The Big Kids

George Muirfield has no allusions about fulfilling his destiny. Fate will control what happens to him; he just needs to follow his instincts. So as he arrives as a freshman at Cornell University in 1973, he pursues his interest in the theater, and before long, he is part of an avant-garde theater group, and in love with Caitlin Fossburger, a tall red-headed theater major. Everything is falling into place. When his freshman roommate convinces him to investigate fraternity rush, he highly doubts his fate lies in the glad-handing exclusivity of some social club. But one house, the fictional Eta Chi fraternity, is filled with intense, challenging characters he can’t put out of his mind. The dichotomy between the radical theater group and the conservative fraternity/sorority system couldn’t be stranger. Where would his fate lead him? The Big Kids is a romp through the open college years that followed the social revolution of the 1960’s. Filled with first loves, first losses and life-changing relationships, the story explores the moments between adolescence and adulthood, with surprising results. Maybe, just maybe, there is a way to hold onto the rapture of youth.