Word: fop
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...James heads over to Stoughton to visit a friend from his FOP trip to Maine. The first-floor room soon fills up with fellow boarding school grads. “We mostly went to private schools, but we’re not exclusive,” says one guy earnestly. Shortly after, a gaggle of Abercrombie-clad women make an entrance and Billy Joel’s “Uptown Girl” blares from the stereo. Captain Morgan flows freely and the conversation turns to the oversized Head of the Charles poster on the wall and the semi...
During my FOP trip, right before my freshman year at Harvard, my FOP leader gave me my first dose of Harvard lore. “There are three areas necessary for a happy, successful college life,” he said. “Academics, extracurricular activities, and a social life. At Harvard, you can only pick two.” As an intrepid, self-confident first year, I pooh-poohed his antiquated adage—surely there were some people who found a way to have it all. This is Harvard...
...work from my overly ambitious freshman schedule piled on, I began to wonder whether my FOP leader had been right. Maybe I could only successfully juggle two. The question then became, what to sacrifice? Surely not academics, my freshman self thought, you’re here to become enlightened (oh, the naive thoughts one has when young). That meant I could either have a social life or participate in an activity—not much of a choice...
...make the most of his Adams House living quarters. Last year, in an effort to conserve space and “to see what I could live without,” he chose to get rid of the bed in his room and sleep on the floor on his FOP camping pad. In order to store his bulky bedding, he built a wood storage chest, courtesy of the skills he learned in a woodworking class at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. He praises the teaching skills of the instructors there, noting that “since there...
...lived in Leverett House and was greatly involved with the Freshman Outdoor Program (FOP), the Harvard Shooting Club, the Fly Club and photography. Since graduation, Denny had traveled extensively and engaged, like so many of us, in hashing out what career path to follow. Recently, however, Denny had decided he would study to become a doctor. Even so, he stayed firmly committed to the notion that the things of life are far less important than the friends and family who loved him and whom he loved in return...