<p>Hey guys. I was wondering if someone could describe the typical college party (ie frat party). Lots of drinking? How about for dry people like myself? Do they have fun too? </p>
<p>Thanks!!</p>
<p>Yeah...because the internet is where people find out that kinda stuff...good luck with that</p>
<p>but quick tip: if you're asking strangers if you're going to have fun, you're not going to have fun</p>
<p>excuse me, no need to be hostile AND there is no need for sarcasm.
**This site, specifically the College Life Forum, was developed to get some info on College Life which is just what I am doing.</p>
<p>I was asking because I have no idea what to expect! Please, anyone describe your college parties! Thanks.</p>
<p>tizzy, I think that would depend on what sort of party you go to. I'm a high school student, just to get that out of the way, but here's what I expect: there are different sorts of gatherings with different sorts of people. If you go to a rave club, there will be raucous behavior. If you go to a big party that you know will be over about noon the next day, there will be drinking and maybe some substance use. If you choose to stay in the dorm suites with your roomies and discuss philosophy over Martinelli's Sparkling Cider (my personal idea of a party), you can.</p>
<p>At whatever college there will be geeky people like me, and there will be party-heartyers who mock people on college forums who ask about that sort of thing (ahem). There are dorms with little Greek life, like Bowdoin or Reed or something, and then there's IU. I'm actually curious to hear from actual college students myself.</p>
<p>I think tizzy is just asking if drinking is required at frat parties. I don't know how it is now, but drinking (falling, vomiting, passing out, etc) used to be a huge ingredient of parties at social frats. The professional and public service fraternities and sororities did far less of that, while still having fun. Also, I know students today who don't drink at all, but have joined social groups with similar interests, and they enjoy their own parties, too. No, I don't think you have to drink to have fun.</p>
<p>Dont ever feel that you need to drink to have fun. There WILL be more than one party and if the particular party you are at is a drinking party where everyone is drinking and you feel pressured to drink, just walk away.</p>
<p>I'm not into the party scene because as you called yourself, I'm one of the dry people - and being around drunken people vomiting isn't something I call fun, but if you enjoy it, knock yourself out. You can still go to the parties, and drink soda. If anyone is pressuring you into drinking you can say "I'm the DD" (Designated Driver) and they'll usually back off.</p>
<p>No, you don't have to drink. Hell, you'll be lucky if you get to the party and the keg[s] aren't dry and there isn't a wait for the liquor. But it is pretty fun when you have a buzz. Anyway, there are plenty of different parties, and in my experience, similar to the parties I went to in highschool.</p>
<p>You have your keggers, with, obviously a keg (or kegs, if it is a bigger one) and it usually consits of a lot of people drinking, hanging out, and talking/having fun. On occasion, crazy stuff does happen.</p>
<p>Then you have your other parties where everyone is usually already buzzing or just there for a good time, DJ, lights, music and dancing. Those are cool. </p>
<p>Then frat parties, with drinks and beer, and there is where stupid stuff happens, usually involving some retards that can't hold their liquor. </p>
<p>Now, even though drinking seems like a theme, you do NOT have to be drunk to have fun. But if you are the only one sober, it won't be as great. But if you are with others who aren't drinking, you can have just as much fun as the next person.</p>
<p>Also, I just threw together a bunch of descriptions, don't take any of this as concrete, it can be different everywhere, but those are just to give you an idea you know? Anyone feel free to throw in your own input as to how it is at your school or whatever.</p>
<p>What premier schools, as in ivies and other top colleges, are known to be party schools?</p>
<p>every school, by definition of being a college, has a huge party scene (except for say, byu, bob jonesm and the like). it is for you to decide whether or not you wish to partake. I think that nearly every school offers substance free housing so you can be amongst other kids who also arent in to drinking. ALso, most people wont care if you go to a party and dont drink, or fill up a cup with just soda/mixer and sip on that if you want to blend in. Besides, you can be the one making fun of all the stumbling drunks.
However, I dont have too many recommendations for avoiding alcohol all together on party nights, i think most of the substance free kids just stayed and hung out in the dorm common room, but i dont really know for sure.
Besides, many people start college thinking they would be substance free, and within a short period of time become major partiers. my freshman roommate asked if i could keep alcohol out of our room, and i obliged, no biggie. By the beginning of the next semester she was out partying every night.</p>
<p>if there's a live band, don't stand in front of the pa. they're loud. same with if it's djed ;)</p>
<p>what about clubs, and stuff that is not put together by fellow college students? are there a lot of drinkers there, or what (sorry to sound naive, ive just never been to any kind of club before (damn overprotective parents :P) and i want to know what its like). do a lot of people use fake ids (at least people at your respective campuses), or do they basically accept the fact that theyre not 21 and cant enter an over 21 club at all?</p>
<p>most clubs have under 21 night.. usually like a thursday or something.</p>
<p>yes, thursday is a common under 21 night because that's when college students party, and most college students are under 21. if it's a mixed crowd, they'd put an armband around those over 21 to show that they can purchase drinks and enter into VIP rooms. and if the guards catch a kid w/o an armband holding a drink (maybe a friend bought it for them), then they'll kick you out. but if you have a fake ID... well then...</p>
<p>"If you go to a rave club, there will be raucous behavior."</p>
<p>Oh please...not to be insulting, but there is no such thing as a "rave club," and if there were, I doubt that it would have "raucous behavior." </p>
<p>As for the original post, I wouldn't worry too much about not wanting to drink. I'm a senior now and I haven't had a problem with not wanting to drink. I didn't go to many house parties--as they can be rather boring if you don't drink--but that's me. Wait until you get to school and see what things are like--we can't tell you how things are going to be at your school and how you're going to react.</p>
<p>As for nightclubs, it depends a lot on your area. In general, Thursday is considered college night and you should be able to find a place that will let you in. There is, of course, a lot of drinking at nightclubs (that's how they make their money!), even at under 21 nights. That doesn't mean it has to interfere with your fun. I worked in my first 21+ bar/club at 16, DJed 2-5 nights a week throughout college and have hung out a few of my friends' nights and never had a problem having fun without drinking. I've never needed one, but lots of people use fake IDs, though some places haver really cracked down on their usage. </p>
<p>Also depending on your area, you may find some afterhours clubs that are dry, though there will most likely be an increase in the amount of drug use.</p>
<p>Sorry, what do people call a place where there are raves? "Raucous behavior" was a euphemism for things I can't imagine from my little Bible-belt bubble. Like unsupervised high school dance party at the next level.</p>
<p>A lot of places now scan your drivers license in order for you to even enter the club/bar.. so a fake ID does you no good.</p>
<p>"'Raucous behavior' was a euphemism for things I can't imagine from my little Bible-belt bubble."</p>
<p>You mean like dancing? </p>
<p>Raves are housed in lots of places--fields, warehouses, large venues--but rarely in a nightclub. Raves have also been a rather rare occurance during the past four years.</p>
<p>fendergirl:</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure that Mass does that; however, all you really need to do is get a fake from another state that does not have the barcode.</p>
<p>I think most drivers licenses have the ability to scan. Only really fancy places scan though, usually there's just a bouncer who holds it up and checks it out with a flashlight. It doesn't really matter, tons of people make fake Id's that can scan now too. I can think of 3 or 4 guys off the top of my head that make them so they can scan.</p>
<p>Wonderful, let's tell everyone how to get fake ID's.</p>