Hello world, this is Jake speaking narratively at the top of the post. When I first got to the Flats, I was an out-of-state kid melting in the still-hot summer heat, trying to find my way on campus. In the way that all somewhat-sociable first years are, I had met plenty of people I was friendly with, but was still learning who to call a friend. The one piece of advice that I was given was to be nice to people on my floor and to get involved.
As luck would have it, the perfect opportunity existed to do just that the first Friday night on campus when live sports started.