Emory Social Scene?

bernie12
Sat, 16 Dec 2017 04:47:36 +0000

@Emory2022 : Even with the cracking down, you still have to try pretty hard to not find something fun to do. When I hear that, I just blame the student, because it is so easy to either find or make up something to do. Some fools definitely do not have the creativity or will to do their own thing or search for something. They also probably want to stick to routines, so when that is disrupted by something like a social freeze after an incident or some form of enforcement, instead of searching other venues they usually don’t engage they just through their hands up and say: “Well, there is nothing to do”. To me, that attitude doesn’t make much sense if one is seriously out to drink or have fun. I will give other anecdotes. I remember just randomly hanging around at C-mont with friends and then being just randomly invited into someone’s (I definitely didn’t know these folks) apartment to take shots (of course I obliged). Stuff is almost always happening, sometimes you must be willing to stumble into things as opposed to having it pre-set (honestly, that is how the most fun moments or experiences happen. Randomness). Those who can only tolerate “ordered” fun, not willing to be the creator, or not willing to search when their normal venue is unavailable may experience dry spells at Emory, Mind you, I consider myself more of a nerd, maybe a sociable nerd, but a nerd (I don’t view it as much of a negative) nonetheless. True social “I just wanna party” butterflies should definitely not have problems at Emory. The only thing that should naturally and rightfully impede is time spent on academics.

Whether sober or not, me and my groups of friends managed to find so much to do. Boredom can be one’s friend in terms of learning how to create fun moments (hint: Emory has a giant forest on Campus called Lullwater. I once rode a golfcart through it at not…do not ask more questions as to why and how nor my mental state at the time). When in doubt, get some alcohol or whatever, and use the campus (it could be as simple as being an idiot on top of the Carlos museum, going under the library tunnel). Non-sober fun should not be limited to a dancefloor, bar, or frat house. Emory has all of that but also has a campus with enough interesting features and places to make a bucketlist of sorts. I really feel as if those who don’t have fun try too hard to stick to either routines or venues that align with perceived social norms for the school and often their perceptions are very wrong and end up limiting their experiences. It’s college, enjoy the academics, but also do what you need to make it fun. This does not involve confining yourself.