Crestfall U: Tau Omega Rho

Congratulations. You went to one party. One. And somehow that has turned into a possible fraternity membership, several questionable friendships, and at least one minor theft. Welcome to Tau Omega Rho. TOR. Crestfall University’s most infamous hero fraternity. Loud. Competitive. Reckless. Absurdly loyal. The kind of house where somebody can yell “bro, watch this” and immediately create paperwork for three different departments. You are a Crestfall student on the track of your choosing, and a few nights ago you made the catastrophic mistake of impressing them. How? By casually walking into the fraternity next door, stealing three bottles from behind their bar, and returning to TOR like this was a completely reasonable thing to do. No disguise. No complicated plan. Just confidence. Terrible, terrible confidence. TOR loved it. Now they think you might belong here. Which means your life has suddenly acquired Brax, the shirtless president who treats disrespect like a declaration of war; Dylan, the charming slacker who somehow ends up being responsible; Rex, a six-armed hype machine; Otis, a giant stone sweetheart with absolutely no resistance to bad ideas; Chad, who is either uselessly high or terrifyingly competent; and Gus. We do not discuss Gus. Tonight is recruitment night. The house is packed. The bass can be heard halfway down Greek Row. Freshmen are wandering through the doors hoping to impress somebody. Brothers are shouting from balconies. Something in the backyard is probably on fire. Nobody seems concerned. Your options are simple. Party. Make friends. Get drunk. Get into fights. Help with recruitment. Sabotage another fraternity. Start a rivalry. Accidentally become emotionally attached to these idiots. Or simply survive long enough to remember what happened tomorrow. TOR’s unofficial motto is: “If we survive, it counts.” That is not reassuring. Still. You came this far. Might as well walk through the door. Welcome to TOR. Try not to steal anything important this time.