<p>what is the drinking culture at west point? i guess not much, but ?</p>
<p>Not much.... Riiiiight. Maybe not for the under two classes, but for the upperclass? Uh, yea, the drinking culture is huge.</p>
<p>i thought the princeton review rated the school as stone cold sober?</p>
<p>they probably mean in the barracks. most people dont drink in the barracks beacuase its a brigade board. but every weekend we get to see the upperclassmen come back hammered. so, yeah, their is a lot of drinking, just at the places reserved for that.</p>
<p>Ok, from someone who has privledges to drink on post...You can get smashed every night if you're old enough and want to. The flip side is that you will be at breakfast formation and you have to go to class, no matter what you did the night before. If you are visibly drunk (not hungover from last night, but actually still drunk) many instructors will kick you out and talk to your TAC.</p>
<p>There's a cow club on post where you can drink beer on Thursday nights, and the firstie club where you can get beer and mixed drinks and have dinner all week. You can drink at the O'club and have dinner there as well. Highland Falls has...hmmm...South Gate, Paradise, Fireside, Benny Havens, Park Restaurant, and maybe one other bar.</p>
<p>During the football season, the tailgates are really cadet friendly, and lots of people go tailgate hopping because it's fun. </p>
<p>I think people actually drink less here, than at other colleges, and there's a whole lot less underage drinking. Getting in to the cow club, firstie club, or O'Club requires a photo ID and a handstamp to be able to drink. We don't throw keggers in the barracks, and cadet functions that want alcohol present also need to have a TAC present. </p>
<p>Basically, if you don't want to drink, you don't have to. If you do want to drink, and you're old enough, the opportunity is there. Just be smart, do your work, and be responsible.</p>
<p>Someone told me that no matter how old you are you cant drink as a plebe. True or false from someone in school right now please?</p>
<p>True. As yearlings you can't drink within walking privledges. As cows and firsties, it doesn't matter any more.</p>
<p>thats lame</p>
<p>You're a plebe. You can't talk in public, you have to cup your hands, and you greet every person you walk past. You're also going to go to bed at midnight every night, and you have to go to class. You will cut your hair to certain standards and you can't fight with your significant other in private. USMA dictates how you arrange your dresser drawers and medicine cabinet. In short, there are many more lame things about plebe year, and the academy in general, than not being able to drink.</p>
<p>so when youre older you can cut class and
" fight with your significant other in private"?</p>
<p>not drinking is still definently up on top of the stupid list</p>
<p>bottom line is as a plebe you have no privleges. You get one pass a semester. If you are of age, drink then, just try to avoid cadet hang outs because that will just end bad.</p>
<p>The point of plebe year is to develop a sense of discipline and attention to detail. To those of you with prior service, this will seem brutal at times. It's the name of the game. You just have to deal with it.</p>
<p>when can i go to NYC and get smashed at NYU? I am going to find the olsen twin and give the a dose of vitamin ADA.</p>
<p>haha vitamin ADA aka ruffies ;). Man how can i support my beer belly without beer? i might actually get skinny :-/ at least it wont cost a lot at the bars when i come home. I get the whole plebe year thing and am not expecting any special treatment because im prior service... it's just disappointing</p>
<p>i'm serious. i'm going to find the olsen twins.</p>
<p>you can probably find mary-kate huddled over a toilet</p>
<p>or 5 lines of "powdered sugar"</p>
<p>or me</p>
<p>giggity giggity alriiight</p>
<p>i would go on a humanitarian mission to feed her.</p>
<p>Hahaha... watching family guy taffy???? An especially wierd one today... history of the Griffins.</p>