Episode #7: Coming Back and Moving Forward

Setting: About a week after the end of #6

Synopsis: Calvin and Heath return in the midst of dry weekend at CRU. Meanwhile, Cappie tries to deal with the disorderly chapter in Boston, and Ashleigh contemplates a possible career move.

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"So as you guys may or may not know," Rusty announced at a KT meeting. "This weekend is the school's open house for next year's incoming freshmen. And due to an incident at last year's open house where some high schoolers ended up getting drunk at a fraternity party, Pan-Hellenic and IFC have declared all of the houses will be dry this weekend." Some of the brothers groaned.

"Every freshman who comes here knows this is a party school," Beaver said. "I don't see what the big deal is."

"Yeah, but Pan-Hellenic and IFC could get in trouble with the administration if the same thing happens again this year," Rusty said. "These kids aren't freshmen yet; they're still high schoolers, and some of them aren't even 18."

"All we have to do is keep the upstairs clear, and have an undercover party in the basement," Wade said.

"We really have no room down there right now," Rusty said. "But I think we can work with this. There's going to be a bunch of next year's freshmen here; this is the perfect chance to get some of the guys interested in KT."

"That would be great if we could," Spidey said. "But is IFC or the administration going to let us do that?"

"I think there's a way to get them to let us do something," Rusty said. "Since everything's going to be dry anyway, maybe they'll let us host a dry event."

"But 'dry event' makes it sound way too boring," Beaver said.

"Yeah, at least it should be called something that sounds remotely interesting," Anthony Hopkins said.

"We can call it a 'Very Interesting Non-Alcoholic Event,'" Spidey said. "Hey, we've got the best video game system on Greek Row, what about a video game tournament?"

"That's a great idea," Rusty said. "I'll pitch it to IFC at today's meeting."

-GREEK-

"Ash, we really need to talk!" Casey exclaimed over the phone to Ashleigh.

"Whoa, what's going on?" Ashleigh asked Casey. "I was just on my way to ZBZ. Bex just called; apparently she needs a favor for the house."

"That can wait a few minutes," Casey said. "Did something happen within the last week or so; something you and Rusty haven't told me?"

"Uh, I'm not sure what you're talking about, Case," Ashleigh lied. "Can I call you back later?"

"I'm talking about Rusty lavaliering you and you not telling me!" Casey exclaimed. "Cappie just told me."

"Sorry, we were going to tell you together later on," Ashleigh said. "You've been busy lately, and Rusty went to a meeting with IFC a while ago. He had to ask Cappie about some IFC stuff earlier, so we just told him then. We thought we'd get to tell you before he did."

"You guys know that April Fool's Day isn't for another few weeks, right?" Casey asked.

"You think I'm joking?" Ashleigh asked.

"When Cappie first told me, I honestly thought you guys were trying to pull one over on me," Casey said. "So you're not?"

"No, why would you think I'd joke about it?" Ashleigh asked.

"I guess I just never thought he'd do something like that to you, especially this soon," Casey said. "You do realize what a real commitment this is, right? He wouldn't have asked you if he didn't mean something long-term. I think I took the whole lavaliering thing too lightly with Evan and Max, and I don't want you to do that."

"Case, I can tell this is some big sister instinct coming out," Ashleigh began. "But trust me; we know what we're doing. I already got the 'make sure you're ready to make a commitment' talk from my mom. She was in a sorority so she knows what it's all about. And I am ready, trust me. I wouldn't have said yes if I wasn't sure."

"Well in that case, I'm happy for you guys," Casey said.

"Thanks, Case," Ashleigh said. "Sorry to cut you off, but I should really get to ZBZ now."

"Okay, I'll let you go now," Casey said. "I still want to have a little chat with Rusty; have him call me when he gets out of whatever meeting he's in. What's going on with IFC, anyway?"

"Oh, he's trying to get them to let KT host an event for the incoming freshmen open house this weekend," Ashleigh said. "It's been declared dry weekend for all the houses, but if they can host a dry event, they can seek out potential pledges for the fall."

"It would be Rusty that thinks ahead like that," Casey said. "Anyway, go see what Bex wants; I'll talk to you later."

