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Arriving late to the Kirkland bidding, we worked our way down to the depths of the house basement and found ourselves in a tightly packed room of boisterous bidders. Stein club was under full swing in the lounge next door, but remnants of the free beer and food were evident amid the bidders. The crowd was loud and boisterous, clearly under the influence of more than just excitement for the next item up for sale. But spirits were high as bidders were urged to go higher and beat out the competing offers...
...disappointment, we found a rather staid group of bidders. The auctioneers sported tuxes and bidding proceeded in a prim and proper manner. The massive dining hall seemed sparsely populated and certainly much quieter than its counterpart in Kirkland. I've been told there were several kegs of beer and its partakers in the backgrounds, but clearly they were merely bystanders in an otherwise refined performance...
Eliot's reputation as the uppercrest house, home to members of the Porcellian and the likes, was well served by the behavior at the auction. And Kirkland, the traditional home for the jocks, certainly upheld its reputation as the aroma of beer and sideline-like cheering came wafting up from the basement. It's good to see that randomization hasn't killed all remaining bits of House spirit...
Much of your social life during the beginning of your first year will center around fraternity parties with cheap beer and bad '80s music. However, only a third of people at Penn are involved in the Greek system. Rush occurs in the spring, so you will already have a group of friends and a better idea of how you fit into the school before you have to decide about joining...
Your local diner/coffee shop. You've been there drunk, sober and every state in between. There's nothing quite like the feel of a Grand Slam breakfast on top of a stomach full of beer. Cherish your last few visits to your favorite haunt...