I Hate the Hook-Up/Drinking Culture at my school

orion12
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 15:50:55 +0000

Well it seems like a lot of the partying/drinking/hooking up is because you live in the middle of nowhere with little transportation. I am also going to assume that your school could be quite expensive so people want to try to do fun things on a budget…i.e. just buy alcohol and call it a day.

You definitely can’t change the culture of your school but in any case, I would suggest trying to find people that stay around in the dorms as well. If you are living in the dorms again this upcoming school year, there will definitely be people that will try to stay in the dorms because they haven’t gotten into the party atmosphere. These people may be willing to accompany you to places that interest you or they may be able to suggest things to do that isn’t drinking/partying/hooking up.

So just try to be as social as you can the first few weeks and stick to your guns by saying you’re really not into partying anymore and you should be able to find a couple people who agree with you.

As far as the relationship thing, people really aren’t interested in serious relationships until the last year or two of college, so you will probably have to switch your mentality to “just having fun or meeting new people” until everyone’s maturity catches up to yours.

Good luck!