Yeah, you read it right– “Your Friends [probably] Suck” was Hyphos at UConn’s tagline at today’s Spring Involvement Fair.

No, we’re not calling you, or even your friends losers– we’re just calling your attention to the fact that often we make friends with people because we happen to be with them at the same place and time, not because we have things in common. Naturally, there’s not much of a way around this– you have to make do with the people who you happen to be able to spend enough time with to jumpstart the process and getting to know each other’s life stories and making of inside jokes. If you happen to have a lot in common, well, that’s just a bonus.

But what if we could use technology to turn the tables? We already use the internet to find the cheapest flight or the best school, to broadcast our ideas to the world, and to interact with our closest friends. So what if we could use it to make new friends? And not just anyone, but people who we’ll really resonate with because we have so much in common.

That’s how we’ll make friends in the 21st Century, and, before too long, that’s how we’ll be able to start making friends on At The Pool.  It’s the latest invention coming from Hyphos, and we’re looking forward to using it as much as anyone to awesome new people nearby.

And as a perk for students at UConn, we’re offering you a free photo shoot with a photographer so that your profile picture, which features prominently on the new site, will look as good as you do. Email dfkr@hyphos.com to set up an appointment.