Are You Phony or Real?

At SMU, I have found it difficult to know when members of our community are being genuine or fake in their interactions with others. I feel that people put on various "masks"to adjust to certain situations and act differently around specific people. College students care a lot about what other students think of them. With that being said, the company we surround ourselves with is obviously going to be very important. In fact, I recently learned in my Theatre class that people commonly evaluate each other based on who they associate themselves with. So let me ask you this: Are we shorter with those who bring embarrassment to our reputation – and genuine towards those whom we look up to? Or all we always fake to fulfill our exterior motive of a desirable reputation?