ALBERTO GONZALEZ
Staff Scallywag
Parents weekend is among us, and that means that many of you will be visited by your familial overlords and will need places to take them to give them a glimpse of life here on campus. There are the obvious spots that everyone expects to see when they visit: food options, lecture halls, living places, but this is only a fraction of what makes up life here at Fredonia. In order to fill in the rest and give a more complete representation we have compiled a list of the places that you might not think of showing your parents.
To begin, you might want to show your parents all of the places that you have gone to for parties. Not only will it show them the immense sense of community that Fredonia has on campus, but you will also be able to give them first-hand knowledge of the internal architecture that is most prevalent within this area.
Next would be the very next place that makes the most logical sense after a party. Make them a mini bar crawl! Show them the perennial tromp that you have drunkenly undertook every weekend as if your life was stuck on repeat past 7 p.m. Make sure to start off small with dinner at EBC, and then surprise them. Make sure to leave the best for last and end the night strong with a nice visit to Sunny’s during peak hours. This will allow them to see how you end (or maybe used to end) every weekend, as well as allow them the opportunity to see your cohorts at their best. On the way back from your night, make sure to point out all of the seemingly unimportant spots that hold any ounce of sentimental value due to falling victim to nausea in that specific spot.
After a long hard night of drinking, take your Sunday and make it a nice chill recovery day. What better way to mellow out while also showing your parents another glimpse into life at Fred by walking on down to the creek? Why not smoke while you are there to get over your hangover (it’s mostly legal if it’s legal in a bunch of states, right?)
Finally, you must say goodbye to your parents. It will be hard to know that they are leaving you to your friends and independence, but you will have to deal with their endearing awkwardness again soon enough.