This article discusses various strategies for utilizing favors as a means for developing a personal powerbase and influencing individuals within a college setting. Building a personal network of influence centers upon effectively utilizing various strategies including; learning how to control the budget, how to empower others, when to compromise and be a team player, the importance of sharing success, and knowing when to call in favors. The author demonstrates that through the use of personal favors an individual can create a network of individuals who can be counted on for favors in turn. In the end, favors translate into individual obligations and future opportunities for reciprocity.