we are familiar with today can be difficult. The important decisions that are made are often made by people who have not stepped foot in a classroom. If the decision makers spent more time getting to know the place they are in charge of, I think a lot of the flaws in our school system could be solved. Many different things factor into every aspect of education. With that being said, it is almost impossible to make things flawless and for everyone to be happy. Everyone has a different opinion and no matter what, not everyone will agree with everything that is said and