Bacchanal in Jane Austen
The activities of Bacchanal are ones based on prestige and accessibility. Special invitations to attend early morning fraternity parties are sent to specific groups around campus. The invitations are none of particular design, simply used to illuminate the permission of the said fraternity to accept members of a chosen group into the allowed fire safety limit of an East Campus suite, yet they are desired by all. Those belonging to the groups welcomed in the honorary space display an air of excited nonchalance towards the invitation while those apart display a covetous impression in regard to the entire process.
Weeks before Bacchanal, stories of fraternity parties gone wrong because of only hard alcoholic beverages present surrounds conversations regarding the parties. Students set to attend these parties begin to question the safety of the environment and the nature of the fraternity…show more content… However, upon arrival, due to the crowded room and boisterous noise from the speakers, any entrance or departure is unnoticeable.
Each fraternity brother has a physiognomy of a tall statue, well-maintained consistency, and is a smooth conversationalist. Those with importance and practice remain in the back, physically hidden behind the boys with excellent hospitality service, but whose presence is always felt. Their familiarity with the procedure identifies them as masters of Bacchanal, but their poor attitude towards the multitude of bodies within their space presents them as people with bad dispositions.
The accepted time at each party is limited to 30 minutes to ensure a complete experience of all activities that each fraternity has to offer. A lady that remains at a party after the departure of her company is left to her own device and the possibility of an inopportune exit strategy once she is ready to
