One new experience was the large class-size in several of the electives he took. He says it was a contrast to what he was used to. In a big lecture hall, you can't raise your hand and have the professors go over the material again. I was not used to having to eat at certain times, and I had never had a roommate in my entire life. I also was not used to the noise.
Some people have very weird sleeping habits.
He says it was difficult to make friends half way through a college career, so he joined a fraternity, Delta Chi. The fraternity is my home away from home. It's a very strong emotional bond and you all look out for each other. Pyrzenski has served as pledge class president and philanthropy chair for the fraternity but, after having a significant level of involvement in the northwest corner, he found it more difficult to find a voice at Storrs and move into the kinds of leadership positions he cherishes. Pyrzenski says he would like to see a more extensive orientation for transfers.