<p>How hard do you guys party? I’ve done a little googling and really I’m starting to get the impression that all you guys do is get drunk! Is this a fair representation? How prevalent are people who don’t drink?</p>
<p>Most of my suite (including me) doesn’t drink, but quite a few people do. Anyway, more people drink than I would’ve guessed before I arrived on campus.</p>
<p>Yale does not appear to differ too significantly from the national average of 80% drinking (to some extent) and 20% abstinent. Drinking rate is different from the drinking culture, and as far as parties go, it is difficult to exactly answer your question. There is a range as at any school. Yale does offer excellent support services to make the atmosphere safer here than at some other places. Things are changing a great deal after recent Connecticut law changes as well… now, one thing Yale sometimes <em>is</em> know for are its naked parties ; ) check out my blog post on the topic: [Naked</a> Parties at Yale: a random note | the Sam Jackson College Experience](<a href=“http://www.samjackson.org/college/2007/09/15/naked-parties-at-yale-a-random-note/]Naked”>http://www.samjackson.org/college/2007/09/15/naked-parties-at-yale-a-random-note/)</p>