Frat Problems

**Frat Problems** is the second episode of the second season and the twelfth overall episode of *The Sex Lives of College Girls*.

## Short Summary

Bela and Leighton organize a sexy fundraiser to get back on Theta's good side - and into frat parties again. Kimberly tries to find another cosigner for her loan, while Whitney feels threatened by Canaan's new coworker.

## Full Summary

Kimberly and Bela finish setting up for their party. They decide they don't need the frats to let them in because they can throw their own parties. Whitney and Leighton come home and say the dorm looks amazing. They brought more booze with them. Now they just have to wait for people to arrive.

**FOUR HOURS LATER**

Bela says she can't believe no one came to the party. Kimberly's having fun anyway and suggests putting on a podcast. There's a knock at the door and they all jump up and turn on the music. Bela opens the door to reveal Frude. He knows they tried to throw a party and no one came. Leighton says there's still time, but it's 1:30 AM. Normally, he would confiscate their alcohol, but the situation is sad, so he's going let them keep it. And they can make as much noise as they like because no one else is home. He leaves and they're horrified because Frude just pitied them. Bela says they need to fix things with the frats.

Whitney wishes Kimberly luck asking her mom to cosign the loan. Once she's gone, Kimberly video calls her mom. She tells Carol there's something she needs to talk to her about. Carol says she has to tell Kimberly something, too. She says Biscuit almost died and holds him up so Kimberly can see he's wearing a diaper. He got into Dale's metamucil and it blew him out. Kimberly asks if surgeries like that aren't expensive. Carol says they'll be paying it off for the rest of their lives, but it was worth it because Biscuit means so much to Kimberly. Dale took extra weekend shifts and Carol is selling leggings on Etsy. She asks what Kimberly wanted to tell her, but Kimberly tells her not to worry about it. Carol holds up two pairs for Kimberly to choose one for Bela because she wants to send some to all the girls.

Bela and Eric lie in bed. She tells him the sex they had was great and asks how he got good at sex. He says and older woman showed him the ways of love, but then admits he just watched a lot of porn. Bela pulls out her phone and starts going through her dating app, which surprises Eric. He assumed that while they agreed they could see other people, they would at least be tactful and not do it in each other's presence. Bela asks if he wants to hang out tonight and he points out that that she's been over three nights in a row. He realizes it's because she and her roommates are banned from parties. She hates it. Eric tells Bela she's cute, so she should just beg the frats to let her back in.

Willow tells Whitney she has to get at least a B on her Spanish final or her mom will be mad at her. That's why Whitney only takes easy classes. Next semester, she's taking a class called Textures. Willow looks over and sees a new Sips employee talking to Canaan and comments that she's really hot. Whitney asks if Willow knows who that is.

Whitney goes over to the counter and Canaan tells her the new woman is Zoe, their new employee. He says that she just fixed their system so it's all automated to the iPad. She's a coding genius, he says. She also jailbroke his iPhone.

Sara and Leighton make out. Sara's glad Leighton DM'd her. Leighton says by the time she leaves, Sara will be glad she did a lot of things. She kneels down in front of Sara.

Sara and Leighton walk through campus. Sara says she had fun. They run into Bela who asks why Leighton looks so messy and happy. She asks if Leighton just hooked up with Sara and Leighton says she did. Bela introduces herself, but Leighton cuts her off and says goodbye to Sara. She leans in for a kiss, but Sara lets it go for a while, confusing Leighton. Once Sara's gone, Bela says that was a lot even for her. Leighton agrees. Bela says she's on her way to talk to the Theta guys at the gym. She has a genius plan to get themselves back on the frats' good side. Leighton decides to go with her.

Lila asks Kimberly if she told her mom about losing her scholarship. Kimberly says it's not going to happen. She'll figure it out. She signed up for 23andMe to find out if she has any rich relatives out there. Lila loves that site because it told her Jennifer Lopez was a distant great-aunt. Professor Hennessey comes to the counter and invites Kimberly to a dinner she's holding for students she think would enjoy a spirited exchange of ideas. Arif, the student from Syria who is living in her house, will also be there. Lila realizes she likes helping students in need. Kimberly agrees to come and Hennessey tells her to bring a friend. Once she's gone, Lila says they're going to the dinner and Kimberly's going to get Hennessey to cosign that loan for her. Kimberly says she's her professor, but Lila says she can help Kimberly if she's helping Arif. Meanwhile, Lila looks up Arif on Instagram and sees that they both follow Malala.

Bela and Leighton enter the gym and the Theta guys ask what they're doing there. Bela takes a Theta bro's hand and says they're there to apologize. She says they were wrong and awful and the Thetas should have been allowed to cheat as much as they wanted. Aaron says she's making them sound even worse. Leighton steps in and agrees. Bela says they have to let them back in. Aaron says they have bigger things to worry about, like Theta possibly losing its charter. Leighton says they just have to prove to the administration that they're good guys. They can throw a fundraiser for something Essex really cares about, like climate change. They don't know how because they can't throw parties anymore. Leighton says they'll figure that out for them and if it works, Theta has to let them come to parties again. Reece agrees, but he doesn't know why anyone would go to a Theta fundraiser. Bela sees another Theta dancing shirtless nearby and asks if they know what Magic Mike Live is.

