Many of y’all have heard about the ‘Mile-High Club’ in which membership is gained by doing the dirty on an airplane while flying thousands of miles above society. Unbeknownst to most students, George Mason University has a similar club. But this scandalous society known as ‘The Fenwick Club’ does not gain members on airplanes, but in library study rooms.
Rumors of ‘The Fenwick Club’ have been running rampant for years, but we decided to investigate in order to put all rumors to rest for this week’s blog entry. The time has come, the walrus said, to separate fact from fiction: Is the ‘Fenwick Club’ real?
Short answer: Yes it is. After some investigative journalism and an interview with Rose’s pal Daniel, a seasoned student who has been at Mason since the fall of 2007, the ‘myth’ of ‘The Fenwick Club’ proved to be true. When talking with Daniel, he first commented, “Everybody knows that if you are going to the 4th floor of Fenwick you’re going to have sex.” He went on to explain that the small study rooms on Fenwick’s fourth floor, featuring tiny windows at the top of their doors, are where students have been known to join the club.
Daniel, though not a member of the club himself, had a roommate who added his tally to The Fenwick Club Chart during their freshman year. After completion of their “membership,” students add a tally mark to the list written on one of the study room walls. Additionally, students write, “Fenwick Club Member” along with the date joined. This photo was taken in a fourth floor study room in Fenwick:
Given the quality of penmanship, it may be difficult to decipher. But, the note reads, “Hi people. What does it mean to be in the Fenwick Club?” And a clever fellow responded, “It means the stains on the chairs are suspect.”
Till next time, R&Z.