Amanda stood in the main hall of Lovett House and looked around nervously. There were roughly 30 young women in the room and they all looked just as nervous as she felt. They were all sophomores, aged no more than nineteen or twenty.
She had been so proud and excited to be accepted into university and for her first choice, too. She'd excelled academically and earned a great GPA. At the end of her first year, being asked to apply to Hanson House only added to the thrill. Amanda had heard it was an exclusive college. She had never found out exactly why. She knew that Hanson had a reputation for high academic standards and that many of its alumni held positions high in business and the arts. To be asked to apply for entry was a high point of her young life.
There had been so much paperwork to complete for her application. Mostly it had been long questionnaires and surveys. Each time she had mailed back one set of paperwork another had arrived. Amanda had carefully filled it all out even while considering other houses she might want to join. A lot of questions were incredibly intimate. Surely that sort of information was not really needed for her application? Amanda, however, kept coming back to Hanson House as the place that seemed right for her.
Even on this first day on campus Amanda had found more paperwork was required. Each of the young women entering the hall had been required to complete a final questionnaire. It had contained still more questions about very intimate personal matters.
Everyone had also been required to sign what looked like an important legal document. It was something about confidentiality and everyone being sworn never to reveal what was about to happen.
Up front a tall, blonde woman was standing at the lectern. Everyone stood completely still. Hanson House was an important institution and no-one wanted to be thought of as misbehaving.
"I want to thank all you young women for coming along today," began the speaker. "You will know by now that Hanson House is a special place. Only the most suitable people are asked to apply and only a small number of those are accepted." At that a number of the women looked around briefly, feeling proud and wanting to measure themselves against their companions.
"I remind you all," she went on, "of the pledge you have just signed. You have promised to keep everything that happens today a secret. Failure to comply will be dealt with as harshly as possible by the management of Hanson House." Everyone understood what that meant or thought they did.
"If, at the end of this ceremony, you honestly believe you cannot keep our secrets please make yourself known to one of the attendants."
She went on. "You will learn much while you stay with us. At Hanson House we will help you to develop the skills to serve faithfully and to be content with your role as you go through your adult life." Amanda really had no idea what was meant. However, the mention of service caused a stirring in her. It was the same stirring she had experienced when answering some of the surveys.
"Each of you has been selected because you are suited to the lifestyle we will prepare you to enter. Each of you has shown the promise that you can follow what we will show. That you can do what is expected of you. That you can submit fully and openly to those who are above you."
That sent a larger stir through the group of young women. It sent a shiver through Amanda's body. The words lifestyle and obedience seemed to have a magic effect on her. Amanda was a strong, confident young woman. Nonetheless she felt strongly attracted to the idea of service and obedience as a lifestyle.
"I understand very well that as young people you first came to university hoping to experience all that life has to offer. I know that for many of your peers that included having sex. A lot of sex." The blonde woman paused and looked over them all. They all looked so fresh and eager.
"Each of you has sworn solemnly that she is a virgin. Each of you has promised solemnly that you will remain a virgin until you graduate from this place." Amanda heard the murmurs all around her. She had found it odd, to say the least, to have to answer these questions on the questionnaires.
"Hanson House was founded on the principles of self-discipline and of serving others. Maintaining your virginity until graduation is a critical display of your ability to maintain that self-control." The speaker smiled at the assembled group of women. "You are all academically gifted and that was a key part of your selection for Hanson House. You are all destined for successful careers. However, graduation from Hanson House will see you very well rewarded. Not only for your virginity but also for your capacities for self-control and service.
"If you honestly believe now, on reflection, that this commitment is not for you, I ask that you speak to one of the attendants at the end of this ceremony." Everyone looked around but no-one moved. It would have been humiliating to have done so and anyone who was weakening would surely wait until the end.
The speaker continued. "The staff at Hanson House are not teachers. We are instructors. We will instruct you on everything that you need for your new lifestyle. You will recognise us by our golden name tags.
"You will be obedient at all times and you will be compliant at all times. Those young women who fail to maintain these most basic requirements of Hanson House will be punished." They were all a little shocked to hear that. "Perhaps there is one among you who will need to be expelled." That brought murmurs from the young women. No-one would want that shame.
"You will have noticed that we also accept young men here at Hanson House." There was a wave of an arm, indicating some equally nervous young men standing on one side of the hall. Amanda saw how good looking these boys appeared to be. 'These young men you see here are our third year students. They have already had some experience with us. That means they have been trained to the point where they can assist with your training.
"At times you will be required to obey the commands these male students give you. Their commands will be as important as anything you are told by your instructors. However, all these males have been warned not to abuse you or take liberties. Anything of that nature is to be reported to an instructor at once and the guilty male will be dealt with harshly."
A frisson of excitement ran through the young women. Each of them was reacting to the idea of spending time with these young men. Amanda was not sure why but she knew she liked that idea very much.
"You will continue to attend your normal classes in the university. We expect you to maintain high academic standards. Hanson House has an arrangement with the university so that we can schedule special classes that will not interfere with your academic work." None of that bothered Amanda who prided herself on her capacity for hard work.
"These special classes lie at the heart of Hanson House. Through these classes you will develop your special skills and talents. These classes will help you to be ready for graduation into a wider world of service and submission."
She indicated a line of table to the side of the main hall. "Now we want you to line up behind the appropriate sign. You will be given your accommodation assignment. You will be given a list of classes you will attend and the times for each one. You are not permitted to skip these classes without the express permission of an instructor. You have been warned."
With that the opening address was over and roughly thirty young women started moving to the tables with signs marked with letters, indicating that they were to be sorted by family names.
Amanda noticed several of the young women heading for the exit. She smiled at that. She knew she was happy to comply and to serve and she knew she would work harder than anyone to succeed.
As each student received their new paperwork there were gasps and squeals. There was even one stifled scream.
"Look at these names," cried out a beautiful blonde ahead of Amanda.
Amanda looked at her copy of the list and saw the reason for the shock. The classes were like nothing she had ever seen. Anal... oral... masturbation... facial... rim job... lesbian...
A male instructor was close by and stepped forward. "Please don't be alarmed. You'll come to understand all this in time."
The other student was aghast. "This seems a list of quite disgusting things. Why would someone like me need to learn these things?"
Amanda spoke first. She had instantly grasped the purpose of Hanson House.
"Everything on this list is about sex. Our training will be about giving sexual service. That's why we were accepted into Hanson House. The future lifestyle the instructor spoke about is for us to be sexually submissive to men."
The instructor was smiling broadly at them both. "You are a very clever young woman. But service is about more than sex. And your submission might not always be to a man."
"Hello, I am Amanda," she said with a smile to the other. The other replied that her name was Grace.