Bela tells Kimberly and Whitney it's not a strip show. She tries to explain how it's different. Leighton adds that it's a fundraiser for climate change. Bela says it'll be a spectacle and people will pay for it. Whitney thinks Bela might be right. Leighton agrees. People will pay for it. Bela says they'll be thanking her when it works. She's going to work on the playlist and asks them to text her ideas. Whitney tells Kimberly she met her new co-worker. Kimberly also loves Zoe. Everyone loves Zoe AOC even follows her on Twitter. Whitney asks if that's special. AOC also follows her mom. Kimberly points out that her mom is a senator. Zoe's just a student and a former model. Leighton asks if Whitney is jealous of Zoe. Whitney lies and says she isn't.

Bela is jazzing up booty shorts for the Theta guys to dance in. Whitney starts to panic and says she accidentally liked one of Zoe's old posts. They start suggesting options, but Bela takes Whitney's phone and says Zoe will see the notification and know it's Whitney because her profile picture is of her and her name is in her username. But if she changes those two things, Zoe won't know it's her. She suggests making her account private and changing her profile picture and name to look like a Chipotle knockoff. Leighton and Kimberly agree that's brilliant.

Kimberly tells Hennessey she's had fun at the dinner. She offers to help with the dishes, but Hennessey says she has a dishwasher named Craig. Hennessey also intimates to Kimberly that she's going to get an A in the class. Kimberly takes the chance to explain her situation to Hennessey and asks her to cosign the loan. She asks for time to think about it.

Bela walks around the dining hall, which has been converted for the show, giving directions as she goes. Leighton says they've sold so many tickets that her Venmo froze. Bela thinks this might be her calling. Aaron says he has to give them credit. This might actually work. Dean Miller suddenly comes in and asks what's going on. She says Essex is a respected, feminist institution. She says whatever the show is, it's over. Bela tries to explain, but Miller doesn't want to hear it. Aaron tries to explain as well. Bela has an idea and asks Leighton to keep her there until she gets back. Leighton starts a long story while Bela runs out.

Bela runs across campus to Jackson's room. She quickly tells him she needs his help and some water.

Kimberly and Lila talk to Arif about his time at Essex. He's been enjoying it. Hennessey interrupts and pulls Kimberly aside to say she thought about it and she'll cosign the loan. Kimberly thanks her. Hennessey then announces that she's headed to bed, but welcomes everyone to stay and have a good time. Once she's gone, Craig approaches and asks Kimberly if she's having a good time. Kimberly says she is and is shocked when Craig says they should have sex sometime.

Jackson talks to Dean Miller as a climate refugee and says how much it means to him that the students arranged a show to raise money for the cause. Leighton adds that they raised $11,000. When Dean Miller hears that, she agrees to let them have the show, but says it has to be over by midnight and no nudity is allowed. Bela thanks Jackson for his help. Jackson leaves to go back to his room, saying he has a girl coming over. Bela says it's go time.

Bela welcomes everyone to the show.

Canaan takes a picture of Whitney. She blinked, but still looks amazing. He tries to tag her in the picture, but can't find her account. She tries to make an excuse, but then has to admit to Canaan what happened with Zoe. Canaan says she has nothing to be jealous about. She's a dream girl and he's not into Zoe like that. Whitney also admits she overheard him telling a friend she doesn't have anything going for her except soccer. Canaan apologizes for saying that behind her back. He does say she has too much time on her hands. She says she could find more constructive ways to spend her time.

The show continues. Leighton sees Sara making out with a new girl and asks Willow if she was nuts to dump her. Sara's one of the hottest girls on campus. Willow says based on all the texts she's gotten about Leighton this week, Leighton is up there as well. Leighton is surprised to hear that. Leighton's not Willow's type though. Willow points out all the queer women in the room looking at Leighton.

Kimberly arrives at the show and is impressed with it. She tells her roommates the party was good and Hennessey agreed to cosign the loan. Then she tells them about the awkward moment with Hennessey's husband. They're horrified, but tell Kimberly that the way she reacted didn't make it clear to him that it wasn't happening. On the stage, Reece puts out a chair. They realize Bela's being summoned. When three other guys join him and put out chairs, they realize they're all being summoned. They step onto the stage and get clothed lap dances. Leighton decides she's into it.

Kimberly goes to Hennessey's office with a potted flower. She brought it as a gift to say thanks for the dinner and the loan. Hennessey apologizes, but says she can't cosign the loan. Kimberly apologizes and says she wouldn't have done anything sexual with her husband. Hennessey is confused. She meant that she couldn't cosign because her accountant was worried it would affect her credit score too much. But then she asks what Kimberly meant. Kimberly explains what Craig said to her after the dinner. Hennessey says she's done nothing wrong. Then she calls Craig and yells at him. Kimberly sneaks out while she tells him to pack his things.

Kimberly exits the building and curses.

## Cast

### Starring

* Pauline Chalamet as Kimberly Finkle
* Amrit Kaur as Bela Malhotra
* Reneé Rapp as Leighton Murray
* Alyah Chanelle Scott as Whitney Chase
* Christopher Meyer as Canaan Greene
* Ilia Isorelýs Paulino as Lila Flores
* Renika Williams as Willow
* Mekki Leeper as Eric Miller
* Mitchell Slaggert as Jackson

### Guest Starring

* Kerri Kenney as Professor Elizabeth Hennessey
* Nicole Sullivan as Carol Finkle
* David Wain as Craig Hennessey
* Scott Lipman as Frude Rasmunssen
* Spencer Neville as Aaron
* Colton Tran as Reece
* Ally Ioannides as Sara
* Aketra Sevillian as Zoe
* Austin Kane as Theta Bro
* Rachael Harris as Dean Miller

### Co-Starring

* Kais Boukthir as Arif
* Tommy Hackett as Zac
* Kristina Ho as Sara's New Girl