The Great Bhatt Campaign

Beginnings

Once upon a time in a not so distant past, Loose Family held hostage Tight Family's Tri-Fam Flag, the flag they had forged with the blood and passion of the Tight Godfathers, during the terms of Nishiya-Milligan and Heismeyer. It was during Heismeyer's banquet, that one active brother from Tight had enough of Loose's oppressive reign. As the Tri-Fam flag was hoisted by Loose during Heismeyer's banquet, Carlo Maskarino had sworn a vow that he would be Tight Head Chair next spring, which would be known as Bhatt Term, and initiate a bloody campaign to liberate the flag from the evil clutches of Loose and the surprisingly, unrelenting threat from Close Family...

Joined by Sasha Montero as the other head chair, Zsofia Burdsall as roll call chair, Samantha Wanamaker and Angela Liu as transportation chairs, Ashley Tran and Wilson Chu as T-Shirt Chairs, Madeleine Adamson and Julius Vo as Finance Chairs, and Jacob Cisneros as the Godfather, the other Tight Actives, and the brave, rank-and-file warriors of the Tight Bhatt Pledges, they faced insurmountable odds and stiff resistance as they marched on into the unremitting battle to obtain that flag...

Term Theme

During the second Tight Meeting of Bhatt Term, it was then they selected Game of Thrones as their theme. They were dubbed House Tightgaryen with a dragon as their sigil in which they would take into battle to instill fear into their enemies.

Tri-Fam Basketball

Tight fam entered TriFam basketball brimming with confidence. The hyper athleticism Loose was known for had long since sizzled out and Close's efforts hinged upon one man.

Tight Fam took their game against Loose by storm, relying on the basketball finesse of Andre Nguyen and Richie Bui; and a surprise hot streak from Julius Vo.

Like wise Close also beat Loose. Leaving the claim to victory to the Tight v Close matchup. Tight knew Jon Lusung was their challenge. His basketball prowess was legendary within the chapter.

He-Man

He-Man was always a challenge every term, not only in its difficulty, but also the nature of being set up in the minds of pledge fellowship. It would seem Tight would have an advantage in this battle as the pledge fellowship was under the command of Tight pledges Andre Nguyen and Jennifer Duong. However, this proved to be false, as the challenges they created for He-Man proved to be too difficult for Tight to claim victory in. The first challenge went to Close as they proved to be experts in feeding each other with odd toppings on top of a sundae. Tight initiated a counter attack in the banana challenge as no banana stood in their way of glory. However, Close continued to fight back in the Gummy Livesavers Relay and pulled away from the competition. The next challenge was criminally considered torture as the participants had to outlast each other in planking. One by one, participants from Close and Loose fell in defeat, but the gritty determination from Henderson Lu, the abs of steel of both Richard Fong and Yin Yung, and the mastermind of Jacob Cisneros who valiantly outlasted the enemy through the sound of music playing through his ears, helping Tight tie with Close. It all came down to the final challenge, the dreaded hula-hoop challenge where each participant in a team must hula-hoop and recite the purpose at the same time without stopping until they finished reciting it. This challenge become the kryptonite of Tight as no one from Tight could hula-hoop to save their lives. This was an easy victory for Close as Ubaldo De La Torre and Franky Kwan hula-hooped by to win it for Close. This was a painful setback for Tight as it could of ran away with this battle with Loose suffering heavy loses, but it was the unpredictable Close with the resurgencey that caught Tight off guard.

The First and Last Voyage of the S.S. Tightanic

And then came the boat race. The quintessential TriFam tradition. Where even assured victory can be snatched from one's very hands by the unforgiving Sea of Avalon, where dominance of the seas is put to the test. For some time Loose held absolute dominion over the race, their raggedy bucket of a boat utilizing unprecedented speed to defeat its competitors. It wasn't until Max Peng, he of the Almighty Fuck, threw the boat away when moving apartments, did the boat race playing field reset.

Sensing their opportunity, Tight Fam set out to design a boat to last generations; to usher in a new crimson dynasty. Over nearly a full twenty four hour period, the S.S. Titanic was discussed, designed, and constructed by Carlo Maskarino, Ethan Bell, Cathy Quach, Henderson Lu with supervisory assistance from Ireneo Calip during a random night among the frigid cold columns of the legendary Hutchison parking structure. Finalized in the royal halls of Temescal's lounge, the S.S. Titanic, draped in silver gray duct tape, was christened. The influence for the ship was largely canoe like, with a hint of viking flare.

Confidence beaming, the shipmasters presented the mighty vessel to its pilots Julius Vo and Elisa Kwock at the race's locale, Avalon lounge. Close's self-appointed herald Justin Cruz arrived, ship in hand, but lacking the vital second shipmate to operate the vessel. Loose's Evan Do, Quynh Le and Jonathan Tapia presented their family, but arrived lacking a vessel to captain. By official grounds, the race would be deemed a victory for Tight, as they were the only family to provide two shipmates and a vessel to pilot. Eager to see how successful the Titanic could be, they agreed to an exhibition to observe the Titanic's first voyage. Loose would pilot the boat Close had provided, forming an unholy alliance of pure unadulterated villainy.

With the exhibition underway, the Titanic appeared to perform well, taking a strong early lead in the race. The Titanic began its return trip, glorious victory within grasp. However, a minor collision with the Loose-Close Alliance of Villainy revealed a critical flaw in the Titanic's design. The ship being canoe-like, did not have proportionate width to its depth. The collision threw the boat off balance. Unable to stabilize the Titanic, the ship flung our courageous pilots into the Sea of Avalon, then capsized solemnly into Davy Jones' locker.

The Loose-Close Alliance of Villainy attempted to claim that the outcome should count towards TriFam; but both Cathy and Ethan noted the technicality in that the event had been a forfeit to Tight as they were the sole family to meet the required conditions for the race. Eager to assert the supremacy of Tight and begin their boat race dynasty without accusation of foul play, a compromise was made. Another official race would be held at a later date. Tight Fam was still determined to construct a boat of longevity for their soon to be dynasty, and a second race would provide the needed motivation to pour even more time into the construction of a new boat so soon.

With all parties in agreement, the assembled Tight brothers dragged the Titanic from Jones' chlorine sterilized Locker, hoping it was in some part salvageable. Alas, it was not. Having taken on at least 60 pounds in water weight, and unable to provide a proper viking funeral, they dragged the soaked cardboard husk to a nearby dumpster and tossed it in. No tears were shed. There was work to be done.