"Freshman Daze"

Welcome to Greek-vivor! Every week, we review the week's Greek episode and, in a Survivor-style system, award points to the Greek students best making their way through the college outback. The section ahead contains spoilers for this weeks episode.

I can honestly say this was my favorite Greek thus far. It had all the humor (the origin of Beaver's name) and great character interaction that we've come to expect from the show. This episode put new light to the characters by showing them in the past. We got to see an insecure Evan "Bing" Chambers, a deadbeat Cappie, a caring Frannie and a caveman Beaver. Clearly, the writers realized that Cappie was too high in the Greekvivor standings and needed to knock him down a peg...

But let's look at the standings!







-"Hotmanistan" boyfriend caught stealing from sponsor family. Still more promising than Jason or Travis. -2
-Admitted to using Friendster. -1

Net Change: -3
Sum: 106







-Stuck with sober pledge duty. -2
-Manages to get uncomfortable laugh with plea for gay companionship. +3

Net Change:+1
Sum: 104







-Stole Omega Chi paddle on first visit. +1
-Downs entire bottle of booze at KTT rush party. Achieves celebrity status. +3
-Notes sexy alliteration in Casey's name. Solid pickup line. +1
-Zoomed Evan at rush party. He's your roommate, man, he can make life unpleasant for you. -2
-Really rockin' that karaoke. +1
-Ignores plea for party escape (and presumptive makeout session?) in favor of karaoke. -1
-Stands up Casey in favor of video games with Joe and Beaver. -5
-Throws first punch at ball. Starts brawl. Breaks table. Destroys delicate table dressings. -3
-Mans up. Gets the suit going for Rebecca. +1



Net Change: -4
Sum: 112







-Showcases ability to turn down tasty deserts during Rush. Possible future working with Dunkin' Donuts? +2
-Turns down body shots with Cappie. Showcases critical thinking skills. +3
-Chooses the boy who offers body shots over the boy who fetched her beers. -4
-Coins "Three Musketeers" nickname -2
-Shoots down Dobblers invitation by Frannie. -2
-Evan buddies her back to the house after Cappie Karaoke Night. All kinds of ghouls surround Dobblers (since it's the only bar in town). He's not really much defense as we see later in the episode, but he'll do. +2
-Misses Cappie song dedication by a single beer. -1
-Played Florence Nightengale to Evan. +3
-Invites Frannie to be party. New "Three Musketeers" initiated. (Or perhaps "Lonesome Threesome?") +1

Net Change: +2
Sum: 87








-U-SAG ball includes line dancing and “subtle proselytizing” +1
-Physically assaults Catholic convert -3
-Has sweet orange suit straight out of Napoleon Dynamite. +3


Net Change: +1
Sum: 99







-Attempted dirt mustache, trucker hat homeless guy look. -2
-Supplied beer for roomie. +1
-Talked Cappie into rushing. +1
-Pledged Kappa Tau. +1
-Zoomed by Cappie, loses Casey. -4
-Named “Bing” as pledge. Unfortunately no connection to Chandler. -2
-Part of a package deal with Cappie. Joe was pretty hardcore on him
in that scene. -2
-Shaves mustache, loses trucker hat. +2
-Walks Casey home following Cappie Karaoke Night. +2
-Steals her from Cappie as a result of handy, dry-cleaned suit. +2
-Get's pounded at Greek ball. Showcases "face-to-fist"
martial arts technique. -2
-On receiving end of Casey nursing. Sometimes it pays to be a sucky fighter. +4
-Let's Casey have glass of champagne. More gentlemanly than previous, castrating encounter at the Greek festival. +2

Net Change: +3
Sum: 94








-Auditioning for “Go Casey" cheer squad. -1
-Receiving end of Rebecca Logan crack. You wanted her in ZBZ remember? -2
-Quality vs. quantity speech at the laundromat strangely inspiring. +2
-Sappy speech to Casey at Big Sis-Little Sis introduction.
Nary a dry eye at ZBZ. +3
-Semi-pathetic invitation to two-for-one night at Dobblers shot down by Casey--are there no other bars in town? -2
-Takes part in lame Grey's Anatomy ripoff.
More entertaining than the actual show. +3
-Knows how to order around her date. +1
-Scares hell out of Beaver AND Joe. +2
-Lacks any ability to do timely laundry load.
Takes several hours to do laundry. -3
-...But manages to dress and get made up in five minutes!
Decent trade-off +3

Net Change: +6
Sum: 104








-Shows solidarity with Casey. "Beats our last president" crack to Frannie +2
-Manages to convince Cappie to dress up. He actually looks kind of weird in a suit, but it's the thought that counts. +2

Net Change: +4
Sum: 107







-Long hair evidence Evan Chambers' personal stylist. Caveman resemblance apparent. +1
-Earned nickname by nawing on table leg. +4
-Scared by Frannie. -3



Net Change: +2
Sum: 105








-Threatened with return of a “bacon grease” diet. -1
-Awkward semi-poetic conversation with Calvin. "Chillin like a Villain" -3
-Uses buoyant modifiers in search engine +3

Net Change: -1
Sum: 86


This week served to even things up a bit. At the top and bottom, there was little movement, but in the middle range our Greekvivors leapfrogged left and right. Most notably, Rebecca shot up to #2 while Cappie's hold on a first place lead continued to waver. Next week, look for a more Rusty/Dale centric episode that promises plenty of awkward freshman moments. Here are the standings:

Cappie (112)-4
Rebecca (107)+4
Ashleigh (106)-3
Beaver (105)+2
Calvin (104)+1
Frannie (104)+6
Dale (99)+1
Evan (94)+3
Casey (87)+2
Rusty (86)-1

Thanks for reading! See you next week!