Form four 'graduates' feel so happy when it comes to joining higher learning institutions. One thinks of what will happen during the transition of moving from rules-filled secondary schools to freedom-guaranteed colleges and university.
The anticipation of how life will change at the university starts when one is about to sit for the KCSE exams. High School teacher will use it as a way to motivate students to perform highly and join big universities for big courses.
It is at this stage where you are told how dating and relationships are so rampant at universities, how women can even seduce you by themselves, how you can wear anything you want and many other cooked stories that pressure learners to put in more efforts in their studies.
Surprisingly, the case is not all the same at different universities. Welcome at Strathmore University, located along Lang'ata road adjacent to the recently demolished Southend Mall.
The university is much known for its good courses especially business courses and other field activities, precisely rugby, with most of Kenya ruby 7s originating from the university.
Besides academic excellence, Strathmore is also known for a crazy rule for its students. A Kibera youth cannot survive here. Students' dress code is given much consideration at the campus.
Some of the rules include:
No funny hair styles allowed in the campus. Men are not allowed to keep shaggy hairs, funny dirty locks and afro hair-style. Ladies are also prohibited from dying their hairs.
Ladies are not allowed to wear tights, exposing jeans, short dresses and name them. All dresses should go beyond the knees before one is allowed into the campus.
Unlike public universities where ladies put on min-skirts with sleeveless exposing tops, such ladies are 'no no' at Strathmore. They are turned away at the gate if they don't meet set standards monitored by trained fashion personnel.
Hugging with opposite sex is also prohibited but same sex can hug not for so long beyond 5 seconds with suggestive touches.
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