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Alice, Danielle, and Kory are in their sophomore year at Douglass University. Having become close friends over the course of their freshman year they've formed a tight bond. As it goes with a lot of college students you tend to find lifelong friends as you set out into your first steps of adulthood away from home. Up until this point, the trio has shared a common interest in art, music, and academics which hasn't left a lot of room for the other side of college, nightlife. This all changes as they set out to have more fun this year. Being that Douglass University is a predominately white institution or PWI, the black community is small. That means everyone knows everybody as groups begin to form and kickbacks become large social gatherings. Outside of the frat parties, smoke-outs, and game nights that make up the black nightlife experience our group also explores the other night experiences the University has to offer. As Alice, Danielle, and Kory have their first meaningful encounters with sex, drugs, and alcohol, they are left to wonder about their place in all of the chaos. How do they fit in? What are society's norms? What does it mean to have fun in these types of environments? These are questions best answered with experience. Experiences that lie ahead of them.

This comedy/drama involves a group of so-called best friends who all benefit off of each other's sketchy past. When Chanel, played by Natali Micciche, asks her best friend Raven, played by Ashleigh Whitfield, for a huge favor, Raven can't resist. A mistake from Raven's past resurfaces as this "favor" becomes a manipulation game between the two friends. The love interests between the two ladies, Steven, Terrence Prince, and Josh, played by Christian McClure, are entangled in their own turmoil, however, this drama remains unbeknownst to one of the men.