theendusputrid

like, when you are filling out your form so that you'll get set up with roommates, what do you do if you're not sure exactly how much or if you are going to drink in college? is there kind of a middle ground or something?

cuz I drink sometimes in high school, not a whole lot, and i'm not sure what itll be like in college, whether I feel like doing it or doing it a lot, who knows maybe ill get really into it haha.

also, do people who go to night of innocence or that christian gathering maybe, are considered losers or something? i mean, watching disney movies in pajamas sounds kind of loserish lol.

is rice kind of divided b/w drinkers and nondrinkersand parties and nonpartiesrs? like, how often do parties occur? yeah, residentail colleges seem like a cohesive group of friends, but just wondering are there cliques within the college and things like that? also, are rice varsity athletes cool and friendly? or are liek the football players in your college not out to make friends with nerdy nonathletes? thanks i have a lot to ask lol

Eravial08

On the roommate form, say exactly that! It isn't multiple choice, so you can be very specific about your views.

Considered losers, not necessarily. NOD is easily the most intense party at Rice, so even some people who normally party quite a bit will skip it and go to NOI just to be out doing something. Buuuuuut, if someone got legitimately really really excited for NOI, then maybe a little bit loserish. Just my personal opinion. But hey, don't diss the disney movie + pajama scene!

I'd say there are three types of people at Rice as far as socializing with respect to drinking. There are nondrinkers who only hang out with nondrinkers, there are nondrinkers who hang out with both drinkers and other nondrinkers, and there are drinkers who hang out with whomever. Most of my friends and I are all pretty into the party scene, but there are a few nondrinkers in our group that just don't go to the parties with us, which is totally fine.

Parties happen at least one day every weekend, without fail. These range from public parties thrown by the colleges to big private parties that a significant number of people hear about to smaller private parties. There are quite a few people that drink heavily every friday and saturday night. That said, it's not too hard to avoid parties if you're not in the mood. When there is a public party, everyone pretty much goes there, so if you don't go there, you won't have to deal with it.

There are definitely some stereotypical athletes here, like, the ones who would NEVER be able to survive academically at Rice if it wasn't for all of the mandatory tutoring they have and who don't really interact with nonathletes. However, there are some really really awesome athletes too. I am very good friends with two football players, which I did not expect to happen since I was never friends with the football players in high school.

Yeah, there are sort of groups that form within colleges, but they are generally pretty open and malleable. Like, my group of friends in my college's freshmen class alone is about thirty deep. I have a smaller core out of these people, and not all of the people in the thirty are great friends, and most have more friends outside of the thirty. There is one group here, though, that has about 10-15 people and is pretty secluded. You won't be friends with everyone at your college, and there will be some people you will just not get along with, but because you're living in such a small community, you learn to deal with it for the sake of keeping the peace.

I should be doing physics.

westsidewolf1989

I'm Christian and I went to NOD. I understand where you are coming from, in respect to people that think it's morally offensive to party, as unfortunately, some types of Christians believe that God did not mean for them to have a good time that didn't involve reading the Bible. There are very few of those types here, and it's not like they are pretentious about going to NOI instead of NOD because they feel they are more moral.

Definitely are athletes that could give a you know what about Rice, other than the respective team they compete on. There was recently a meeting over lunch sponsored by the SA I think that discussed the athlete vs. non athlete dynamics. he athlete/non athlete situation is SO much more unique and magnified at Rice, as over 1 out of every 10 students is a scholarship athlete, which is the 5th highest athlete:non athlete ratio in NCAA.I feel that some athletes aren't involved in meeting people or involved in residential colleges, as some of them look down on non-athletes. But a lot of them are cool, including my roommates, all of which are football players.

theendusputrid

thanks, i heard that at harvard, yale, and dartmouth, 20 percent of undergrads are varsity athletes. and at haverford, it's like 40 percent.

is it diffferent at those places than at rice, the athlete-nonathlete social divide?

NYSkins1

Some sports are better than others at making sure their players are still involved in the normal undergraduate life at Rice. Swimming and track are the shining examples in that regard. Football and basketball have gotten better in recent years. Soccer and baseball still seem to have issues. Soccer's working on it, and baseball wins championships, so nobody's really asking them to change anything.

westsidewolf1989

"and baseball wins championships, so nobody's really asking them to change anything. "

Haha so true. Can't complain when it comes to to winning.

tomackze

Can someone tell me what NOI is?

death_from_above

NOI is Night of Innocence. It's hosted by Sid Rich on the night of NOD as an alternative. They watched a Disney movie and had a root beer keg and I don't remember what else.

fenderbender4815

whats nod then lol?

peregrinator

Night of Decadence. The party is so infamous that it is actually the first thing that pops up if you google "night of decadence"