Commentary

Walking around campus, I noticed UCF means many things. It stands for University of Central Florida. Tours guides say it stands for “Under Construction Forever.” But for me it stands out as the home to so many “bros” and their “bait.”

One may ask what is a “”bro?,” well bro, it is usually a white college-aged male whom at parties stands around a beer pong table waiting for something exciting to happen so they can let the party know how much they enjoy this lifestyle. One may also ask, how do I spot a “bro” when he is not a party holding a red cup full of cheap beer, well that is simple because they like to say the word bro quite often and almost always wear their uniform of a rugby polo and a backwards hat-a bro will not be seen in public without his prized backwards hat. With their growing population, the general public needs to know how to determine who is a “bro,” how to determine “bro bait”, and why they have infiltrated UCF.

When not in class, many college students partake in different weekend activities ranging from community service, part-time jobs, or the ever-popular parties. For many students, the thought of a party in coming weekend or even Thursday night helps them survive another week of essay writing and book reading. But for “bros,” parties are not a break from reality; school work is a break from their parties. When at a college party, it’s easy to tell who is a “bro” and who is a person. “Bros” like to play beer pong. If you see someone near the beer pong table inforcing “elbow” rules like a Russian judge, he is a “bro.” He’s probably wearing a hat of some sort; most likely American Eagle, UCF, or another state university, despite their rejection from attending the institution. But just because there is a hat, does not mean it is a “bro” because it could be a douche bag. Try not to get them confused. “Bros” like to wear things similar to the brand of there backwards hat. For example, if a “bro” is wearing a Hollister hat, then the rest of his clothes will be from Hollister. “Douche bags” look more specific; usually very tanned, muscular, and wear only Ed Hardy branded clothing. Follow these simple guidelines and you’ll be able to spot out the difference at your next event.

To a “bro,” “if it looks like it has a vagina, find out if it does,” is basically their motto on picking up women. They like to go to local bars to find “bait.” “Bait” is any woman willing to engage in sexual activity with a “bro.” These women usually dance like they’re already engaged in sexual acts on the dance floor, except they have their clothes on. These women often go to these bars and plan on going home with someone. They do not really have a specific uniform, although they to like to wear college wear from universities who turned them down. Bros tend use acronyms to describe these women. Instead of using words like beautiful or attractive. They will describe her looks as DTF, meaning she looks like she’s down to engage in lewd activity. This generation of women will hopefully learn from their mistakes and teach their children how to be better people than themselves.

In this flailing economy, we all look for ways to save a few bucks. When it comes to choosing a college, schools with a cheap tuition are in high demand. With UCF’s rolling admissions and its enrollment growing at exponential rates, more student each year are choosing UCF. Especially since the number of applicants increase each year, other Florida University system schools are accepting a smaller percentage of students each year. University of Florida has become home to the “elite,” with acceptance rates in the low 30s. Florida State University has become home to those who were rejected from UF, and they’re still sour about it. UCF is for those who don’t want difficult admissions, but want a large school-a bros mentality for wanting a large school is more students means more parties and possible sexual partners. Due to UCF’s rolling admissions, many students are accepted, who would under normal admissions process would not be admitted into the school. Many of these lucky students tend to be “bros,” because they don’t put enough of an emphasis on education to be admitted into FSU or UF.

Many things scare “bros,” such as parties without beer pong, anything alternative, and clubs where people dance, not dry hump. If you want to avoid “bros,” in the classroom, sit towards the front. “Bros” like to sit in the back and chat up bros about how they did really well in the beer pong games they participated in the night before. If your looking to avoid “bros” when going to clubs, “choose any club besides Knight Library, Scoop, and TD’s. This is basically ‘bro’ territory,” said Shilan Heravi, a sophomore at UCF who currently resides with a “bro.” If they try to join a conversation, bring up things like music that isn’t Lil Wayne or Dave Mathews band; they’ll have nothing to say about any other artist because they don’t listen to anything else. Stay near the things that they fear, for these things will protect you. If you never want to deal with so many “bros,” transfer to a small state college or a private one. This way you will never have to deal with “bros” or their “bait,” bro.