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Heads up, "Greek" fans -- we've got something new comin' at ya from the unofficial Kappa Tau house band, the Plain White T's. This summer, we're gonna be giving you a full behind-the-scenes look at the making of their new album! We'll follow the guys from the recording right through to the touring and release, with plenty of in-depth interviews and live footage. If you've ever wondered what really goes on when a band makes an album, here's your chance to find out. So stay tuned, `cause there's 12 episodes of exciting stuff, and the only place to see it is on abcfamily.com

Also, click here to hear their very first single, 'Natural Distater'.

What's your favorite PWT's tune?

I decided to go through a local college to find housing and opted for university graduate apartments. The apartment I was assigned to is actually pretty nice ...we have an awesome view of LA and the mountains, plus a kitchen, patio and a spacious living room. The place is pretty plain at this point, but as the summer goes on, I think we will decorate a bit more with posters and fill our closets with junk from L.A. shopping trips. I was randomly assigned two roommates. Both of them are from outside the United States. The first is Louise, from Paris. She is here to improve her English and sometimes we can’t understand each other but most of the time we can. When all else fails, we use a lot of gestures to get things across. I am starting to wish I had paid more attention in that French class freshman year! Louise is smiley and chic, we laugh a lot. Her style is simple and elegant. She always keeps a ton of yummy pastries and French delicacies around. She also eats kosher, so I am learning a lot from her.

My other roommate Hyeyun is from Korea. Her English is pretty strong and her style is very simple. She doesn’t like makeup or gaudy clothing and she comes off as a bit shy. She must think I am an absolute lunatic. The biggest difference she cited between Koreans and Americans is that in the U.S. it is a good thing to stand out and in Korea it is admirable to fit in. Of course you are going to seem shy in an American culture if that's what you are used to. She is slowly coming out of her shell. I ask her all kinds of outrageous questions and she always answers them honestly and just laughs at me. Hopefully I am not offending her. After work we usually sit around and chat.  We are all getting along just fine -- thank goodness.

Do you have a roommate story?

Ok guys, so campaigning is a huge pain in the you-know-what but since it is the best way to get votes, I am going to give you a few tips from what I learned last time around. Who knows, maybe you will even have fun!

Do’s
-Do think BIG! Involve your community, local newspaper, radio, and student organizations; you would be surprised how many people are willing to help out.
-Do be nice to everyone, even if you know they won’t vote for you, it doesn’t hurt to be polite and you don’t want to come off looking like a total jerk.
-Do get your friends and family involved. The more people you can get on the site the better.
-Do add a lot of new content. No one wants to come back and vote for you if they are looking at the same stuff every day.

Don’ts
-Don’t get dirty. Talking badly about other contestant’s only makes you look bad and makes all of their friends cranky.
-Don’t be boring; think of something fun to write on people’s walls that with capture there attention. A simple “vote for me” usually won’t cut it. Same goes for your community, people don’t want to help out someone who doesn’t make a splash!
-DON’T TYPE IN ALL CAPS. Some people might think you are yelling, and no one likes to be yelled at.

Oh, campaigning! Remember last season?Do you guys have any campaigning tips for all the VR rookies out there?