Have you ever wondered what guys do during advisery? Well, I have (when I’m bored). Normally, when I pass by one, they do not seem to be doing much of anything.

But, hey, what do I know? I am not in a boys’ advisery, so I have no clue what goes on during their twenty-five minutes together. However, I do have a hunch that it’s much different than a girls’ advisery.

A few guys I have spoken with seem to think all girls do during advisery time is “be emotional”—and sometimes that is the case. But often times we are busy with homework or socializing with our friends who sit near us. And in my advisery, not many of us are “morning people,” so it can be pretty quiet with girls focusing on studying for tests, or empty with others going to buy coffee in an attempt to stay awake for most of the day.

While the guys believe that girls are “emotional” all advisery, it seems to me that boys sit there and stare into space for a majority of the time and occasionally do something different.

My sophomore year, our advisery was “fortunate” to be across the hall from two boys’ adviseries—lucky us. These two groups were the exceptions to my hypothesis since they were loud, crazy and obnoxious.

From the less annoying of the two adviseries came clinking noises and then occasional cheers every few days. Eventually, this peaked my curiosity. I decided to causally stroll past there to see what they were up to at 8:15 a.m. When I did, I saw the guys playing air hockey. Of all things to do for twenty-five minutes, they were playing air hockey? The first question that came to mind was how did that huge air hockey table fit through that tiny doorway? Well, I later learned that they had bought the table on Craig’s List, and carried it all the way up to the third floor so they could play some air hockey—hence the noise disturbance during advisery.

The other boys’ group, which graduated last year (thank goodness), was the insane one. They were absolutely crazy and on their last day my adviser even said, “I’m glad they’re graduating. It’s time for them to leave.” But what made them unbearable you ask? For one thing, they would randomly start yelling. They would come outside their room and bang on lockers. And sometimes they would have rolling-chair races down the hallway.

However, both of these examples were the odd ones out of what seems to occur in most adviseries with boys.  For the average ones, it appears that all they do is keep to themselves. Honestly, it looks like they are in detention when I walk past one.

And according to senior Chris Simon, my hunch is pretty much spot on.

Simon said in his advisery they mainly do homework, talk about sports and watch movies (since his adviser is a Lit/Film teacher). Another senior said he just keeps to himself and does homework.

So there you have it. For the average guys’ advisery, they do very little. If they are doing something nuts, they’re screaming (because who wouldn’t want to start their day off without a twenty minute yell?) or playing video games (as if they probably don’t do that enough already).

Boys’ adviseries are just like we think they are. Boring.