Frat Wars

We're basically Romeo and Juliet. But dudes. And without all the dying. ChadBeing VP of Sigma Beta Psi is wild. I get all the benefits of being in charge with hardly any of the responsibility.Parties, pranks, and frat politics-college life has never been sweeter.Until I meet Bailey Prince.He has the face of a goddamn angel. I don't know where he came from or why I'm so obsessed.But I do know he's a Kappa.And our houses have a rivalry that's written into legend.BaileyAt Rho Kappa Tau, I'm a legacy.It's a lot of pressure, but I've always been responsible, never had that rebellious need to rock the boat, and I like it that way.But after a party at Sigma-the jock frat-I meet Chad Doomsen, and for the first time in my life I want to step outside my square.Our houses have always had a rivalry, but some of the guys seem to hate Chad specifically, and I don't know why.He's surprisingly sweet and kind. At least to me.I need to stay away. A relationship with Chad would be betraying the very legacy that brought me here.But I can't help myself. And it seems, neither can he.Frat Wars is a romance between MCs from rival houses. It has friendly competitions, no hazing, and a swoony romance kept secret.

Sam Blair can’t believe the luck he’s having at his very first semester at Davidson University. He’s joined the perfect fraternity, he’s loving his classes, and best of all, he’s found a hot and charming man who’s actually interested in him! There’s only one problem in his otherwise perfect life - his fraternity is involved in a years-long prank war with a rival frat, and it only seems to be growing more intense. What starts out as good, clean fun escalates, and it’s threatening in Sam’s life. Will his blossoming romance with the handsome artist Sage be able to withstand an all-out war between frat boys?

Aliyah Shane Nicolas started to change when her ex-boyfriend Lewis Mercado breaks up with her. In a snap, she became a fraternity leader and become popular on their campus. She almost rejects everyone around her including her best friend. No one tries to approach her because of her bad temper and attitude, until one day, Ruzzel Jim Estrada, the well-known casanova on their campus made some ways to catch her attention. He started sending lots of letters, chocolates, and other stuff to her. Aliyah got so irritated. She confronted Ruzzel but it still didn�t stop him from what he�s doing. He did everything just to win Aliyah�s heart. Until Aliyah got used to it so she just let it go. One day, Lewis suddenly showed up at their school. He apologizes and wants to talk to Aliyah. Because of hatred, Aliyah chooses to ignore him and just grab the chance of being with Ruzzel. They pretended to have a relationship so that Lewis would stop chasing her. The mock relationship gradually turned into real feelings. They were so happy and in love with each other until series of problems came up. Little did they know that Lewis is facing an incurable sickness and his life is near to end. Suddenly the blow of the wind changed, Aliyah chose to just forgive Lewis. As the days went by, another event changed the happy life they had hoped for. Aliyah found out that it all just started with betting. Betting between Ruzzel and his friends. A bet wherein if Ruzzel were to be questioned, would be a big mistake. He really loved Aliyah and he didn�t think of anything he could get when she answered him. But the question is, is Aliyah willing to believe him? Is she ready to give him another chance to correct a wrong start?

* A Real Simple Best Book of 2019: "An essential read for parents and students." * The New York Times bestselling author of Pledged is back with an unprecedented fly-on-the-wall look inside fraternity houses from current brothers’ perspectives—and a fresh, riveting must-read about what it’s like to be a college guy today. Two real-life stories. One stunning twist. Meet Jake, a studious freshman weighing how far to go to find a brotherhood that will introduce him to lifelong friends and help conquer his social awkwardness; and Oliver, a hardworking chapter president trying to keep his misunderstood fraternity out of trouble despite multiple run-ins with the police. Their year-in-the-life stories help explain why students are joining fraternities in record numbers despite scandalous headlines. To find out what it’s like to be a fraternity brother in the twenty-first century, Robbins contacted hundreds of brothers whose chapters don’t make headlines—and who suggested that many fraternities can be healthy safe spaces for men. Fraternity is more than just a page-turning, character-driven read. It’s a vital book about the transition from boyhood to manhood; it brilliantly weaves psychology, current events, neuroscience, and interviews to explore the state of masculinity today, and what that means for students and their parents. It’s a different kind of story about college boys, a story in which they candidly discuss sex, friendship, social media, drinking, peer pressure, gender roles, and even porn. And it’s a book about boys at a vulnerable age, living on their own for perhaps the first time. Boys who, in a climate that can stigmatize them merely for being male, don’t necessarily want to navigate the complicated, coming-of-age journey to manhood alone.

