Too bad this guy didn’t fork over the 600 bucks just to see how much of a scam it was or not. It would make a good story if it was a scam that was going on all across colleges for years and years.
I tried to join the order of Albino Assassin Monks, but I had too much melanin.
Freegards
My guess is, if he forked over the $600, there would be another level of gatherings, drink fests, fees until the pigeon eventually withdrew himself from the game.
As stated in the story’s comments, this could be fiction at the Atlantic or the author level. Good yarn, nonetheless.