<p>New Jersey Institute of Technology:
Been told both by friends, students and faculty that the school is a “nerd school” where there is virtually no partying. People at NJIT are apparently very focused and serious about schoolwork. There’s also really nowhere to go on the weekends besides home. xD
It’s somewhat of a local school, so that might explain it.</p>
<p>Swarthmore apparently is pretty dead.</p>
<p>General rule of thumb for finding a party school/non-party school is that if the school is far away from a major city, the school is a party school. If the school is located in the city, it’s more than likely not host to a slew of parties. </p>
<p>Example: I’m transferring to Stony Brook University, a school far away from NYC (and although close to Port Jeff, it’s not really a town with a lot to do). Stony is a party school. On the other hand, most (note most, not all) schools located in NYC are not party schools. The exception to this rule (the schools not deemed “most”) are Columbia, St. Francis and some others. The party schools that don’t have dorms have off-campus parties in apartments and all. I have friends in both party and non-party schools scattered throughout NYC. </p>
<p>Greek/non-Greek life is not a factor. Of Stony Brook’s University’s population, less than 5% participate in Greek life, but parties are still around.</p>
<p>It’s important to note that most parties DO have alcohol. I’ve gone to many-- in all cases there was the group who wanted to drink and the group that didn’t. The group that did drink did NOT pressure the non-drinkers into having any.
There was someone in this thread who gave a “You can lead a horse to water” allusion… it’s the truth.</p>
<p>“Alcohol is an accepted, even encouraged part of Catholic life”</p>
<p>As a life-long Catholic I must disagree with this statement. I agree that religious schools definitely have a party scene, but I cannot say that I was ever “encouraged” to drink, based on my religion, church affiliation or university selection. Underage drinking has never been “accepted” by Catholics, and irresponsible drinking is not acceptable to anyone in my church, past or present. My “Catholic life” is based on my faith; it has nothing to do with alcohol.</p>
<p>1970’s nickname for SUNY Stonybrook…“stoned brook”…can’t imagine it’s changed THAT much…</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Brigham Young University</p></li>
<li><p>A large majority of the kids are Mormon and Mormons are not allowed to drink alcohol.</p></li>
<li><p>Sorry, no firsthand knowledge.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Johns Hopkins
There’s a few miserable bingers in the frat scene, but the community discourages any ruckus. There’s a nanny who drives around all night telling people to **** if they try to do anything. Extreme police presence prevents anything interesting.</p>
<p>also, “s t f u” is apparently naughty language on these boards. wow.</p>
<ol>
<li>Wheaton College (IL)</li>
<li>Rather conservative, Christian campus</li>
<li>Two of my siblings went there. Students have to pledge to not drink while they are attending the school (on or off campus). In my sister’s senior year she was drinking wine at a restaurant with her roommates and one actually went to the school about it… Lucky being on the soccer team saved her?</li>
</ol>
<p>Indiana University- Bloomington, UMD college park, U of Miami, and UCLA, are all dead.</p>
<p>^ Nice one. :D</p>
<p>Stevens Institute of Technology is definitely a non-party school. It is located in Hoboken, NJ and is basically directly in and associated with NYC. There are few parties and basically just casual drinking at Hoboken bars. Typically the 21+ year olds hang out in the city. My brother went there and he had to transfer from the lack of a social scene. He is definitely not into the non-party atmosphere.</p>
<p>Ok here’s my imput:</p>
<ol>
<li>University of Chicago</li>
<li>Their idea of a party is sitting around talking about politics while drinking wine. They don’t stay out very late. The neighborhood is too dangerous to go walking around at 3AM after a party. Their sororities DO NOT have housing, but their Frats do… actually it’s kind of sad because there was like, 2 Frat houses on the entire campus. The parties there can get busted easily because the Frats are right in the middle of the campus.</li>
<li>My best friend’s friend goes there & told us all about it because we are interested in that school. I also visited there too.</li>
</ol>
<p>Also, Mom103, I have to say I have a large number of friends from a large Catholic high school. Their lives on the weekends revolve around parties and hooking up. They are worse than a lot of the kids in my public school. Yes, I agree with you that it is against the religion to drink underage, but that does not stop them. And a lot of these kids end up at Notre Dame, etc.</p>
