Author's Disclaimer: While there is a very high chance that the Bros who engage in chaying will ultimately become dependent on alcohol or some type of substance, a recent study has shown (editor's note: No one has found any study that confirms this) that the Bro who puts getting hammered and socializing over smashing broads often has the qualities necessary to be successful later in life.

After sorting through countless emails from Bros across the country who are dumbfounded but curious as to what chaying is, I think that it is finally time we determine what it actually means. To capture the word in one sentence... Chaying is the perpetual search for the next buzz. In its most basic form, chaying is trying your hardest to get more blacked out than the next bro and in doing so, creating a atmosphere of alcohol jubilation and rehab-worthy activities. However, before I go any further, a clear distinction needs to be made between "drinking aggressively" and chaying.  Keep Reading »

For many of us who have spent college abusing our bodies, there are very few times we should ever go shirtless in public. If your athletic days waved bye bye to you long ago like they did to me, there is little to no motivation to show skin. However, there comes a time in every bro's life when we decide to say fuck it and do our best Chris Farley Chippendales impersonation. Many of us fail in our attempts to live up to Farley's talent or passion, but every once in awhile, the stars align and we hit it square on the fucking head. We've all been there when one of our buddies out of nowhere decides to rip his shirt off at a party or bar ('80s bands like Journey on a jukebox or iPod are generally the culprit). Whether it's to get a few laughs out of the rest of us or because he actually thinks the move will impress some chick he's trying to mean mug, it's usually awkward, lame, and poorly timed.

But like I said, every now and again, a bro times ripping off his shirt perfectly and it comes out looking majestic. In the end, it all comes down to timing. Too early in the night and you might as well dig your own grave. I mean if we're talking before having even shown up with Bacardi Breezes, one of your buddies should just rock you in the face to save you the embarrassment. Here's some advice that I picked up from a wily fifth-year senior when it comes to taking your shirt off: At bars it's acceptable to go topless when there is less than 30 minutes until close or they have yelled last call. For house parties, the clock must strike midnight before flesh can be exposed. The only exception to these rules is the day chay, where having your shirt on at any point is unacceptable.  Keep Reading »

Editor's Note: This email landed in our inbox yesterday, and we of course asked Fratrick Chayzee to respond.

Professor Chayzee,
My friends and I would like to host a Day Chay this Saturday. Here are the stats:

• 12 Bros (obviously no chicks)
  
• Off-campus house
  
• Projected 70-degree sunny weather
  
• My mom's credit card
  
  Please instruct us on how to make the most of this Day Chay.
  
  Chayfully Yours,
  Chaymie Foxx
  
  Chaymie,
  
  Pretty jealous of your plans for a day chay, wish I could be out there with you. Twelve bros is on the smaller side but as long as each bro brings the heat then it should go smoothly.
  
  The day party thrives on enthusiasm and you will need it to pull off what is expected with the small crew.
  
  Essentials:  Keep Reading »

Editor's Note: This is a new column by Fratrick Chayzee and Gordon Bomchay, masters of the art of Chaying.



Similar to the notion that weed is a gateway drug to harder substances, being cool in high school is the gateway to success in future social scenes. A standard high school house party in many respects represents a microcosm of the many different party scenes that arise later in life from college fraternity parties to Ibiza nightclubs. I have compiled a short list of standard party venues, including etiquette and guidelines, to hopefully maximize a Bro's utility of the substances available when in the mood to chay. I would not be presumptuous enough to claim that I am describing the epitome of every single party scene, but if you cannot find any relation between what I am explaining and your own social life then grab your beret, Macbook Pro, and go back and start taking advantage of the free WiFi at Starbucks.

House Party:

Although occasionally some people have managed to reinvent themselves during college, often the same people who run the show at Mr. and Mrs. Pickford's house when they leave town are the same people running no-huddle shotguns at the fraternity house and being dead-lifted out of the bar before midnight.  Keep Reading »

Editor's Note: This is a new column by Fratrick Chayzee and Gordon Bomchay, masters of the art of Chaying. And a warning: The video above is only momentarily NSFW.

First order of business is to broadly define "chaying "or "chang." To be clear, there is no correct spelling of the word and as long as your intentions are clear and genuine, then that's how it should be said. No, chaying is not the name of the guy who does my dry cleaning nor is it this island in the Chinese Sea. It is not a word but more of a state of mind, a choice of lifestyle if you will. Chaying cannot be explained in its entirety in this introductory post and there is no definition in Merriam Webster's dictionary (though there will be one soon).

Over the course of the next few articles, yours truly, Fratrick Chayzee, and my partner, Gordon Bomchay, will attempt to provide you with our thoughts on the subject and examples from chaying's storied past. Because no matter what stage you are at in your life, you will find these lessons relevant and applicable.

Let's get started. If you have the intention of going out to a party, hopefully a high school party, or at least one that feels like it, and your only intention is to crush ass, then stop reading right now. You are the lowest form of bro. Therein lies the first lesson. Don't get me wrong, I love getting pussy, but if your M.O. is to spend the whole evening working game on some smokeshow only to end up with a dry handjob and having to share your twin mattress all night, then clearly you do not chay.  Keep Reading »