<p>Weekend parties with drinking, etc. are pandemic in colleges, but Oberlin would seem to have more fun, creative, educational non-party options than many other similar sized colleges. take a look through the student blogs - one recent one describes playing European board games on a weekend night; there are groups that do contra dancing, salsa dance; there are classical music concerts, folk and jazz shows, improv shows at the Sco…there are countless Excos - in everything from knitting to gamelan to circus - lots of these activities are sure to provide opportunities for meeting friends in a non-party setting. A coop, especially a smaller one, might be a good place to find friends through cooking and eating together. The last thing to do is lament your loneliness in your room.</p>