Abed looks into the pasts of the study-group members and finds out their lives have been intertwined for years. Elsewhere, Chang concocts a plot to destroy Greendale.
Annie invites Professor Cornwallis to Jeff’s holiday party in hopes of earning his favor. The gang soon learn, however, that he intends to give them a bad grade, so they launch into action.
Jeff, Britta and Annie help Dean Pelton recruit a wealthy potential student; Abed starts a fraternity; Troy and Shirley attend a physical education class.