Charley’s unsolicited weekly take on the uni topics no one else dares to mention…
So, we’re all aware (some more than others) of what we like to call flatcest: the main crime you’re warned not to commit during uni yet many of us still do.
But hear me out: can societycest be the slightly more tamed younger sibling of our infamous flatcest?
To define, societycest is “relations between two individuals within the same uni society”.
I would be more specific here but I fear we are all aware of what I am talking about here.
I mean, it sounds like a terrifying term but its just finding someone with similar interests/hobbies within a particular space: it’s all quite simple really.
Each individual society has their own term for it (and if you’re asking: no, forgecest is DEFINETELY not a thing).
So, if its such a simple concept, why does this label seem so intimidating? Well because it’s fun to invent new words and without this term, you wouldn’t have my column this week so count yourself lucky!
But it doesn’t stop there: there are variations of societycest. This plays into the famous debate between uni sports clubs and interest or work based societies. Also known as the Hit and Run VS the Stay and Play. I mean, not to sound like a broken record regarding Wednesday nights, but we know what happens in each sport team’s corner and we will leave that there. However, when it comes to sober interactions within any society, bonding is inevitable (I mean that in a wholesome way I promise). When you have to spend so much time with someone working on a project or event, you realise they’re actually not that intolerable and you might actually like them just a little bit.
Hence: the magic that is societycest: a cute way to meet people without all the drama I’m sure you remember from last weeks column…
Well, there may be one downside: if any of these interactions happen in freshers week, you have to deal with potentially a whole year of awkward interactions (or lots of secrets) within your society but it’s still much less awkward than it’s intimidating counterpart!
Also, a cheeky disclaimer: this is not in any way intended to be a literary or academic masterpiece, and is quite literally the ramblings of my brain on paper to provide a bit of light hearted comedy to this increasingly depressing world. I am also aware that in the majority of the situations I write about (especially in terms of dating) I am part (or sometimes all) of the problem- but that makes these fun to read to most of you anyway!
Come back next Monday for another column from your new favourite oversharer!
Image Credit: Roary McTaverstock
