mariambaby3

Just to verify, there will be heavy drinking and partying during frosh week right, despite all freshmen being underaged?

jcas323

yes... just wander around collegetown and say youre a freshman at the door of any house with a lot of noise. honestly thats how it works. it was a lot crazier my freshman year, literally the streets were flooded with people but the cops are cracking down on noise violations etc. should still be fun. get some booze for your room, go to whatever event is organized by the orientation committee, and hit up collegetown at 10ish.

collegebound2009

the frat houses are open by that early? I didn't realize they can move in before freshmen.

jcas323

Most of the parties are not at the frat houses, which are on West and North campus. The reason for this is that the fraternities can get in a ton of trouble for having "unregistered" parties before the semester technically begins after O-week.

The parties that most people go to during freshman orientation week are random house parties that tend to spill into the lawns and street in Collegetown. Some of these are "annexes" or basically houses full of fraternity brothers who are living in collegetown.

For my fraternity, it was open whenever you wanted. The university doesn't regulate who moves in when or what rooms you have etc, that is all decided by the fraternity itself. Most of the guys in my fraternity will come in between Saturday and Monday before school starts, with some people moving in before the freshmen even arrive.

ResurgamBell

omygooddod! i didnt even see it was you mariam asking this question!

:faints:

you will find that girls who never drank before will drink. many lose their virginity that first night.

just be sure to book your appointments at counseling and psychological services as soon as you arrive.

jason2811

1) it's known as O-Week (short for orientation week)

2) it is the most fun week at Cornell (besides rush week and senior week).

3) this week is amazing. during the day you get all of your errands done. you will meet people in your OL groups and on your floor. there will also be a ton of daytime events organized by the orientation steering committee (OSC) throughout the day, some are really cool and some are lame. at night time i'd suggest going to the OSC designated event until 10 or 11. you'll meet other freshmen and get free stuff. at 11 you should head to collegetown for parties. 3-4 years ago the streets were PACKED with herds of freshmen but this has calmed down the past few years. as a freshmen you can literally walk into any house (most of these are fraternity annexes) and you can get some beer, highly doubtful you'll get hard liquor. most of the annex will be super crowded unfortunately. this goes on for about 4 days until classes start on thursday. i'd recommend to ask your OL leader which party to go to. usually if you have a cool OL he/she will tell you where to go. overall, it's pretty fun and its a great way to bond. there will be plenty of drunkenness, hookups, laughs, and just an overall good time.

CayugaRed2005

Come on, now. I tend to think that upperclassmen guys prey on freshmen girls, but this is ridiculous. 'Many'?

sarita1

This is cornell...many of the girls coming here were labored for years in academics and have never really "let loose" before therefore yes there will be many girls will make mistakes lol

ResurgamBell

alright "many" is vague...

but god knows OLs undress their kids in their minds at least!

TchaikovskyPiano

I didn't drink as a freshman, so unfortunately I missed out on all the "fun". (I hate crowded places in general.)

For anyone who happens not to be into all that drinking and partying, be assured you'll still have plenty of things to do and people to meet during orientation. It was probably one of the best weeks of my life.

luv2plant

^^ T-piano, 'unfortunately' you missed out on all the fun, or 'thankfully' you did?
What a complete turnoff all this crazy drinking and partying sounds like.

starbound4444

It's college...there is drinking on every campus across America. Cornell's population, however, is so diverse that the many non-drinkers can have the time of their lives doing many other things. For those who want alcohol, they can seek it out. There are pre-planned activities for everyone and there is nothing better than enjoying the beautiful campus. Drinking is not what defines Cornell.

Wateradept

I agree-everyone is bound to find tons of stuff to do besides drinking. There so many different types of party ideas that you don't need alcohol at to have a ton of fun!

ChaoticOrder

sounds pretty exciting, i'll have to steer away from those parties for fear of my sanity.

countryangel926

I hope there are a lot more things to do other than getting totally drunk :/ Obv. I want to have fun and party but I've never been a drinker and really don't plan to at all...