As contemporary poets sing the glories of birds and birch trees, regular guys are left scratching their heads. Who can speak for Everyman? Who will articulate his love for Xbox 360, for Mama Celeste’s frozen pizza, for the cinematic oeuvre of Bruce Willis? Enter Broetry—a stunning debut from a dazzling new literary voice. “Broet Laureate” Brian McGackin goes where no poet has gone before—to Star Wars conventions, to frat parties, to video game tournaments, and beyond. With poems like “Ode to That Girl I Dated for, Like, Two Months Sophomore Year” and “My Friends Who Don’t Have Student Loans,” we follow the Bro from his high school graduation and college experience through a “quarter-life crisis” and beyond.

In 1976 the creators of National Lampoon, America's most popular humor magazine, decided to make a movie. It would be set on a college campus in the 1960s, loosely based on the experiences of Lampoon writers Chris Miller and Harold Ramis and Lampoon editor Doug Kenney. They named it Animal House, in honor of Miller's fraternity at Dartmouth, where the members had been nicknamed after animals. Miller, Ramis, and Kenney wrote a film treatment that was rejected and ridiculed by Hollywood studios—until at last Universal Pictures agreed to produce the film, with a budget of $3 million. A cast was assembled, made up almost completely of unknowns. Stephen Furst, who played Flounder, had been delivering pizzas. Kevin Bacon was a waiter in Manhattan when he was hired to play Chip. Chevy Chase was considered for the role of Otter, but it wound up going to the lesser-known Tim Matheson. John Belushi, for his unforgettable role as Bluto, made $40,000 (the movie's highest-paid actor). For four weeks in the fall of 1977, the actors and crew invaded the college town of Eugene, Oregon, forming their own sort of fraternity in the process. The hilarious, unforgettable movie they made wound up earning more than $600 million and became one of America's most beloved comedy classics. It launched countless careers and paved the way for today's comedies from directors such as Judd Apatow and Todd Phillips. Bestselling author Matty Simmons was the founder of National Lampoon and the producer of Animal House. In Fat, Drunk, and Stupid, he draws from exclusive interviews with actors including Karen Allen, Kevin Bacon, Peter Riegert, and Mark Metcalf, director John Landis, fellow producer Ivan Reitman, and other key players—as well as behind-the-scenes photos—to tell the movie's outrageous story, from its birth in the New York offices of the National Lampoon to writing a script, assembling the perfect cast, the wild weeks of filming, and, ultimately, to the film's release and megasuccess. This is a hilarious romp through one of the biggest grossing, most memorable, most frequently quoted, and most celebrated comedies of all time.

Bro big or bro home.RobbieAs social chair of Sigma Beta Psi, I'm the life of the party. It's what I'm known for, and if it's not fun, I'm not interested, simple as that.I'm not someone who overthinks.So when one of my brothers hooks up with a dude from another frat house, it catches me off guard when I can't stop thinking about them ? together.There's only one way for me to get this obsession out of my head, and that's by jumping in with both feet and putting it into practice.The problem is, the one guy who's up for the ride is the last one I'd expect.BrandonBeing risk manager of a frat house is nobody's idea of a good time. My brothers get annoyed when I put a damper on their plans, and wrangling drunken frat brothers isn't how I pictured my Saturday nights of senior year.I'm bored.In a rut.Study, frat duties, planning for the future.When is it my turn to let loose for a moment?So when my dumb-as-bricks frat bro is scoping out the house for a little experimenting fun, I throw out the offer like it isn't the most nerve-racking thing I've ever considered.I never imagined I'd actually enjoy it.

A Companion to the War Film contains 27 original essays that examine all aspects of the genre, from the traditional war film, to the new global nature of conflicts, and the diverse formats that war stories assume in today’s digital culture. Includes new works from experienced and emerging scholars that expand the scope of the genre by applying fresh theoretical approaches and archival resources to the study of the war film Moves beyond the limited confines of “the combat film” to cover home-front films, international and foreign language films, and a range of conflicts and time periods Addresses complex questions of gender, race, forced internment, international terrorism, and war protest in films such as Full Metal Jacket, Good Kill, Grace is Gone, Gran Torino, The Messenger, Snow Falling on Cedars, So Proudly We Hail, Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War, Tender Comrade, and Zero Dark Thirty Provides a nuanced vision of war film that brings the genre firmly into the 21st Century and points the way for exciting future scholarship