
The mixer is known as the "Carnation Crush," because it also involves the women of Delta Phi Epsilon, one of the college's sororities. Norbert chapter of TKE is hosting that fall. The ball boy invites Harrell and Rodgers to a mixer that the St. The ball boy's smile is ripping his own face apart. TKEs, man," he says weakly, looking around helplessly. "No way, I'm a TKE!" the ball boy erupts.

we're TKEs?" He hopes that will end the conversation. After weighing whether to come clean about how he and the Packers' franchise player have created an elaborate fictitious scenario involving two 20-something men being in a fraternity, Harrell simply says, "Oh, uh. "Hey, what fraternity are you guys in?" the ball boy asks Harrell after practice ends. During drills, one of the ball boys overhears the banter between Harrell and Rodgers.

Rodgers even names their fraternity: Tau Kappa Epsilon, or TKE.Īll of this is going along fine until one afternoon at Packers training camp, which is held on the campus of nearby St. The Packers' other quarterback, Matt Flynn, is now in an "enemy fraternity," Rodgers tells Harrell, and whenever Harrell does well in a drill, Rodgers compliments him by saying, "It's about time you did something for the brothers." Likewise, if Flynn is better than Harrell on a particular day, Rodgers laughs and tell Harrell, "Bro, you're getting paddled when we get back to the house." The pair bro-talk constantly, and very quickly Harrell becomes amazed at the depth of Rodgers' investment in this (completely imaginary) universe. One day, Rodgers tells Harrell he thinks they are basically fraternity brothers. The banter between the two starts right away and never stops. Harrell is a friendly, fast-talking Texan from Brownwood, and he develops a real rapport with Rodgers. Graham Harrell is new to the Packers, signed to be the third-stringer.
#BACK AT ONE KARAOKE PRO#
He is a Pro Bowler, a superstar on the rise.

Aaron Rodgers is going into his third season as the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. Karaoke, trivia and frat parties: Tales of Aaron Rodgers' inner weirdness
#BACK AT ONE KARAOKE UPGRADE#
You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
