Getting initiated into a weird tradition without consent.
GETTING INITIATED INTO A WEIRD TRADITION WITHOUT CONSENT.
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Remember that night? The one where you suddenly found yourself swept into a bizarre ritual, chanting something ancient, or perhaps engaged in an inexplicable midnight scavenger hunt? Nobody explicitly asked for your consent, really. You just became part of it. It’s the quintessential Ivy experience, isn't it? These are the moments when campus culture isn’t just a concept; it’s a tidal wave of shared absurdity that instantly transforms strangers into confidantes.
We’ve all been there. One minute you’re walking back from the library, the next you’re inexplicably blindfolded, led through a secret passage, or tasked with performing a silly stunt for no apparent reason. It’s bewildering, slightly mortifying, and yet, undeniably part of something truly unique. Trying to explain these unwritten rules, these peculiar rites of passage, or the almost cult-like devotion to things that make absolutely no sense to anyone outside our bubble is futile. They just wouldn't get it. They'd probably think we were making it up.
But we know the truth. We shared those knowing glances, the whispered stories, the indelible mark left by those initiations, consensual or not. These traditions, odd as they are, forge an unbreakable bond. They transform classmates into siblings, creating a shared history that transcends degrees and decades. It’s the silent nod you give another alum across a crowded room, a testament to the weird, wonderful, inexplicable journey we all undertook. It’s only at an Ivy.
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