College Meal Plan

Sunday, October 3, 1982, 3:45 p.m.

Mom & Dad,

I spent yesterday afternoon doing homework with John and playing with my computer.  I only work with the computer on weekends because I don't have time to spend working on it during school days.

Friday night, there was a mixer at Delta Tau Delta.  Well, what really happened was we dressed up like gangsters and commandos and "kidnapped" the girls (pledges & sisters) of Alpha Xi Delta at the Panhellenic building.  I had to get a ride with some of the girls because I got left behind (so did about eight other pledges).  Anyway, I looked good.  I looked like Peter Sellers in "Revenge of the Pink Panther," like a big, fat godfather (should that be capitalized?).

I spent the whole evening with Helen.  We together met over 60 people.  We had a good time.  We got bored at the party, and since I wasn't an official pledge (but will be tonight) we went over to the Pi Kappa Phi house.  (Jim pledged that one at Georgia Tech, and speaking of him, he's a sound technician for "Sing, Tennessee."  He plans to go to UT starting winter quarter.).  There was a wine & cheese party.  We met several people there, including (get this!) Katrina.  She's a little sister there.  All I'll say is she's a perfect stereotype of a little sister.

We left there and went back to Delta Tau Delta.  The party was dying down so we left.  I walked her back to the dorm.  I went back to the house and helped clean up.  I went back to the apartment around 1:30 a.m.

Yesterday, after playing with the computer, I ate supper with Jennifer.  She called me (a modern world, huh?).  When I got back, Karen left a message saying she'd be in around eight o'clock.  I cleaned the apartment some more (I'd been cleaning intermittently all day).  We mainly spent the night in my room because one of my apartment suite roommates was also entertaining a woman.  We had wine & cheese, watched TV, and listened to the radio.

She's worried about losing me.  She thinks you all don't approve of her 'cause she's stealing me to get your money.  I told her it seemed unlikely you all would worry about her getting your money through me since I'm supporting myself.  Besides, we don't have a 100-acre farm.

Anyway, we had a good long talk and seem somewhat better for it.  She left at 12:45 p.m. today.  We had steak and vegetables for lunch (cooked by you-know-who - me.  ;)).

I suppose I should go now.  I need to eat supper and be ready to go to pledge initiation at 5:30 p.m.  Oh yeah, Dad, I saw your picture at the frat ("D- H-, Class of '54").

I'm going to the World's Fair later with Helen to see the fireworks and hear the music that goes with it.  My roommate, Sean, says I have two girlfriends, Helen and Karen.  Oh well, I enjoy Helen's company.

The chapter of Delta Tau Delta here is totally opposite of the one at Ga. Tech.  The president here has a 3.7 GPA (has had a 4.0 for past 3 quarters).  He's also a chemical engineering major.  We're going down to the Ga. Tech game so the pledges can get a hardcore view of a fraternity.

Love,
Rick

P.S. I now have $400+ to last 10 weeks.  I'm doing well financially.