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"Hey, what did IFC say?" Ashleigh asked, running into Rusty on her way to ZBZ.

"They loved the idea so much, that not only are they letting us put on an event," Rusty began. "But IFC and Pan-Hellenic want all of the houses on campus to have one, and it'll count for philanthropy hours. The only rule is we can't talk about Rush procedures or officially recruit any pledges."

"That's great," Ashleigh said. "At least you can seek some out."

"Then after I got done with IFC, I had to go talk to Dean Bowman," Rusty continued. "He and the administration were surprisingly on board with the idea, too. He said it's because they want to show the side of the Greek system that isn't all about partying. And they needed more social events for Saturday night. He and the other members of the administration are going to be patrolling Greek Row and the houses that night, though."

"Bex called me over to ZBZ," Ashleigh said. "I'm guessing this is probably what she needs help with. Oh, and Casey called. Cappie already told her our news, and she wants you to call her. He thought we'd already talked to her."

"She didn't sound like she was going to lecture me I hope," Rusty said.

"I kind of got a lecture," Ashleigh laughed. "But everything's fine; I told her I was truly happy and she understood."

"I'm glad you are," Rusty smiled. "I'll go call her back. See you back at the house."

"Yeah, I'll be over after I'm done at ZBZ," Ashleigh said.

-GREEK-

"Hey Bex, Laura," Ashleigh greeted, walking into the ZBZ kitchen. "What's up?"

"I got a call from Pan-Hellenic," Rebecca said. "Did you hear that now every house on campus has to put on a 'Very Interesting Non-Alcoholic Event' Saturday night for freshman open house weekend? Well of course you did, because your boyfriend is the one who started this whole thing."

"I think it's a great idea," Ashleigh said. "At least it counts for philanthropy hours. And you can seek out pledges for the fall without it being called dirty rushing. Just get some girls interested in ZBZ."

"Or get some of them un-interested in ZBZ," Dale said, entering the kitchen.

"What are you so bitter about?" Rebecca asked.

"My little sister is coming here in the fall," Dale said. "And she's going to be at open house this weekend. She wants to rush, and if she pledges here she'll give me total hell."

"Your sister's actually not bad, and she likes me," Laura said. "Ever since that time I met her over Skype, we've talked. She even called me yesterday and asked me to pick her up from the airport on Friday."

"She's just being friendly to you just to spite me," Dale said. "She's conniving; I wouldn't be surprised if she tries to get you to give her an early bid this weekend."

"No matter how conniving she is, it's not like we can do that," Laura said.

"Anyway, what did you decide on doing for an event?" Dale asked.

"We're going with karaoke night like we did last dry weekend," Rebecca said. "Which brings me to why I called you, Ash. My grandma's on vacation this week with her friends in Vegas, so we need a substitute house mom for the event."

"Sure, I'll do it," Ashleigh said. "But why do you need a fill-in house mom just for one night? I thought it was okay with Nationals as long as the house mom isn't away for more than a week."

"Normally it would be, but it's also a Nationals requirement that all events held inside the sorority house need a house mom on duty," Rebecca said. "And Pan-Hellenic and the administration are going to be patrolling all the houses, so if anyone asks, you're the temporary house mom until my grandma gets back."

-GREEK-

"Hey Ash, Clarissa wants to see you in her office," Kelsey said to Ashleigh at work.

"Okay," Ashleigh said. "I'm not in trouble, am I?"

"No, she said it's nothing bad," Kelsey said.

"I'll go see what she wants," Ashleigh said. "Can you work on this ad some more when I'm gone?"

"Yes, ma'am," Kelsey said, mock saluting her as she walked away.

"Clarissa, Kelsey said you wanted to see me," Ashleigh said, walking into Clarissa's office.

"Yes, have a seat," Clarissa said. "I just wanted to say you're an excellent worker, and even though I've only worked with you for about three months, I can tell you have real potential."

"Wow, thanks," Ashleigh smiled, caught slightly off guard from her boss's sudden praise. "I do enjoy working here and I like the projects I've done so far."

