I Chose Grinnell because . . . FILL IN BOXES

FatDaddy
Sat, 06 May 2006 14:07:11 +0000

merepoule - She was offered beer several times, but declined. She was in a coed dorm - some guys were drinking beer in the halls, others were drunk outside of the dorm. And there was morning-after beer can litter.

… my daughter was told that the substance free dorms aren’t really substance free, and, at least last year, were difficult to get into. Beer is part of many of the sanctioned social events there. Other substances are part of the unsanctioned events.

There was also talk of an upcoming underwear dance … where kids dance in their panties, etc. And then there is the cross country team that runs naked through campus from time to time.

My daughter is an academically gifted, expressive, socially outgoing, fun loving young woman. She thought that the people were friendly and welcoming. She didn’t want to spend years in an isolated location watching others drink on weekends. She’s no prude. She didn’t or doesn’t look down on the drinking or those who do it. She just didn’t want to spend her time in such a setting. That was her take.