Boarding the Raft

The 1st story in the Falling Into College series by Richard Lobinske. The story occurs during late August, 1999.

Summary
Daria arrives at her dorm at Raft University starts to settle in. While her family is checking in to a hotel, Daria meets her roommate, Karen Myerson, a Pre-Vet major from a southern Georgia farm. Over dinner with the rest of the Morgendorffers, Daria gets the first idea of the gulf between their financial statuses. The next morning, Daria sees her family off and returns to hear Karen talking on the phone to her brother, mentioning that Daria was cute and worried about all the boys she would attract. Daria later finds a green cashmere sweater with attached note, a gift from Quinn. Finally, Daria pressed and sealed her green jacket, orange shirt and black skirt in a garment bag, ceremonially retiring them.