"I'm glad you're enjoying your work," Clarissa said. "What I mean is I think you have the potential for a lot more than what you're doing right now. Have you ever considered marketing on an international level?"

"I haven't really thought much about it," Ashleigh said. "I mean, someday I'd like to do more with my career, but I don't think I have the background or experience to jump in further quite yet."

"You could gain the background through a graduate program," Clarissa said. "Why I'm asking you is that I'm looking into expanding my business internationally within the next couple of years. If you keep up the good work and consider a graduate degree in international marketing, then I'd like to put you on some overseas projects when that happens."

"Wow, that sounds like a great opportunity," Ashleigh said. "Honestly, I never really thought about graduate school."

"CRU offers an excellent program," Clarissa said. "It's a two year program; during your first year, you'd take classes here at CRU. And then you'd spend your second year in London taking classes through the University of Oxford, as well as gaining field experience internationally. If you'd like to apply for the fall, they're still taking applications for about another month, and of course I'll write you a letter of recommendation."

"Thanks so much, Clarissa," Ashleigh said. "I'll definitely think about it."

-GREEK-

"Hey Case, are you at the airport yet?" Cappie asked.

"I just got here; I was just about to call you actually," Casey said. "My flight's been cancelled due to bad weather up there in Boston. Is it still snowing?"

"Yeah, I was hoping I'd catch you before you left because all flights in and out of Boston have been cancelled," Cappie said. "We got about a foot of snow overnight, and it hasn't stopped yet."

"I guess I should have checked the weather up there before I checked out of my hotel," Casey said. "Are you at the fraternity house right now?"

"I'm still here, and I think I'm starting to see what the problem is with these guys," Cappie said. "I'm pretty sure their president is a malevolent dictator bent on world domination. It's his way or the highway, and he won't give an inch. He doesn't care about the rest of the house at all; he's basically using them to get what he wants. Their last president flunked out of school in the middle of last semester, and last year's president was involved in a sex scandal with a faculty member and got kicked out of school."

"Wow, how do these people even get elected president?" Casey asked.

"I'm not sure if I really told you about this, but the CRU chapter of KT has been somewhat like a dynasty since the 1970's," Cappie said. "In 1974, Brother Hound Dog became president, and when he graduated in 1976, he passed the presidency to his little brother. And it's just happened that way ever since. We try to keep it as much of a secret as possible; only the direct descendents of Hound Dog, like me, know it's been going on this long. I didn't tell Rusty about it until after he became president because I didn't want him to just expect the presidency was going to be handed to him. Now I'm sure you're wondering what this has to do with the chapter I'm working with."

"Yeah, just a little," Casey said with a laugh.

"It's been the same dynastic ruling with the chapter here," Cappie said. "While our line of succession at CRU has been relatively successful over the years, that's not the case here. Here, it's only been like this since about five years ago, and there were a few good presidents the first few years, but then their descendents were not so good and everything started spiraling out of control, starting about two years ago."

"How is this place even still running?" Casey asked. "If it were ZBZ, Tegan and Lizzie would have shut down the chapter a long time ago."

"We're sometimes a little slower at KT," Cappie said with a laugh. "Nationals likes to give the chapters some time to work out issues themselves and with the help of their school's IFC, but when things keep escalating, that's when they send someone out."

"What do the other guys in the house have to say?" Casey asked.

"They're getting really fed up, and some have even left," Cappie said. "I want to break this dynasty. The little brother of this president is a pledge who's already gotten community service for vandalism and is on the brink of being on academic probation. One person I've been talking to a lot is their pledge educator, Chuckles, and he's the reason there's actually still a pledge class, and probably the reason there's even still a fraternity. I can tell this kid would make a great president and would get things going in the right direction again."

"Sounds like building up a resistance might be the way to go," Casey said. "Maybe then this guy will resign and avoid impeachment."

"I highly doubt he'll resign," Cappie said. "But as for the resistance, that's the direction we're going. Chuckles and I are contacting all the brothers who have deactivated as a result of all of this, as well as some recent alumni, and we may have to petition the National Board for an impeachment."

"I don't care if it's still snowing out!" Casey heard someone shout from over the phone. "I want the snow shoveled and I want it done now! How else am I going to get my morning latte?"

