'popularity' 'coolness' 'loser'-your thoughts

Nariel · 01-09-2004, 12:58 PM

I guess I was lucky enough to go to a high school where there wasn't really a "popular" crowd and a "loser" crowd. Everyone kind of found their own niche and fit into a group where they belonged, except for the "loners". No group was better than any other group... just different. Let's see if I can remember some of the groups (most people existed in more than one):

Cheerleaders
AP Students
Yearbook staff
Football players
Student Assembly (Student Senate)
Gamers (Magic, etc)
Band
Drama
The ones who had a crush on our single history teacher
Goths
Christian Club

As for me, my friends and I had our own group that consisted of a lot of these groups put together. And anyone could feel comfortable in our group, provided they WANTED to feel comfortable.

But now that I'm in college, There aren't really any groups. But maybe I think that because I'm a commuter and I really don't get the full view that the on-campus students do. I know there are a few "groupies" like North Dorm, Music, Video Gamers, and stuff like that, but they are fairly open groups and allow anyone to join. I still have a few close friends and a bunch of acquaintances.

Interestingly enough, I've recently seen a lot of the people I went to high school with. And they all identified me as "Hey, you were Mike Oakley's friend, right?" I thought that was funny because that was a guy I had a major crush on, but didn't really hang out with much until junior/senior year. Why would they identify me with him. We were buddies, but not really close.

01-09-2004, 12:58 PM	#21
Nariel Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the custody of the Knights who say "Ni!" They want a shrubbery. Posts: 365	I guess I was lucky enough to go to a high school where there wasn't really a "popular" crowd and a "loser" crowd. Everyone kind of found their own niche and fit into a group where they belonged, except for the "loners". No group was better than any other group... just different. Let's see if I can remember some of the groups (most people existed in more than one): Cheerleaders AP Students Yearbook staff Football players Student Assembly (Student Senate) Gamers (Magic, etc) Band Drama The ones who had a crush on our single history teacher Goths Christian Club As for me, my friends and I had our own group that consisted of a lot of these groups put together. And anyone could feel comfortable in our group, provided they WANTED to feel comfortable. But now that I'm in college, There aren't really any groups. But maybe I think that because I'm a commuter and I really don't get the full view that the on-campus students do. I know there are a few "groupies" like North Dorm, Music, Video Gamers, and stuff like that, but they are fairly open groups and allow anyone to join. I still have a few close friends and a bunch of acquaintances. Interestingly enough, I've recently seen a lot of the people I went to high school with. And they all identified me as "Hey, you were Mike Oakley's friend, right?" I thought that was funny because that was a guy I had a major crush on, but didn't really hang out with much until junior/senior year. Why would they identify me with him. We were buddies, but not really close. __________________ I'M NOT A PIRATE! I'M A REDISTRIBUTION ECONOMIST! Marketing Supervisor and Everything Girl for Entmoot's "Lord of the Rings" Avatar Courtesy of "Ye Olde Avatare Shoppe" Sounds like a job for... UBERGEEK!" (special thanks to Finrod Felagund!) I try to make everyone's day a bit more surreal. Funny Error Messages... "Cannot find REALITY.SYS...Universe Halted." "Enter any 11-digit prime number to continue..." "Bad Command or File Name. Good try, though." "WARNING: Keyboard Not Attached. Press F10 to Continue." "I have a spelling checker It came with my PC; It plainly marks four my revue Mistakes I cannot sea. I've run this poem threw it, I'm sure your pleased too no, Its letter perfect in it's weigh, My checker tolled me sew." -Janet Minor "A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history - with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila." "There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence."

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