The Campus Programming Council (CPC) is bringing four former cast members from MTV’s popular television shows the Real World and Road Rules to campus to speak with students about their unique experiences.

This Friday two Road Rulers-Abram of South Pacific and Rachel of Campus Crawl-will come to Washington University along with Real World cast members MJ of last year’s Real World Philadelphia and Cameran of Real World San Diego.

The show, which will be held in the Gargoyle, is free for University students. Doors are scheduled to open at 3:30 p.m. with the show beginning at 4 p.m.

Following the filming and airing of their seasons, most Real World and Road Rules alumni tour the country, making small group appearances and giving talks at hundreds of schools and clubs across the nation to discuss their experiences. However, they also talk about the deeper issues they encounter during their time as cast members, such as adaptation to new environments, diversity, conflict resolution, AIDS awareness and the formation of relationships.

According to Worldwide Talent Group, the managing agency for the former cast members, their experiences are especially relevant for college students because their time on the shows involves much of the same orientation and adaptation processes as going to college and preparing for post-college life. Because of the immense popularity of Real World and Road Rules among college-age students, such events typically draw large crowds. A visit last semester by Real World’s Cyrus and Road Rules’ Rachel to nearby Saint Louis University brought an audience of over 200.

This will not be the first time stars of reality MTV have visited Washington University. Cara Kahn of Real World Chicago graduated from the University in 2002 and has since returned to speak on campus, and a few years ago former cast member Puck Rainey of Real World San Francisco came for an event similar to the event being held on campus Friday.

Puck, known in the world of reality MTV for his wild and brash personality, upheld this reputation during his visit to Washington University, making several tactless remarks during the show. This time around, CPC was sure to pick cast members they felt students would be able to relate to.

“We picked these four because they’re from more recent casts,” said sophomore Shilpa Rupani, one of CPC’s Large Events Co-Chairs. “They’re well-known among people who watch the shows, are younger and are also known to be easy-going, laid-back and fun people. We’re expecting it to be a really good time.”

Students who plan to attend should bring questions to ask the cast members and are encouraged to bring items for them to sign as well. According to CPC members, there will mostly likely be time after the show to meet and have pictures taken with them as well.

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