"We're in a freaking state of emergency!" someone else shouted. "The coffee shop, and all the roads, are closed! You're not going anywhere!"

"That doesn't sound good," Casey said. "What's going on?"

"That would be the president ordering the pledges to shovel the snow," Cappie said. "And Chuckles trying to defend them. I better go break it up, then Chuckles and I can start to build up a resistance. Well, we can call people at least; we can't do much else until this snow stops. But call me whenever you can get a flight out."

"Good luck," Casey said. "And I will. A few of my co-workers are here too; they went to try to get us on another flight, but that's probably not going to happen just yet. We may end up spending another night here if it's as bad as it sounds."

"Yeah, I'm sorry to say, but it's still snowing pretty bad," Cappie said. "But it's supposed to stop by early this afternoon, so hopefully you can get a flight out tonight or early tomorrow morning. But let me know whenever, and I'll be at the airport to get you."

"Can't wait," Casey said. "Love you, and see you soon."

"Love you too, Case," Cappie said. "See you soon."

-GREEK-

"Hey Katherine," Ashleigh greeted, running into her while walking past the academic buildings on campus.

"Ashleigh?" Katherine asked. "I'm surprised to see you on this part of campus, seeing as you don't take classes here anymore."

"Oh I just thought I'd take a walk around," Ashleigh lied. "See if anything's changed much this semester. But it hasn't, so I'm heading over to KT. You going there?"

"Yeah, walk with me," Katherine said. "I don't think you were just taking a walk; I just saw you coming out of the graduate admissions office. Are you applying for graduate school here?"

"I don't know," Ashleigh sighed. "My boss said I'd be a good fit for an international marketing job someday, but that I'd need some more academic background first. I just went to the admissions office to get some information about the program. It seems great; I'm just not sure if it's right for me. Hey, you're in graduate school; what's it really like compared to college?"

"Honestly, it's a lot of work," Katherine said. "But because I like what I'm studying, I don't mind it. It's not for everyone, but you're smart and I think you could handle it. Especially if it will help you get a career you want."

"That's the thing, though," Ashleigh said. "I'm still not completely sure where I want to go with my marketing career. I mean, I don't expect to spend the rest of my life working in Cyprus, but as far as what my next step is and when, I'm really not sure."

"If you want my opinion," Katherine began. "I think you should go for it. The truth of the matter is that the way the world is now, a job in international business is going to be a great opportunity. If your boss seems to be encouraging you and if you have even the slightest idea that this is something you might want, it wouldn't hurt to apply to the program and take some classes."

"Maybe you're right," Ashleigh said. "I guess I've always had intentions to travel. The furthest I've ever been out of the country is Canada. But I haven't even taken the GRE or written a personal statement or anything. There's no way I can get it all done and apply in a month's time."

"I think you can," Katherine said. "I took the LSAT; the GRE is easier compared to that. I'm sure I can give you some pointers on cramming. I applied late to graduate school here and got in. If you're a CRU alum, they seem to give you top priority, anyway."

"I may just give it a shot then," Ashleigh said. "Honestly, at this time last year, I never thought I'd go on with school after college."

"Trust me, it'll be worth it," Katherine said. "I'm a firm believer that the better degree you have, the better opportunities you'll have in a career."

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"Heath, did you call anyone to come and get us?" Calvin asked as they walked off their plane and inside the Cyprus airport.

"No, I thought we'd just show up and surprise everyone," Heath said. "No one was expecting us back until next weekend."

"Yeah, but we're a good fifteen minutes from school," Calvin said. "I'm not walking with my luggage, and a taxi is too expensive."

"Okay, you want to call then?" Heath asked. "Cause I really have to pee." Heath went off toward the bathroom and Calvin took out his cell phone and dialed Rusty.

"Calvin?" Rusty answered surprised. "You're calling me on your cell; I thought it didn't work over there?"

"No, I'm pretty sure cell phones work at American airports," Calvin joked.

"Wait, what?" Rusty asked confused. "You're back in the country already? I thought you weren't back until next weekend."

