Your Grounded!

Yeah, thats right...i'm grounded. And so are the 200 other guys that live in Zahm. And heres the funny part - we got grounded for puking on Keenan (Keenan is our neighbor dorm who we despies for all existence). Well, first of all, this day was a Saturday in South Bend and that can mean only one thing...nothing. So, we had to make our on fun around the neighborhood, and who else to take our creative energy out on other than the filthy Keenanites? So, the men of Zahm celebrated our manliness by having a dorm dinner in South Dining Hall, which is a about 500 yards away i would say. And the theme of this dorm dinner was "Puke on Keenan." So thats what we did! After eating a huge cheeseburger and chips and french fries we were coaxed into chugging large quantities of milk. This means a lot of milk. Meaning more than the usual stomach can hold. So after scarfing down all of these things in the 5 minutes we spent at the dining hall, it was planned that we sprint all the way back to Keenan, place our hands on our knees, and puke all over the side of Keenan. And after a good 5 minutes of emptying my stomach, i came away 3 pounds light and one popped blood vessel in my left eye. But then came the kicker. Since we weren't thinking clearly, or we were, maybe i don't know...we ended up puking right outside Keenan's rectors room. And for some reason he was not too appreceiative of this activity. And, close to one hour later we received this email from our rector informing us that we were grounded!

Date:	Sat, 28 Jan 2006 20:06:27 -0500
From:	"Fr. Dan Parrish, C.S.C."
To:	"Mark Thesing, C.S.C."
Subject:	Social gatherings suspended indefinitely

Brothers,

I received a report today that a group of Zahm men, wearing red
shirts, threw fruit at Keenan Hall and vomited on and near Keenan's
southern wall. The majority of the fruit and vomit fell directly at
or below the windows of Keenan's rector, Fr. Mark. Needless to say,
he was very upset, as I would be too.

This is not true Zahm spirit - the spirit of There Are Children Here,
Project Warmth and Winter Carnival. Because of this act of
disrespect, all social gatherings are indefinitely suspended in Zahm
until we get to the bottom of the incident. "All social gatherings"
means that hall staff does not expect to hear any loud music in Zahm
nor see anything that remotely resembles a party or get-together
where alcohol is being consumed.

The hall staff is very upset about this event, as I hope most of you
are too. Any further acts of disrespect - of Keenan or of Keenan
Hall Staff - will result in further sanctions.

I have spoken with our hall president, Kevin Gimber, and he has
agreed to devote time during Tuesday's hall government meeting to
begin discussing not only this evening's events and our response, but
to look at Zahm-Keenan relations from a broader angle. I will
personally be present, as I hope many of you will be too.

I expect that the mess outside of Keenan will be completely cleaned
up before Fr. Mark returns from tonight's basketball game.
Fr. Dan

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Fr. Dan Parrish, C.S.C.
Rector, Zahm Hall - 574-631-ZAHM (9246)
Director, Freshman Retreat - 574-631-6633

Mailing address:
124 Corby Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556

I can't really think of something more creative than this bonding experience. Nearly 50 guys chugging milk and sprinting across campus just to puke it up. Well, whoever thought of this must be a genius. And those who actually did it...well you can decide what adjective to put next to them. But to me...they are all heroes!


*Pictures to be added at a later date