<p>the parties! I rarely drink, have sex, or do those typical frat things. I know these activities exist everywhere, but I'm worried about their dominance at Dartmouth because of the small-size and isolation. What would a Dartmouth experience or a typical weekend be like if you choose not to live the Greek life?</p>
<p>I think that this question has been asked and answered a million times here.</p>
<p>I’m currently a freshman at Dartmouth, and I have not had a single sip of alcohol yet. And neither have a lot of my closest friends. There are a lot of people who drink, and Greek life is definitely big, but even if you go to a dance party at one of the frats, no one pressures you to drink. There’s a lot of stuff to do on weekends if you aren’t a drinker. For example, this past Saturday, some friends and I rode bikes to an apple orchard and picked apples, and then we baked apple pie that night and hung out in our commons with a bunch of other non-drinkers and played Wii and had a nerf-gun battle, and it was tons of fun!</p>
<p>So to answer your question, it’s easy to find other people who don’t drink, and it’s easy to find something fun to do on weekends that doesn’t involve alcohol or frats.</p>
<p>Whether you join Greek life or not, half of your weekend is homework/studying–that is just the reality of any Ivy League college. As for the rest of the weekend, you can do whatever you want–go shopping, play ball, volunteer, work, watch sports, hang out with friends.</p>
<p>Also, social life is not something you should worry about. You will find a fit no matter where you go. Dartmouth also has a special housing program called East Wheelock (I’m here). Most people in EW are not all that into Greek life. On weekends I tend to hang out with my floor mates, grab dinner and watch a movie, play board games, etc. You can also host dance parties in a study room on your own floor if you like. Whatever your imagination of fun is, you will find it here at Dartmouth, even if it is outside of Greek life.</p>
<p>If you’re not into Greek life, be sure to elect sub-free housing or East Wheelock. I’m in the Choates, and almost everyone – literally, almost everyone – drinks and goes to the frats.</p>
<p>I do feel it necessary to add that drinking happens at every single top school. The majority of students at any USNWR top-10 school drink alcohol. That’s a fact (in my book, at least).</p>
<p>^Wow, it’s disconcerting to me that students at top 10 schools drink alcohol.</p>
<p>Because alcohol is sinful and incompatible with being successful.</p>