"Wow, if I'd known you wouldn't be excited to see me, I would have had Heath call his sister to come pick us up," Calvin said jokingly.

"I am excited you're back; I was just surprised," Rusty said. "You're at the Cyprus airport right now?"

"Yeah, Heath wanted to make a surprise return, but we don't really want to walk with all of our bags from here to the school," Calvin said. "Can you pick us up?"

"I can come get you guys," Rusty said. "Actually, Dale should be there right about now; he went with Laura to pick up his little sister for open house weekend. But if you can't find him, I can come."

"We'll try to find him first," Calvin said. "Maybe save you a trip."

"Okay, but if he's already left, call me back," Rusty said. Heath came back from the bathroom as Calvin hung up with Rusty, and they started walking toward baggage claim.

"I called Rusty," Calvin said. "He said Dale should be here getting his little sister, but if we can't find them, then he'll come and get us." They arrived at baggage claim and saw what looked to be the back of Dale and Laura's heads. A slightly younger girl, who Calvin presumed was Dale's sister, was standing with them. "Actually, I think that's him right over there."

"I see one of our bags," Heath said. "I'll wait for the other ones then I'll be over." Heath went to grab their bags, and Calvin walked over to who he thought was Dale.

"Dale?" Calvin said. Dale, Laura, and Dale's sister turned around.

"Calvin?" Dale asked, surprised. "What are you doing here?"

"Why is no one excited I'm back early?" Calvin joked. "First Rusty, now you."

"Of course I'm glad to see you," Dale said, giving him a hug. "It's just not everyday your friend who you thought was on the other side of the world walks up to you in the airport where you're getting your little sister. Rachel, meet my friend Calvin. Calvin, this is my little sister Rachel."

"Hey," Calvin greeted. "You two don't look anything alike."

"Thank you," Rachel said. She turned to Dale, "I like this guy already. Now is he the gay one, or the leader of the enemy?"

"Uh, I guess I would be the gay one," Calvin said. "Speaking of which, here comes Heath with our bags."

"Hey guys," Heath greeted.

"Can we hitch a ride back with you?" Calvin asked Dale.

"Yeah," Dale said. "We're going to drop Rachel off at the admissions office, and then I have to get back to Omega Chi. You should come with."

"I'm really not sure that's the first place I want to go when I get back," Calvin said. "I'll probably just head over to KT with Heath, say hi to Rusty and Ashleigh, and then I'll come by the house later on."

"Well if you want to get back in on the action right away," Dale said. "We're hosting a poker night tomorrow as our open house event."

"I'm sure I'll be up for a fraternity event by tomorrow night," Calvin said. "Soon as I sleep off some of this jet lag."

-GREEK-

"Ash, you'll never guess who just called," Rusty asked.

"Who?" Ashleigh asked.

"Calvin," Rusty said. "He and Heath are back in Cyprus and they're probably on the way here with Dale now."

"Seriously!" Ashleigh exclaimed. "That's awesome! I thought they weren't coming back until next weekend."

"So did I," Rusty said. "They must have finished up early."

"Wait, Heath's coming back today?" Spidey asked, walking into the room and overhearing the conversation.

"Yeah, they should be here soon," Rusty said. "Can you make sure his room's clean?"

"When you told me to clean out that spare room when Cappie and Casey were in town," Spidey began. "I put all of the extra stuff in Heath's room since it was the only other one not being used."

"Put it in the basement, will you?" Rusty asked. "If there's any room left that is. If not, it can go back in the spare room for now."

"I'll try to find room in the basement," Spidey said. "Seriously, if we had a yard sale with all the stuff we have down there, we'd make a ton of money."

"Hey Ash, you look deep in thought," Rusty said once Spidey left. "Anything you want to talk about?"

"I'm thinking about applying to graduate school," Ashleigh said. "Clarissa is looking into expanding her business internationally in the next few years, and she thinks I'd be a good fit for an international marketing job. And it turns out CRU has a good graduate program."

"I think that's great," Rusty said. "I know how much you love working in marketing, and the truth is we can't stay in Cyprus forever."

"Where do you really want to go after Cyprus?" Ashleigh asked.

