<p>Just wondering what the party scene is like at UM. Will someone who doesn't drink have things to do and will people respect that decision. What others things to people do on weekends besides get smashed.</p>
<p>adding to the OP’s questions:</p>
<p>what’s there to do in the winter? ann arbor is a cute town but I can see it getting boring since it’s so tiny and the street filled with restaurants will get old fast. I know tailgating is huge here, but will everyone get to be involved? (or is it mainly people that enjoy drinking?) and how’s the community life at UM? is it very united within and between the schools? considering it’s a big school, I’d imagine it’s very divided. I hope that is not the case.</p>
<p>because of the fact that U of M is such a big school, there are endless opportunities other than beer or partying. College entertainment isn’t supposed to be all that, as some people imagine it to be.</p>
<p>There are hundreds of academic, ethnic, interest clubs and all kinds of sports…your going to find people like yourself and your going to have a good time.</p>
<p>Ann Arbor is small and there aren’t as many restaurants as big cities but how much more can you expect? Ann arbor is a great college town and there are a lot more things to do than you’d expect. Don’t just judge the city by looking at a couple pictures. The fact that U of M is literally right inside the city makes college that much more of a wonderful experience. If entertainment is that important, go to schools like NYC or a UC school where they are near big cities.</p>
<p>Ann Arbor’s small, but I really can’t imagine you EVER running out of things to do there.</p>
<p>tribeman, I do not drink alcohol and I had an awesome time at Michigan. The options are many, from hanging out with friends, going to sporting and artistic events, going to house parties, pursuing whatever hobbies you like, joining university clubs etc…</p>
<p>Couldn’t ask for a better environment. Football Saturdays, Basketball games, the dance club that I’m in, the house parties, the frat parties, studying long hours in the library without feeling like a loser and the vibrant city of Ann Arbor. U-M has a laid back feel. There is always something to do, but don’t lose sight of the real reason you are in college.</p>
<p>I don’t drink and don’t like college parties, and I’ve had no trouble finding other things to do. In fact, unless I go to an athletic event, I am not even always aware that the party scene exists. With regard to that sort of stuff, I would imagine Michigan can be whatever you want it to be.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses for, I’m sure I’ll find my thing it just seems that the people I enjoy hanging out with like drinking and I don’t really drink but I don’t mind parties. How is the gameday experience for students, what do they normally do and is there more then just drinking that goes on. I love college football and love the atmosphere but for students is there more then just drinking at somone’s house.</p>
<p>TwistedKiss: I’m in the same boat as you, and it may be weird to ask this way, but is it easy to find people who aren’t interested in getting wasted every weekend at parties?</p>
<p>In my experience, yes. Most of the people I have met so far do drink, but they are also willing to do other things. I think it irks some people that I not only don’t drink but won’t go to the parties either, I think that’s the compromise people are most used to non-drinkers doing, but it’s worked out fine for me so far. And I really haven’t even tried that hard socially this semester, if I put myself out there more I am sure I would have found even more people with diverse interests like that or who don’t drink at all.</p>
<p>As for the gameday experience, I had football tickets and didn’t really enjoy it because my section was constantly completely hammered. Like at the homecoming game the kid next to me puked and passed out and the EMTs had to take him away, and he ended up stumbling back a while later. I had fun when I was able to find people to sit around that weren’t quite so sloppy, the games are REALLY cool, but that really ruined it for me and I won’t be getting tickets again. I am enjoying the hockey games a lot more. I am usually tired enough by the end of the games that I am not up to really going out, I imagine people party (lots of parties the night before, too, by the sounds of it) and I know the restaurants and bars are always packed. I am sure people that are a bit more excited about game days than I was can tell you more about what the social scene is.</p>
<p>^So what do you do for fun?</p>
<p>I would imagine I do all the same things everybody else does when they are not at parties. I am going to hockey games, hanging out pretty much anywhere you can think of, going to concerts and plays, lectures, restaurants, the arb, museums, movie theaters, clubbing, volunteering, working on projects for my student organization, annnd pretty much whatever anybody feels like doing, there’s always something different to try. Probably even more if you have a decent amount of spending money, my internship is unpaid so I usually don’t have much and end up doing a lot of the free stuff on campus-- like movie screenings, shows, etc, thankfully there are always a lot of fun free things to go do. </p>
<p>Honestly, I think the bulk of my free time is probably spent volunteering and just plain hanging out around the dorms and peoples houses doing whatever, but those are just my favorite things to do, they aren’t all I have available to entertain myself.</p>
<p>Honestly, no matter what you’re looking for, you’ll find it in Ann Arbor. </p>
<p>Go Blue. You won’t regret it.</p>