Heather Barton

When I was in college I was in a sorority.  We weren’t a very good sorority in the sense of being very enthusiastic about Greek life.  Basically nothing like you saw in Legally Blonde!  lol  We were just a group of girls, living together while going to college.  With the exception of having weekly House Meetings and the occasional Formal Party, we really didn’t do much other than eat, sleep, study or talk.

My cohort Mary & a "hostage"

But it was Iowa City and it was the 80’s and well, freaking COLD!  And sometimes we got bored.  On one such a day my friend Mary and I decided we should take our Pledge Mom’s to breakfast.  (Every new member gets an older member assigned as her Pledge Mom to help her learn to be a sorority girl. Yes,  you have just been Greek’d!)  Mary and I wanted to express our appreciation.

Oh but we couldn’t just invite them.  Nope, not us.  We stole into their rooms and stole their favorite stuffed animals, tied them up, hid them in

A Hostage

the house and spent the afternoon cutting out words from magazine & newspapers to make together ransom notes.  You know.. the usual.  “If you ever want to see your precious loved one again.. meet us at Perkins Sunday at 7am.  No cops… NO COPS!!

When Sunday came, Mary and I snuck out of the house and to Perkins we went.  When we walked in, the hostess said, “Table for two?”  With a smile I said, “No, table for six, two booster chairs please.”   She hesitated for only a minute!Good girl!

Mary and I tied the “hostages” to the booster chairs and fielded questions from the other Perkins patrons.  “Is this a fraternity prank?” etc.

When Bobbi (who goes by Lynn now) showed up she explained

Disguise

that Deb had a cold so couldn’t make it.  We had a lovely breakfast and afterword we showed Bobbi how Mary and I had disguised the getaway car.

All this… cuz we were bored, college students.  I swear  did I learn ANYTHING in school?