"I could take my research just about anywhere," Rusty said. "I need to look more into graduate school this summer, but for now, if this is something you're interested in, I want you to go for it." Their conversation was interrupted by the front door opening.

"Hey hey, anybody home?" Calvin called out, entering the house.

"Calvin, Heath!" Rusty exclaimed, giving each of them a hug.

"Welcome back, you guys," Ashleigh said excitedly, hugging them. Heath saw a few of the other brothers in the kitchen and went to greet them.

"Man is it good to see you guys," Calvin smiled. "Don't get me wrong; we loved the trip. But I really did miss it here, and I'm glad we're back to stay for a while."

"Really, you're sticking around?" Rusty asked.

"Yep," Calvin said. "Heath can graduate at the end of this semester, and I'm going to stay for next year and finish up my degree. Because I'm probably going to need a degree for what I'm thinking about doing now."

"And what exactly is that?" Ashleigh asked. "Not accounting, I hope. I could tell you weren't really into that."

"I'm ditching accounting," Calvin said. "You were right; it's not the major for me. So I'm switching my major to nonprofit management. Heath and I want to start our own organization someday; one where we can hire an accountant to do all the boring stuff. We're not completely sure what we want to get into yet, but we know we want to help people. He's decided to hold off on medical school for the time being, and he's going to take some graduate courses in business next year when I'm finishing up my degree."

"That would be great for you guys," Rusty said. "So you're going to be able to graduate on time?"

"I was surprised, but yes," Calvin said. "I have to take an extra class or two each semester, and take a few classes online this summer, but it's going to be worth it. It's nice to finally have an idea of what I want to do with my life. Speaking of life, how's yours?"

"Oh you know," Ashleigh began, smiling over at Rusty. "Awesome! Rusty lavaliered me last week."

"No way, get out!" Calvin exclaimed. "I was still trying to wrap my head around the fact of you two dating. Not that it's a bad thing, don't get me wrong. Wow, I'm really happy for you guys."

"Thanks," Ashleigh smiled.

"The place looks awesome," Heath said, coming back over to the group after checking out the house a bit. "I hope no one's moved into my room, cause we've really got nowhere else to stay."

"Of course your room's still open," Rusty said. "Spidey's cleaning it out right now, actually. Aren't you going back to Omega Chi, Calvin?"

"Yeah, I'm going back," Calvin said. "I wasn't sure at first, but Dale said things have really gone a lot better this semester. But someone else moved into my room when I was gone, and I'm not sure I'll be able to get one back until the fall."

"Well, you're always welcome at KT as long as I'm in charge," Rusty smiled.

"Thanks Russ," Calvin said. Heath's phone went off, and he found a text from Heather.

"It's my sister," Heath said. "If I don't go see her now, she's going to kill me. I'll catch up with you guys later, though. Cal, do you want to come with, or just chill here?"

"I think I'll hang here for a bit, and then come by ZBZ," Calvin said. "What I could really use right now is some coffee. Jet lag is starting to kick in a lot, but I don't want to go to sleep yet."

"I'll go make some," Rusty said. "We've got a lot more to catch up on; I want to hear more about the trip."

-GREEK-

"Hard at work, or hardly working?" Calvin asked, walking into Evan's new office later that evening, where he was sitting grading papers.

"Cal, what are you doing here?" Evan asked surprised, standing up and giving him a hug.

"Heath and I just got back this afternoon," Calvin said. "I just went by ZBZ and Rebecca said you'd probably be at this office. So, you're a teaching assistant now? Honestly, I never would have imagined that."

"Professor Segal set up the job for me," Evan said. "It's money and a start toward a legal career, which are both things I need. So, you're back. How was it; what's next for you?"

"India was great," Calvin said. "Everyone appreciated what we helped with, and that's what made me realize I want a career in helping people. So I'm going to be majoring in nonprofit management, graduating from CRU next year, then Heath and I are looking into starting our own organization."

"Wow, talk about big ambitions," Evan said. "That's incredible, though, and something you'd be good at."

"Thanks," Calvin said. "So you must really love this new job if you're here on a Friday night grading papers."

