I was able to enjoy the company of friends at a time when people were generally feeling happy to be alive, to be seniors, to be on the brink of a great accomplishment in graduating. The Senior Brunch was more of the same, as the scattered packs of seniors came together to share a feast of drinking and revelry. Trinity is an easy place to be an individual, and while that is not the route taken immediately upon arrival, it is often chosen at some point over the course of four years. Retention of old friends is often a necessary casualty of the assertion of that individuality. The Senior Brunch was the collection of a group which had not been so comprehensively assembled since September of '93.
Friends are at their best in moments of defeat.
Then they either fail you utterly or they surpass themselves. The Senior Brunch was a reminder of the individuality of Trinity College Class of '97. We share in common the status as Trinity student, but the similarity ends there. We are individuals. The introduction of that individuality into the world beyond the gates of Trinity is the burden of graduation.