“Wesleyan Student Starter Pack” Memes: A Compilation

On Monday morning, I woke up to find that a meme I had created had been posted to WesAdmits.

Labeled “Wesleyan Film Bro Starter Pack,” it was a compilation of ~quirky~ attributes and personality traits of male Wesleyan film majors, including plaid shirts, a Letterboxd membership, and a text I may or may not have once actually received: “I have a projector in my room want to come over”.

I was flattered by the overwhelmingly positive reaction to it – especially from film students, of all genders – and terrified that I might now be on Jeanine Basinger’s Most Wanted list. But the meme made its true debut a week ago, when I posted it to the semi-secret Facebook meme group, We$ Hookupz 2020.

Yes, you heard that right: if you didn’t know already, there is a semi-secret Facebook meme group called We$ Hookupz 2020, dedicated to Wesleyan-centric memes, and it’s where my drag of the Wesleyan Film Bro^TM was born. What’s more, my creation is just one of many “Wesleyan Student Starter Pack” memes that have been posted in the group, a trend spearheaded by three of We$ Hookupz’s admins: Aviv Rau ‘19, Angel Riddle ‘19, and Camilla Lopez ‘19.

So, with the permission of the creators, here are some of the other Wesleyan Starter Packs available on the Internet. First off, a familiar *~aesthetic~* from the loud side of Usdan…

Tell me you’ve seen this next guy chilling out on Foss Hill with his guitar? I can’t be the only one.

Granted, the starter packs don’t just attack playfully poke fun at male Wes students.

…but, yes, a lot of them are about dudes. Specifically, that one dude in your American Studies colloquium who studied abroad in India last semester and won’t shut up about it.

Because some of Wes can relate:

Finally, what I consider to be the crown jewel of the bunch, because just look at it:

Now go forth and make your own starter pack memes, if you wish! Just remember that the meme might be dead before you know it.