College consists of many exciting, terrifying, freeing and confusing times. But through all of these times, everyone finds his or her place. Some schools do the Greek life thing with sorority girls and frat boys. Other schools are just GDI’s (God-D*mn Independent.) Some schools have huge game days with the tailgates that are so successful yet so blurry. While other colleges have the sports that fall in the background. But every college has one thing that connects them all together, one thing that every student body can relate to, the percentage of students that might not have it all figured out but know one thing is certain: NARP’s have a place on campus too.
Urban dictionary definition of a NARP:Â Acronym for Non-Athletic Regular Person.
Yeah, philanthropy events are fun and rewarding and game days are exciting. But nothing compares to this weeknight activity. The long day of class is over, the night is young and the adrenaline rush is starting to exceed any other feeling you have. It’s like your own personal Nike commercial coming to life, a Gatorade ad reflecting the sweat coming down your face, the edge of your seat as your watching a double over time game: it’s not just a game, it’s not just a sport, it’s intramural sports.Â
These are the types of struggles you’ll find while on the intramural field:
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1. Boys take intramural sports a little too seriously compared to girls.Â
2. Although in reality, you’re trying to blow off certain calls because it’s just intramural but secretly you’re fuming inside.
3. Trying to scope out cute boys while your teammates are yelling at you to LOOK AT THE BALL when it’s hurtling towards you!
PS- A football to the face doesn’t feel good.
4. When the boy you made out with on the weekend is the referee. Awkward.
5. Using your intramural game as an excuse to not workout when 80 percent of the time you’re just standing there laughing at all the plays you’re not partaking in.
6. You feel a little degraded when half of the other team is lacing up their cleats as you stand there trying to cover up your slip-on Nike shoes that you bought 3 years ago.
7. When the boys are telling you to be the quarterback in the play, but you have to put it into your own terms.
“So, what you’re saying is that I’m Tom Brady this play?”
8. When you finally get the courage to put out your hands to catch the ball and the taller, stronger, more athletic boy races in front of you and catches it. Thank you, as if I wasn’t already doubtful.
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9. Getting one point and acting like you just won the Super Bowl, Stanley Cup and World Series all at the same time.
10. You look at the professionals on television and have a newfound respect for them.
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At the end of the day, all you really want, all you really need, is the intramural championship t-shirt.