Staying Together

The point of the list is as much bonding as getting drunk.

Michael Y. Lee ’02-’03 asked that each of the six write a letter to the other five, telling that person what they most value about him.

He said he felt he would have regretted not having a chance to express something meaningful to all of his closest friend.

“Especially for guys, there is a notion that we would be afraid to reveal that vulnerability, but we do,” he says.“The worst thing is feeling that you should have said something to someone after you leave, even if it’s not positive.”

The group plans to cook a big dinner for themselves the night that they exchange the letters, and hope to “make it pretty deep,” according to Lee.

The members generally do not seem too daunted at the prospect of having to do so much writing in the next few days. They say it is worth it.

“Other people know that we’re doing all this and they think it’s really cool,” says Lee.

“They could have done it, too, but they didn’t want to lock up as much time with their blocking groups as we did,” Joshua Levin ’02 said.

With friends outside the blocking group, things are different.

“My blocking group is my quasi-girlfriend,” Levin says.“I definitely feel a little pressed for time, I have other friends, with them its the things we’ve always done, hang out and smoke. But it’s hard to make time for that, too.”

Drifting Apart

The differences between them have meant that they have had to try especially hard to keep their group together.

“The challenge is we’re all so different. We wouldn’t be such close friends if we had met each other on the street or in class,” Lee said.

They have kept themselves together by keeping everything out in the open.