So where do we start...?
Through the past four years
there have been good times and bad
By an act of God
we all landed at the same university
a bunch of mixed up freshman
ripe for the Olivet meat market
From crazy nights in the Passion Pit
dodging the RA Nazis
to sleepovers at Krista's dad's house, impressing Ken's new girlfriend,
to Taco Bell Saturday's
we bonded...and dare I say it?
formed the DGB and the BCL
(who would later transform into the Nerdherd)
Sophomore year we had a newcomer
Mr. Brad Daugherty, who added that Harvard touch to Olivet,
we also became a little more daring...
whistles were stolen,
a sweetest day scavenger hunt turned into toilet papered rooms
(those gringos sure are sneaky)
Thanksgiving dinners were cooked,
the man came to dinner,
valentines day became progressive,
and Dave got into a motorcycle accident, left us for Ang,
and no longer did we hear everyday "I'm naked...underneath my clothes"
By Junior year, saving seats had lost its charm,
Mackenzie joined our motley crew,
and the shoe was still worshipped.
Lee lost his sliver dollar,
for the first time our class didn't come in last at Ollies Follies
because "he bumped me."
The Nutcracker replaced Christmas banquet,
Levi banged the crap out of Lyndsi's Mom's pans,
and Lee sucked Kara's toe.
Kara went to BFE and there were endless hours spent on Lee's campaign...to which we all now question our loyalty.
Erik left us for Lansing South and Dave got hitched.
And then came the "Year of the Ring"
Dreams about wide screen TVs were traded for sparkly diamonds,
Pranks got out of hand and our group seemed to expand,
We slowly migrated from the missionary side to the cool side,
our middle fingers got a lot of exercise and baby sharks ran rampant.
New years was spent at the Nixon compound.
The sight of naked bellies and tracers left our heads spinning.
We started to get a taste of the real world,
student teaching, internships, field placements, and grad school apps filled our time.
We realized the end was near, and before we knew it, it was the last two weeks.
Sleepless nights became the norm and visions of pranks filled our heads...and a day in the bleachers can be best described by our bleacher friends "suck it, suck it, suck it"
Though we were accused of trying to burn down Grand...
the Nerdherd would do no such thing!
Tonight we donned our caps and gowns,
preparing for the final hurdle tomorrow.
From here we leave each other to go our separate ways.
But though we will be separated by distance...
"Friends are friends forever, cause the Lord's the lord of them"
--and
"as we go down, we'll remember, we will still be friends forever"
