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This week in episode three we learn that even fictional fraternity houses can smell of “stale beer, pepperoni, and feet” as Ashleigh confronts Casey about her “second hand smell” from all the shacking up she’s been doing at the KT house. In an effort to curb her odoriferous smell she attempts a thorough sanitizing of Cappie’s room at the house.
Calvin attempts spending time with Rusty and suggests a night out with his brother/boyfriend Grant and Rusty as they head down to Dobbler’s for a refreshing beverage. There is a little tension between Rusty and Grant as Rusty can’t get over the fact that Grant was one of the Omega Chi brothers who duct taped him to a wall last semester. Evan has a date with Rebecca and Ashleigh works up the courage to face the batting cage and Beaver on a double date with Cappie and Casey.
The Omega Chi’s show up for a friendly serenade while Cappie dines on poached eggs for brunch at the ZBZ house. After their rousing rendition of “Take Me Out to The Ball Game” Cappie fires a muffin at Evan’s head and touts his softball pitching prowess. Despite the fact that the KTs asked ZBZ first to pair up for the softball game the sisters take a vote and decide Omega Chi would be a better choice. Rebecca believes that Omega Chi has asked the ZBZ for their pairing because the sorority is moving up from “four-ish” to number one.
In a retaliatory move Gamma Psi approaches KT to pair up for the softball tournament. The tournament gets underway as the ZBZ/Omega Chi team takes on KT/Gamma Psi. Rusty is first up to bat and hits a single while the KT pledges make no attempt of showing their team spirit. Beaver hits Rusty home as he slides into home base and puts the first one on the board for KT. There is a bit of a skirmish at first base as Grant (Calvin’s boyfriend) is acting as pitcher and thinks Rusty was out. The players all run to home base and argue over the call. One of the Omega Chi brothers says that the call was “gay” prompting an argument from Grant as to what “he meant by that.”
While Casey is up to bat and has two strikes under her belt (while Cappie is pitching) she calls a time out to chat with Rusty. She wants to know if she should throw the game so that the KTs (and Cappie) will win or make a hit so ZBZ will win. Rusty reminds her that she is playing for ZBZ and while he understands putting a personal relationship above house feuds she is there to win. Casey hits the ball knocking it back to the scoreboard, breaking the clock and winning the game for Omega Chi and Zeta Beta Zeta. As Casey is hoisted to the shoulders of her teammates Cappie walks off the field.
Everyone nurses their bruises and egos at Dobbler’s as Casey and Cappie discuss their competitive nature and share cutesy banter. Rusty and Calvin chat a little more and Rusty tells Calvin that Grant was right to stand up to the “gay” comment. Grant comes over to the table and thanks Rusty for the backup during the earlier argument. While Calvin says he doesn’t want everything to be a political statement because things have changed; Grant believes that is important to stand up to prejudice and be proud of who he is…that’s why he waited so long to come out.
This week we learn that despite our differences, competitions, and occasional disagreements inter-fraternal relationships are important. Rusty and Calvin have a strong relationship that has withstood so many obstacles over the course of the last few years, but their bond is as strong as ever. While your loyalty to your organization is important your loyalty to your friends is essential. We also learn that is extremely important to be proud of who you are. We see that as Grant struggles with his coming out process and as the new KT pledges figure out being what a Kappa Tau is all about. We also get a glimpse of the importance of values, ritual, and the symbols of our organizations. Spitter said it best, “Respect the symbols of your organization. It is your responsibility to be proud of who you are. That pin is a symbol of pride and tradition, and the second you stop respecting that: then someone else does. Then someone else does, and then it means nothing anymore.”
