@adoyle16 My daughter doesn’t drink (actually lives in substance free housing), but that doesn’t mean she sits in her dorm all alone. (Full disclosure, her hall floor is pretty quiet and dead.) She still goes to parties, with her drinking and non-drinking friends, and has a great time. She doesn’t feel pressured to drink. She’s heavily into marching band, something that she never in a million years thought she would be part of and it’s been the best experience. She has a huge network of friends and always has something to do. She goes to all kinds of sporting events and concerts and gets into Boston or goes shopping (browsing actually) maybe a couple of times a month. She and her friends meet most nights for dinner in one of the dining halls, and semi-frequently call out for Chinese food and just hang out.
I don’t want to give the impression that there’s non-stop activity/entertainment going on, but she never wants to come home for the weekend even though we live just a train ride away. I take that as a very good sign.
