The Freshers are coming: The best of the Brookes freshers’ groups
They’re young, over excitable and ready for September 2K16
It’s that time of year again: Where Freshers from all over the country unite to see who’s on their course, who’s the biggest lightweight and who’s just plain weird. It’s an exciting and confusing time for these mental first years.
We searched through the depths of the Freshers groups, past the talk of wristbands and room numbers to get to the nitty gritty stuff:
Life’s important questions
Head to fuzz for your choice of fit men
When you can’t handle the drink
Trying to target that Freshers 15 early
When you have no idea what’s going on but you still join the group for bants
There’s always one
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Max knows best
Definitely raspberry pink
Literally no one cares
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