But one of the biggest differences I see between universities is the party scene.

A party can tell a lot not only about the social atmosphere of a school, but also the so-called "relationship scene."

I spent this past weekend at UNC-Chapel Hill. I know that I've talked about the differences between our two schools before, but this experience taught me a lot about the parallels between the ways people act at parties and the ways in which people treat each other in relationships.

Let me set the scene. A friend of mine and I were at one of my friend's houses on a little road in Chapel Hill. On their back porch was a keg. Inside was a game of drinking Trivial Pursuit.

I am in no way belittling this game -- just pointing out the irony of the fact that my fellow Demon Deacon and I decided not to partake in the "Pursuit," but opted for a drinking game in which there is chugging É and not much else.

The UNC students were drinking and chilling out while the WFU students were drinking and, well, drinking. What does this say about relationships at the different schools?

At Carolina, students are obviously satisfied just hanging out and having a good time. However, students from this university would prefer to just get to the main event. Sound familiar?

Scene 2: More and more people begin to arrive at the house. My friend and I think, "Excellent. May the chaos begin." And still the UNC students continue to just "hang," content to stand around and have animated discussions with their fellow Heels.

Not knowing what to do with ourselves, the Deacons retreat back to the corner of the room reserved for the lushes and play drinking Go Fish.

Eventually, one of my friends calls us anti-social, so we finish our game, grab more beer, then stand around and talk, just like everyone else.

Wow. So THIS is what other people do for fun.

We begin to contemplate why we feel so incredibly uncomfortable and come up with two explanations:

(A) we don't know anyone and

(B) Wake students don't talk to each other.

We have quite possibly the shortest attention span of any university I have ever visited. There always has to be something going on, whether it is a card game, beer pong, or some kind of organized activity (i.e. Pledge Night). We are not content just to sit around and talk!

I can see people out there shaking their heads, but in general, we here at Wake have serious and obvious communication issues, especially among the opposing sexes.

The last time you met someone at a party and had an amazing conversation, did that amazing conversation turn into a lasting and meaningful relationship?

My guess is that it didn't even turn into a friendship.

My guess is you passed each other on the Quad the next day and didn't say a word because you were too worried that neither person would remember the conversation and the person who ventured to offer a greeting would get one of those "Who the hell are you?" looks.

My guess is that this happens to you at least once a month, maybe even twice that.

Even if it doesn't happen often, you can't deny that it does happen more often than one would expect at any university.

What does this have to do with relationships? Plenty. I know lots of people who think relationships at Wake are a foreign concept. Want to know why?

Because no one takes risks! We don't talk to each other and explain our feelings!

It goes along with our desires to attain perfection -- don't even try to argue that drive does not exist. And one cannot be the pinnacle of perfection in the aftermath of ... REJECTION!

I have heard the phrase, "You mean, you guys don't go on dates?" so many times in my four years at Wake that I feel like I need to have the word "NO" tattooed on my forehead. However, if I did that, I'd never even have the opportunity to hook up.