While grappling with their new status as campus narcs, Bela starts an all-female comedy mag, Whitney embarks on the soccer off-season, and Kimberly explores ways to make up for her lost scholarship – with unexpected help from Leighton.
Bela and Leighton organise a sexy fundraiser to get back on Theta’s good side - and into frat parties again. Kimberly tries to find another co-signer for her loan, while Whitney feels threatened by Canaan's new co-worker.
While Leighton enjoys the perks of being out, Bela focuses on a short king. Whitney attempts to expand her horizons with a difficult class, and Kimberly considers a new fix for her money problems.
Bela scrambles to expand The Foxy's reach ahead of its release. Jackson invites Kimberly to a study session. Canaan asks Whitney to be his girlfriend… but she already thought they were dating. Leighton gets called out.
Leighton helps Kimberly administer her hormone injections. Whitney considers how to handle being repeatedly mistaken for the only other Black girl in class. Bela clashes with her Catullan replacement.
Bela seizes an opportunity when a late-night comic visits campus. Kimberly attempts to prove she hasn’t been "med-zoned" by Jackson. Whitney fights to contribute to a group assignment. Leighton pursues a junior… who reminds her of herself.
Leighton grapples with 'dating up' for the first time. Kimberly appeals to an unlikely source for help with the food workers' strike. Whitney sets out to crush her final lab. Bela faces blowback from a misstep.
For Pre-Frosh Weekend, Bela hosts her nerdy childhood friend Priya, who's had a surprise glow-up. Leighton prepares to come out to her dad. Kimberly seeks commonalities with Jackson, while Whitney finds chemistry with her lab partner.
Whitney and Andrew attempt to bring their chemistry into the real world. Bela over-curates The Foxy's big spotlight. Kimberly accompanies Canaan to the Econ department's awards banquet. Leighton visits the women's centre - and Alicia.
When Leighton is elected Kappa's campus social chair, the roommates must figure out what sophomore year will look like.
Kimberly, Bela, Leighton, and Whitney begin adjusting to college life. While Leighton falls out with her high school friends, Whitney clashes with a teammate, Kimberly struggles with culture shock, and Bela guns for a coveted spot on the school's comedy magazine.
The first week finds Kimberly feeling out of her league. Leighton excels academically but flounders in other areas. Bela coaxes Kimberly into attending a naked party. Whitney confronts Coach Dalton about his deception and attempts to broker peace with her soccer rival.
Following her drunken escapade, Leighton is forced to do community service. Meanwhile, Kimberly connects with Nico during a tutoring session, Bela dips her toe in the local dating app pool, and Whitney seeks to take her relationship with Dalton to the next level.
After going to a brunch for the most exclusive sorority on campus, Leighton forces herself to go on a date with a boy. Whitney confides in Willow about her relationship with Dalton. With Kimberly by her side, Bela speaks her mind at a high-profile Catullan alumni event.
In her efforts to prove a point, Leighton inadvertently invites the members of the women's centre to Nico's frat party. Things get weird when Bela crashes a Catullan gathering. Whitney's attempts to expose discrimination within the athletic department have consequences.
After reuniting with their parents for the first time since move-in day, the girls struggle through a family dinner. As Kimberly stresses over the bill, Leighton tries to calm her nerves, Bela plays the part of a neuroscience major, and Whitney's crushed by a let-down.
Kimberly discovers the thrill of casual sex with Nico. As she awaits the Catullan's final decision, Bela dodges unwanted advances from one of the editors. In an effort to get over Dalton, Whitney cosies up to Canaan, while Leighton takes the next step with Alicia.
Leighton plans Nico's surprise birthday party - where an unexpected deception sends Kimberly reeling. After a fellow Catullan writer confides in her, Bela worries she may have mishandled the situation. A rumour about Dalton threatens to implode Whitney's world.
After falling out with Nico, a distraught Kimberly considers cheating on a midterm. Leighton's fear of going public with Alicia upends their weekend getaway. Bela navigates the unjust fallout of exposing assault. Whitney faces the whole truth about Dalton.
In the wake of her honour code violation, Kimberly faces the possibility of expulsion. Bela's comedy dreams hang in the balance after she takes a stand against the Catullan's toxic culture. Leighton opens up about her sexuality, while Whitney confides in her mom.
As sophomore year begins, Bela tries to embrace a fresh start, Kimberly hopes to make things right with Whitney, and Alicia drops a bomb on Leighton.
Kimberly tries to upgrade their dorm, Whitney has a specific gripe with a hot classmate, Bela struggles as FAF, and Leighton thinks on her future.
The girls meet their new roommate, Kacey. Bela weighs whether a nice guy is hot or not, Kimberly visits her first sex shop, and Whitney's increasingly busy schedule leads to some complications with a professor.
Bela hooks up with the mascot, Kacey puts herself out there, Whitney struggles to find balance in her life, and Kimberly goes to her first rave.
It’s Parents Weekend at Essex once again! The girls do everything they can to keep their visiting families out of their dating lives.
It’s Halloween on Essex campus! Before they can party, Kimberly tries to impress her professor, Whitney has a weird workout at the gym, Bela gets creative to keep Taylor from hanging around too much, and Lila hunts down a hottie.