DARTMOUTH/Duke/Swarthmore/Midd

1sokkermom
Sun, 03 Apr 2005 14:03:20 +0000

I’Dad has consistently made statements such as this: “Fraternities and drinking are a significant part of the social scene at Duke and and Dartmouth. There are plenty of non-drinkers at both schools, of course, but the overall “feel” is that drinking is a visible part of having fun. Non-drinkers may feel a bit left out.”

How could one possibly know if non-drinkers feel left out at one of these institutions unless one is actually a current student there? IMHO, the best opinions are from the current students, probably not the biased parent of a student who attends another school. This not only pertains to drinking, but also to such subjective issues as “intellectual feel” and “preppiness”.