"I don't love it but I don't hate it," Evan said. "It's not a legal internship that I was looking for, but it'll do for now and I should be able to get an internship this summer. What Segal didn't tell me before offering me the job is this guy teaches Saturday classes, so I need to have these done tonight. But I'm just about finished; I was getting ready to head out. What have you got planned?"

"I was going to head over to the house in a bit," Calvin said. "It sucks that we had to come back on dry weekend, but poker night sounds like it'll be fun tomorrow."

"I hadn't even heard that's what Omega Chi was doing," Evan said. "I haven't been over there at all this semester."

"Really?" Calvin asked. "I know you're an alum now, but you don't even go over to check up every once in a while?"

"Honestly, I haven't felt the reason to go over," Evan said. "This semester has been all about continuing to keep up in law school, spending more time with Rebecca in hopes of winning her back, and now trying to reimburse my bank account."

"Dale said they offered you the Alumni Representative position and you turned it down," Calvin said. "You were on IFC as an active; why would you not want that job?"

"Well for one, they offered me the position at the beginning of the semester before I realized I needed a job," Evan said. "And two, like I said, I really want to focus on other things right now. I got too caught up in house stuff in college, and I didn't want that to carry over into life after college. I know alumni contribution is important in Omega Chi, but I just need some time away for a while. Anyway, I do think you should go back; I heard things were going better this semester."

"Dale says they are," Calvin said. "I think this whole semester has been a major breakthrough with the entire Greek system. Makes me wonder what next year's going to bring."

"You never know I guess," Evan said. "But for yours, Rebecca's, and everyone else's sake, I hope good things keep happening."

-GREEK-

"We're so glad to have you back, Heath," Wade said the next night when the KTs were having the video game tournament.

"It's great to be back," Heath said. "I kinda wish it wasn't dry weekend and our house wasn't filled with high schoolers, but at least some of them seem like KT material."

"Can you believe the three of us are graduating in a month and a half?" Beaver asked. "All this thinking about Rush and pledges for next year, and we're not even going to be here. As much as I want to be a real teacher, I'm gonna miss just hanging out at the house like this."

"Oh, you know we'll be back here all the time next year to hang," Wade said. "In fact, we should just see if Spitter will let us keep our rooms. It's not like there are new actives moving in. Our one pledge now already lives here."

"I'll definitely come over to hang out," Heath said. "But I don't think we should live here next year. It's not going to be like it is as actives, and we'll feel like house fathers to next year's pledge class."

"Gotta agree with you there, Heath," Beaver said. "We're not ZBZ; KT doesn't need a house father. Actually, I'm thinking about asking Katherine about getting an apartment together over the summer."

"Holy crap," Wade said. "That's a huge step. But if you're really into her and think she'll be on board, then I guess you should go for it. I guess you two seem to know where your lives are going more than I do. So far, my plan is to graduate in May and probably go flip burgers somewhere until I figure out what I want to do."

"Spitter," Spidey went over to Rusty on the other side of the room. "Do you see those two guys over there?" He pointed to a couple of guys, one of which was currently playing the Wii, the other one with the nearby crowd watching.

"Yeah, what about them?" Rusty asked.

"I think they have 'KT pledge' written on their foreheads," Spidey said. "I was just talking to them and they're interested in rushing this fall. You've told me all about what being a real KT is, and I think they're exactly what we're looking for."

"That's great," Rusty said. "Get their names and we'll remember them during Rush."

"Tonight's already getting me excited for Rush in the fall," Spidey said.

"Just don't get too ahead of yourself," Rusty said. "You're still a pledge for another month and a half. Be excited for things happening the rest of this year, like your first spring break in a week. A little advice on that; wear lots of sunscreen. I learned that from experience."

"Spring break's going to be awesome," Spidey said. The guy who was playing the Wii called him over. "But now there are potential pledges to entertain, and it's my turn at the Wii."

A/N: Yay, Calvin and Heath are back! Next chapter is spring break! I am planning on writing another story this summer after I finish this one; I'm really getting into this and I don't want to stop after the end of this story. :) I'm thinking 'Greek: Senior Year' (as in Rusty's senior year). Let me know what you think.