Okay but he's smiling a little bit too long and now Peter is uncomfortable.

"So, uh, are you excited about starting uni?"

"Yeah."

"Anything in particular you're excited for?"

"Yeah."

"Like what?"

"I'm excited for the parties!"

Peter is starting to think this guy might be a little slow. Nothing wrong with that, though.

"Oh yeah, those will be fun. I'm kind of excited for the whole package, honestly, like I'm sure I'm hyping it up too much in my head but the whole being in a frat thing could be really cool."

"Oh I'm in the Chi Beta Gamma fraternity."

"Yes. I know. On account of how we're roommates."

"Oh, you're in it, too? Cool!"

Bruh.

"Yes, yes, I am.

"How about we go meet our other brothers?" he asks, because God he needs to maybe have a conversation with someone less like this.

"Sounds good!"

Downstairswards.

At least he's pretty.

(How'd he even get into Foxbury bio, that's hard—Peter needs to stop being so judgmental in his head.)

Just as they're stepping out of their cubicle building they hear someone calling "Chi Beta Gammaaaaaaa!" before dive bombing into the pool.

"Chi Beta Gammaaaaaa!" echoes Doyoon, running towards the pool and dive bombing, too.

What the, did he jump in clothes and all, no apparently he got rid of them while Peter was looking the other way, that's gotta be some record for how quickly someone can get undressed, the hell. Also, was he wearing a swimsuit under his clothes or is he in his underwear or is he naked, Peter should not lean over to try to figure out the answer to that question because it'll get people to think he's a creep, no, sir, he'll go find someone else to talk to and not think about hot frat men in pools.

Someone walks up to him, holding a red cup with beer. "Hi! You're a new pledge, right?"

"—hello, hi, right, I am, I'm Peter Tarleton."

Wait, "pledge"? He thought he was already in the frat? Except he is, right, except it feels like it was too quick? Isn't there supposed to be a probationary period or some such? Now that he thinks about it it feels really weird that he just joined this quickly without having to, like, do anything? Not that he knows what the alternative would even be, though, honestly.

"I'm Hào Dizon! Welcome to Chi Beta Gamma."

Someone turns some music on and starts playing amateur DJ, and more people stream out of the house into the pool area.

"Thank you!" he replies, increasing the volume of his voice to be heard over the sudden loud music. "What's the occasion!"

"It's a welcome party!"

"—on a Sunday?" He supposes maybe not everyone has class tomorrow?

"Yeah! I'm gonna go talk to Brant over there!"

He goes talk to Brant over there.

...sure, why doesn't he follow Hào and also talks to Brant over there, he might as well get to know more brothers.

(Which... is weird, right? It's weird that he hasn't met any brothers from the frat before today, right?)