Welcome back to Happy Valley, folks!

Fall Sylly Week has officially kicked off, and it’s about that time of year to make small talk with friends old and new for the sake of putting yourself out there. And while that tradition is exciting in its own right, it’s always best done with a drink in hand, which usually leads to some Sylly activities.

Each year, Onward State embraces those activities with made-up prop bets for Sylly Week’s recurring occurrences.

And for those who need a refresher on what prop bets are, Onward State co-founder Evan Kalikow said it best: “A prop bet is short for proposition bet. Basically, it’s a bet on something not commonly bet upon. For example, lots of people bet on the score of the Super Bowl, but how many people bet on how many times the winning coach will say ‘humbled’ in the postgame press conference? That’s a prop bet.”

Please remember that Onward State is not a gambling site. We do not encourage or promote gambling. These prop bets are not real in any way. We also encourage everyone to act responsibly and have a good time while doing so.

Prop Bets

• You show up to class still drunk: +250
• You’re asked if you knew anyone in the alleged cocaine ring: -150
• You see a freshman get their ID taken: +100
• You get drunk Halal Cart: -500
• You regret getting drunk Halal Cart the next morning: +200
• Your roommate stumbles home drunk and wakes you up: +170
• Your lift takes two hours because the gym is packed, and there’s a line for the pec deck: -200
• You bump into a freshman using Apple Maps to get to class: -200
• You see someone drunkenly resist arrest: +190
• El Jefe’s line is longer than the Lion’s Den’s: +400

Over/Unders

• The Lion’s Den Tuesday LineLeap pass: $30.5
• “What’s your major?” is overheard: 12.5
• Nights gone out: 3.5
• Classes dropped: 1.5
• Assignments done: 0.5
• Textbooks bought (you’ll never use them): 2.5
• Student ticket prices — White Out not included — on the Penn State Snapchat story: $1,000.5
• Money spent on drinks: $200.5
• Times “CoCo” is played in East Halls: 20.5
• People met who are from “just outside of Philly”: 15.5

Let the syllyness commence!

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