College Parties

Vctory
Sat, 27 Jun 2015 20:55:05 +0000

Hey OP, I actually just finished my freshman year at UMD. Agreeing with PengsPhils (as usual), you’re overthinking it.

I heard that it is a party school. What do I do if the party serves alcohol? I do not drink alcohol for personal reasons. Will I get busted by the cops even if I do not drink liquor? (I am 18 so I am underage). What kind of music is played at college parties? What kind of dances to people do during college parties. What are popular songs these days at parties? How do I dance to them? (Youtube links would be great).

I’ll break this down.

I heard that it is a party school.

It’s what you make of it. If you want to party, you’ll find opportunities to; if you don’t, you don’t have to. A lot of my friends go out three-four nights a week while others go out once a month or not at all.

I do not drink alcohol for personal reasons.

If you don’t drink, you don’t drink and that’s fine. I have a lot of friends who don’t drink, and we usually watch movies/play Scrabble/bake cookies/etc. instead of going to parties. If you don’t drink and don’t want your friends drinking (I have a friend like this; she has some issues wrt alcohol), that might upset some people, and you might want to learn how to be around drunk people.

Will I get busted by the cops even if I do not drink liquor?

My first “real” party here was at a Lambda Chi satellite house, and it was busted about an hour through. There was a lot of “COPS COPS COPS!”, but they ushered everyone out in a line and didn’t cite anyone who wasn’t being extremely rowdy. My advice if your party gets busted: keep your head down, comply with the police officers, and hope for the best.

What kind of music is played at college parties? What kind of dances to people do during college parties. What are popular songs these days at parties? How do I dance to them? (Youtube links would be great).

House/hip hop/popular music. Grind. You’re overthinking this. Just let loose, be yourself, and dance like the other people are. You’ll be absolutely fine.