<p>I know someone on here posted about this earlier, but I'm looking forward to my first year of college next year but not to the drinking aspect of it. How much do people drink on campus? What is the social scene like? What role does the college play in precluding students from binge drinking? Oh, can you still have fun without going to the parties? And, are the parties open or do you have to know upperclassmen? Sry if these sound stupid, but I really would like people's input who are preferably in college
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How much do people drink on campus?
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<p>can't answer this, nor could anybody really...it's a situational question without any clear answer.</p>
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<p>see answer above.</p>
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What role does the college play in precluding students from binge drinking?
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<p>Depends on the school</p>
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<p>Depends on your attitude, level of entertainability, etc.</p>
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And, are the parties open or do you have to know upperclassmen?
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<p>If you're a girl, you have to be willing to flash your tatas! If you're a guy, well, have fun seeing a lot of tatas! NOT!</p>
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<p>Depends on the school. Probably not as much as off-campus students because most colleges enforce strict drinking laws for on-campus.</p>
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<p>Um, people hanging out? I'm not sure what you're really asking here.</p>
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<p>Again, depends on the school.</p>
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<p>Sure, if there are other things to do obviously (i.e. the movies, friends to hang out with, bowling, on-campus events, sports, interest clubs, a job if you need one, etc.).</p>
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<p>Most will be somewhat open in the sense that if the host knows you or you know one of their friends who will be there, etc., then they will let you in. I've walked into a party where I barely knew anyone before though. And of course, at another party they wouldn't let me in. So it varies really.</p>
<p>It really depends on the college, and even on the students there in a particular year. My best friend is at a school that last year, drinking just really didn't happen much. This year, it's completely unavoidable. I'm at a school that makes the party list consistently, but I don't drink and have had no problems. But, I live in honors housing, so I know that has something to do with it. I do know people that drink in this dorm (two of my former roommates did), but I really have never seen it in this building. Here it happens more in the freshmen towers, on campus apartments, and the frats.</p>
<p>Personally I'm very happy with my social life here, and I have been to no parties. I go to hockey games, football games, on campus movies, etc. We do have a lot of movie nights in the dorm, but in all honesty, that's what I like to do on a Friday night. It's a good way to unwind from a long week, and alcohol isn't necessary. I have more friends than I ever expected here. Most of my friends drink very little, if at all. The school always has alcohol free events in the dorm and campus wide every weekend (next weekend is winter carnival: everything from free pizza to toilet racing). They have movies every weekend in the student union building for $2 that are between the theater and being out on video (I saw Rent last weekend). The dorms have socials every weekend. We went to a guitar/fiddle concert in one of the other dorms last weekend. Our dorm has had everything from karaoke to smore roasting on the fireplace in the study lounge, and lots of others. "Pedro" from Napolean Dynamite hosted a dance here last semester. So there's plenty to do. As for parties, you need to know someone or know someone who knows someone to get into the apartment parties generally. If you're female and a freshman you can get into any frat party you want. </p>
<p>I really don't know how much people drink, but it's really a wide variety. Plenty drink none at all. Others drink multiple drinks every night of the week (one of the ex roommates falls into this category). If you're caught drinking in housing underage you can and usually will be evicted. I do know someone (through the roommate) who this has happened too. They take alcohol offenses very seriously here; I think it's because they're trying to get the school off the party list. They actually busted the governor's daughter for drinking underage about the third week of school. Never did find out what happened to her, but they said they would be treating it like any other student. She was caught on the street in front of a dorm with an open container. That's illegal in this college town.</p>
<p>You gotta fight for your right to pa-r-r-r-r-rty</p>
<p>What school? Perhaps you could get more answers if you specified what school you are going to.</p>
<p>Yea, you should definitely stay away from alcohol. It is morally wrong for anyone to drink. If you drink, you'll probably get pregnant/impregnate someone, physically assault someone, and wake up on the floor of a jail cell the next day, not knowing how you got there. On top of that, your first sip will make you a full-blown alcoholic, and you'll also get AIDS. Just something to think about. Cheers!</p>
<p>I didn't drink at all in high school. Then I started drinking in college and realized how much fun it is, and now i've joined a frat. It's really not as bad as some people say, at least for me it isn't</p>
<p>I didn't drink in high school and I opted to stay in the "substance and alcohol free dorm" (which in theory was supposed to be those that didn't want to drink & party.. but it turned out to be half people who want to be substance free and half those that were assigned there because they were under 18 & liked to party hard)... I'm a science geek, and befriended like minded nerds, geeks & dorks. My friends and I aren't into drunken frat parties but we still have fun and will get together for a Futurama or Family Guy marathon on the weekends. I do drink occasionally with a couple of my friends, but nothing in excess.. I've never had a hangover or woken up the next morning not remembering anything.</p>
<p>Anyway, the lesson is that if you don't want to drink to have fun then you don't have to.. there are others that don't want to drink for fun either.</p>