Alex Wolff stars as Tom, a scholarship student desperate to break free from his working-class background who is enchanted by the promise of high social status and alumni connections at the prestigious KNA fraternity that open doors. But as he begins a romance with Annabelle (Halle Bailey), a classmate outside his social circle, and the manipulative schemes of his fraternity president (Lewis Pullman) unfold during new member hazing, Tom finds himself caught in a dangerous game of ambition and loyalty.