Freshman year had whizzed by, and I was finally home for the summer. I had two goals of equal importance. One was to make as much money as possible. I wanted to room with my best friends off campus next year, but my parents insisted I work for the privilege. The folks in my neighborhood always paid college students well for odd jobs, so making money would be easy. My folks offered to match whatever I earned.

The more difficult quest would be losing my virginity. Guys were usually the ones to bet on their sexual exploits, but in the spirit of women’s equality, my friends and I decided we’d...