When rich people do something nice for you, you give them a pot of jam. Six Degrees of Separation The idea of presenting a well-to-do hostess with a pot of jam may seem preposterous–why would a person who has everything want a jar of strawberry preserves? The truth is, you may not know this person [...]
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posted on November 26, 2012
Guest Post by Wesley Cannon It is human nature to want to a part of something larger than yourself. We reach for something greater with the expectation of fulfilling an unknown want. We crave interaction with others and we connect with those of similar beliefs. Greek Life, and the interactions of fraternities and sororities on [...]
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posted on August 5, 2012
Make your pledges the most sought after gentlemen on campus with Pledge Rites: Code of Gentlemanly Behavior for Fraternity Pledges. Yes, pledge. There is more to Greek life that keg stands and hell raising. Ten Articles that Pull A Man Out of the Cave, Make a Love Interest Take Extra Notice and Parents, Teachers and future [...]
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posted on July 31, 2012
SP receives many requests for advice. These queries arrive by email, through the blog and on facebook. From friend and stranger and many many readers, they come through Twitter, text and telephone and occasionally face to face. I try to answer as many as possible in a timely fashion, but preference goes to the unique [...]
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posted on April 28, 2012
Transition is usually a tough word for a tough time. When someone talks about being in transition, it is usually euphemism for getting fired or let go, dumped by a steady flame or recovering from some sort of loss. So it goes with this ambivalent state we are in now with regard to what to [...]
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posted on March 11, 2012
Hosting a drinks party can be one of the greatest challenges any would-be bon vivant could undertake. Dinner parties offer their own particular challenges (see Dinner at Eight) what with the food and the china and the glasses and the tableware, but in the end dinner parties are generally small affairs and as long as [...]
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posted on February 29, 2012
The need for this post began last Debutant season when many of the escorts around town began calling me up to ask what was the proper outfit, whether to rent or buy, and, naturally, how to tie a bow tie. I finally resorted to writing up a list and giving it to the guys (or [...]
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posted on February 16, 2012
The reviews are in! Here’s what people are saying about Bill of Rites for the American Man…. If you’ve ever met Mr. Ray, you’ll concede that he is exceedingly well-mannered and gracious, in a preppy Southern gentleman kind of way. Just as his book is an engaging read. It’s chatty, it’s short and sweet, and [...]
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posted on January 3, 2012
It’s been a very hectic August — there are a couple of awesome new projects coming your way soon — and the posting on here has been, well, lax. Plus, we’ve been working far more than we like to this time of year. Where is the sailboat? The picnics? The boozy porch parties? What the [...]
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posted on August 22, 2011
The recent Preppiest College in America poll generated a lot of attention. There were over 5000 votes cast, nearly 200 comments and even a newspaper article chiming in on the results. Many of the comments became heated — some even pushed the limits of civility — as the arguments went back and forth on the [...]
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posted on June 16, 2011
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