"Chad's Declassified Fraternity Survival Guide" & Other Smart People Books

Published on 9 / 29 / 2024

In the building I have my computer science lab, they have a bookshelf labeled “free books”. They are all ancient texts of outdated computer systems and coding languages that live on only in the minds of coders over 50 (shoutout you Dad!). 

The bookshelf got me thinking… If I carried one of these around, what would people think? Would they notice? Do they think I’m smarter? So I did. 

Me and my new best friend!

Meet “A Guide to Expert Systems”! Do I understand a singular word in Donald A. Waterman’s book? Not one! So I walked around campus, watching eyes glance down and trying to comprehend the prehistoric brick I held.  

But this wasn’t the end. What if I made fake book covers and carried around those, watching what reactions I could gather? So I created a list of potential books, trying to strike a chord between believability and the shock of "Is she really reading that?".

1. I <3 Cancel Culture: How to cancel someone!

2. A "Stock bros" guide to day-trading

3. Chad's Declassified Fraternity Survival Guide

4. Blending into a College You Don't Actually Attend, for Dummies!

5. Robux Millionaire: How I made the most successful Robux Obby

6. Chappel-osiphy: the Queer Study of Chappell Roan 

7. Lost in Ikea: How to Escape the Swedish Homeware Store.

8. Oh the places you won’t go! For College Dropouts. 

9. Tom and Jerry: Why are they fighting and Who Will Stop Them?

Next up, let's go to campus.