Welcome to Pleasantview! Since I've been playing this neighborhood for a very long time you'll be meeting the descendants of the original residents. I'll try to include family lineage and history to the best of my recollection. There are also a LOT of rules here, which I'll try to explain along the way. That being said, let's get to the first update which comes from SSU.
Up first in SSU (at the moment it's first because no one lives in any of the previous residences/greek houses) is the Urele-Oresha-Cham Fraternity. Current members are: Jasper Roseland and Ross Grundstrom.
Jasper is the son of Felicia Roseland and Sayid Ramaswami (Felicia was once married to Cyd; Sayid was the son of Sanjay and Priya). Jasper was raised by his mother. He never met his father, nor his two half-siblings (on his father's side). Both of his parents are now deceased, so he's pretty much on his own. During this round (for Uni students a round is one semester) Jasper is a second term senior, majoring in Literature. He graduated with a 3.0 and will prepare to enter a career in Music. Next round he'll take advantage of the extra semester to work bartending or whatever to earn extra money towards getting his own place. He could move back to his mother's house, but one of her endless string of roommates is currently living there and I feel like Jasper's ready to move on with his life, now that's his mom's gone.
Ross is the son of Stephen Landgraab and Tess Grundstrom (Stephen is the son of Malcolm and Lucy [Burb] Landgraab; Tess is the daughter of former Mr. Big and Diva Sullivan and Sadie Grundstrom). Though his parents have never officially married, they've been together for a very long time. So long, in fact, that Ross has 10 siblings (2 half-siblings from his father's previous marriage and 8 full siblings). Ross falls somewhere in the middle along with his twin sister Dawn. I should also mention that Ross' father Stephen is a vampire, while his mother is not, and since she's nearly an elder it stands to reason that once she's gone, Stephen may have even more children before all is said and done. This round Ross is a first term sophomore, majoring in Drama. He eventually plans to have a career in Dance. He's struggling a bit financially though as his grant money plus the money his parents add to his college fund each semester isn't enough to cover tuition and greek fees.* But that's what student loans are for, right? Next round he'll be finishing his sophomore year.
*College isn't free in Pleasantview. Tuition at SSU is $1500/semester, dorm rent is $500/semester, greek house fees are $1000/semester, and off-campus housing is whatever it costs to move in plus normal living expenses. A student's grant money goes towards paying these costs. In addition, I have parents set up college funds for their children (if they can afford it) starting when the child is a toddler. I have them put a $500 statue in the child's inventory each round. If possible, I have them continue giving the statues (as gifts) to their college students until they graduate. When a student arrives on campus they immediately sell all their statues and I take note of the amount, subtracting their expenses from the balance each semester (and also adding any subsequent amounts their parents give them). If a student goes into the negative, I consider them to be using student loans. They may continue their education, even if they continue to rack up negative charges. Once they graduate, I take the final tally of what they owe and make a note of it. They will need to pay the loan amount back over time once they return to the neighborhood. Any money they earn during the final extra semester is what they have to rent an apartment or otherwise begin their adult lives, as there is no free $20,000 either.
That's all for today. Happy Simming!
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