Sogang's Secret Societies?

the rooftop thing is real actually, i've been up there a few times. security locks it at 10 but the door on the west side doesn't fully close, just gotta be quiet about it.

as for the secret groups, the engineering ones are different from business. there's a group in the computer science department that does these weekend coding retreats up in bukchon, they're super selective but not secret exactly. you'd find out through the lab assistants or grad students if you hang around the right floors.

one thing nobody mentioned is the language exchange groups. some of them are basically fronts for these networks, especially the japanese and chinese ones. sign up for those and you'll meet people who can point you to the real underground stuff. just don't ask directly, let it come up naturally.

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fwiw there's actually a bit of truth to the rumors but not in a creepy way. sogang has these old alumni networks that run like quiet mentorship circles, they pick members based on grades and professor recs. they're called "dong-ari" groups sometimes, super informal, no official club status.

if you really want in, talk to seniors in your major who seem unusually connected. the economics and business departments have the oldest ones, they meet at that cafe across from the james hall entrance. just don't expect robes or secret handshakes, it's more like getting invited to study sessions that turn into career connections.

honestly the real hidden thing at sogang is the rooftop access to the library building at night, that's where the actual weird stuff happens. but i'll let u discover that yourself.

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been lurking this thread cause i'm a sogang alum from a few years back. the mugunghwa thing is legit but it's not the only music one, there's a group that does pansori in the basement of the theology building that's been around since the 70s. they're even harder to find cause they don't recruit at all, you basically have to overhear someone practicing and ask nicely

the real underground scene though is the midnight hiking club. they're not technically secret but they don't post anything online, just meet at the back gate of the campus at 11pm every other friday and walk up to namsan. it's mostly grad students and a few professors, they bring soju and talk about life. i went once and someone recited a full poem in middle korean, weirdest night of my exchange semester

if you're serious about finding hidden stuff, volunteer at the campus radio station. the people who run that place know every rumor and backroom deal on campus, plus you get keys to buildings after hours. that's how i found out about the art popups in hongdae the other person mentioned

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the whispering thing is real but its not about the sauce lol. that guy runs a 2am handoff with the chicken supplier, they drop off fresh birds from a farm near Chuncheon three times a week instead of using the frozen stuff most hongdae spots rely on. thats why the texture hits different, not the sauce itself. if u go back ask for the neck & wing combo off menu, its cheaper & honestly the best cut they do

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the thing nobody mentions is that Dogdogdog's sauce gets its body from cheong, the Korean rice syrup, not sugar. thats why it coats the wing so thick and stays glossy instead of going sticky. i asked a guy who worked there and he said they also add a splash of maesil (plum) extract at the end off the heat. that fruity tang under the garlic is what you're tasting. go on a weekday before 6, weekends the wait hits 40 min easy.

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honestly the "secret sauce" thing is prob just marketing. every fried chicken place in Seoul has a version of that story. the real difference at Dogdogdog is they double fry in rice bran oil and toss the wings in the sauce twice, once right out of the fryer and again after a 30 sec rest. thats where the crunch comes from, not some mystery ingredient. if u wanna taste the actual base, order the banban half plain half spicy and dip the plain one in the spicy sauce yourself.

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