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Cindy Bixby has never been popular her entire life. All she’s been is a nobody and a loser. She does not even inherit her mother’s good looks like her little sister, Lisa, does. Poor Cindy! She ends her high school days by going to prom with the Bud Finger, an obnoxious, slightly perverted, and very immature boy. However, those were her high school days, and Cindy wants to makes some friends and get a life during her college life at Rumson River University. How will she accomplish this? Cindy plans to pledge to Alpha Beta Delta, the coolest sorority on campus. Cindy hopes that she can follow her mother’s footsteps (her mother was the former president of Alpha Beta Delta!) and maybe even snag a real boyfriend.

Moving in with her new room-mate, Patty, at RU is not exactly great, as Cindy soon finds out. Patty, a rather pudgy girl, throws her garbage everywhere, creating a dumpster of a dorm room. You can get to the door without getting your foot embedded in old nacho cheese. Despite her mess, Patty is a sweet girl, and Cindy and Patty soon become friends.

Lucky for Cindy, she meets Shanna-Francine, an Alpha Beta Delta sister, who invites her to the smoker, or first sorority meeting for possible new recruits. After having her measurements and pictures taken along with a bunch of other different items, all Cindy has left to do is to wait for an invitation to pledge to Alpha Beta Delta.

Days pass as Cindy anxiously waits—“no news is good news. Right?” Finally Cindy gets the call she’s been waiting for! Cindy is formally invited to pledge! Little does she know how hard Pledge Week really is! With dozens and dozens of rules to follow, Cindy has a long week ahead of her! Her dress code for the week has been dictated by Alpha Beta Delta and she must wear a fresh white carnation everyday—points deducted for any pinkness! Rule #32 states that pledges must carry a portfolio containing certain objects that they may be asked to hand over by any sister of the sorority at anytime during Pledge Week!

To top this all off, much to Cindy’s horror, Bud Finger is also at Rumson River University! Bud tails Cindy and tries to get her as his girl-friend, but Cindy will do anything to shake him and his gross acts off.

Poor Cindy has to endure all the craziness of Pledge Week (which included jogging with bowls of jell-o) and the Pledge Song Blast, among other unspeakable tasks. And then it’s all down to waiting again. Will Cindy get an invitation to join Alpha Beta Delta?

September 8th, 6am, Cindy gets the phone call and the rest is just a blur! Cindy has been invited to join Alpha Beta Delta! Moving in with her friend Lindsay (who was also a fellow pledge that finally got accepted!) to the new dorm and life that follows is like a dream come true! Meri Sugarman, the head of the sorority, is revered school-wide and has her quite authority. The girls of Alpha Beta Delta get whatever they want—such as a raise in their GPA is a cinch for the girls. After all, they have the Hover File—all the goods on the teachers and other important people on campus—which enables them to blackmail teachers and others to get anything and everything they want.

Cindy even gets taken by Meri to do some shopping, replacing her old ugly clothes with stylish new ones. Cindy’s new life is perfect—her grades are good, she’s now a cheerleader, and she has a brand-new gorgeous look! But the one thing Cindy has not seen is Meri’s dark side. With all the power of the Hover File and the sisters of the sorority behind her, Meri is not afraid to do anything. Unfortunately, Cindy gets a taste of Cindy’s bad side when she goes on Meri-only turf—Meri’s ex-boyfriend, super-hot Keith Ryder. When Meri catches Cindy dating Keith, Cindy’s world falls apart. To Cindy’s dismay, she soon sees the extent of Meri’s power when Cindy’s college life is doomed and Keith is shipped off to jail on false charges. Meri does not hesitate inflict damage and pain on Cindy and soon Cindy will have to leave RU for a community college because of a ruined GPA!

Can Cindy rally old friends to complete her newest goals: save Keith and haze Meri Sugarman? Read Hazing Meri Sugarman to find out!

Hazing Meri Sugarman was no doubt an enjoyable book! Fans will be yearning for a sequel once they’re done with this book! I would recommend it to chick-lit fans, but due to some strong language and mature themes, this book would be more appropriate by older teen readers.