<p>you guys forgot Arizona!</p>
<p>I live in Utah. A bunch of people I know go to BYU. I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say it is probably THE most restricted party campus ever. Alcohol = a definite nono, heck, even coffee = banned…</p>
<p>I agree regarding Catholicism and Catholic schools. I’m a Catholic and went to a Catholic school most of my life. Alcohol is not “a part of the culture” but is definitely accepted in Christian life-- wine and beer are consumed on every major holiday. Alcohol has more to do with culture than religion in our lives. </p>
<p>To Eldenna, conservatives created the saying “Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be a convenience store.” The saying isn’t specific to rednecks…</p>
<p>Following is a list of the top 20 “stone-cold sober schools,” according to Princeton Review’s survey of 120,000 college students. 2009</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.</p></li>
<li><p>Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill.</p></li>
<li><p>U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn.</p></li>
<li><p>College of the Ozarks, Point Lockout, Mo.</p></li>
<li><p>Grove City College, Grove City</p></li>
<li><p>U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.</p></li>
<li><p>U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.</p></li>
<li><p>Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass.</p></li>
<li><p>Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, Calif.</p></li>
<li><p>Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Mich.</p></li>
<li><p>U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.</p></li>
<li><p>Wesleyan College, Macon, Ga.</p></li>
<li><p>Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, Mass.</p></li>
<li><p>City University of New York-Queens College, Flushing, N.Y.</p></li>
<li><p>Webb Institute, Glen Cove, N.Y.</p></li>
<li><p>Berea College, Berea, Ky.</p></li>
<li><p>Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Ga.</p></li>
<li><p>City University of New York-Baruch College, New York.</p></li>
<li><p>Simmons College, Boston.</p></li>
<li><p>Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr </p></li>
</ol>
<p>Note: The only Catholic college on the list is Thomas Aquinas College (small, ultra conservative LAC).</p>
<ol>
<li>Grove City College, PA</li>
<li>No alcohol allowed on campus, required to sign a pledge to that effect along with other things like no premarital sex</li>
<li>I have a friend who goes there and I visit her regularly. I live in a dorm in the middle of grounds at UVA and it is noisy here Thursday night onwards into the real weekend. When I first visited her, I was very confused why I thought it was so quiet that Thursday night. Then I realized there were no drunk people outside. It was really weird. Refreshing/nice. But weird.</li>
</ol>
<p>UCSD, for the following reasons:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Barely any Greek life on campus. No Frat Row, no frat houses at all.</p></li>
<li><p>We’re in La Jolla, a rich yuppie town that has sort of a fenced-off, generic area (UTC) close to school. There aren’t any seedy dive bars where you can get your drink on for cheap - for that, kids head to Pacific Beach, about 15 minutes away.</p></li>
<li><p>Sports games are underattended and do not rouse “Triton spirit” the same way other universities do. UCSD really isn’t known for its athletics, although it does have strong teams (women’s volleyball) they’re not the get-everyone-to-the-stadiums type of games. We’re still petitioning to get a football team.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>THAT BEING SAID, UCSD is not devoid of culture or social opportunities AT ALL. I’m not really a party animal myself, but I love people, so I’ve kept my feelers open for events.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>There are a bajillion social clubs that have free food and social mixers constantly.</p></li>
<li><p>I’ve seen dance shows and Shakespearean plays, all for free, put on by very talented students.</p></li>
<li><p>We have The Loft, an intimate concert venue that brings a lot of culture and several fun events (e.g. B-i-t-c-h-y Bingo, hosted by drag queens, and the Upright Citizens Brigade improv comedy troupe), with events going on weekly.</p></li>
<li><p>The kids in International House party down. Mainly because they’re not used to not being able to drink after they transfer from their own countries where they could. So they do.</p></li>
<li><p>The Associated Students is always thinking of social life opportunities for students.</p></li>
<li><p>SUN GOD! EVERYBODY on campus gets drunk during the annual Sun God festival.</p></li>
<li><p>We have a pub on campus (Porters), and The Loft serves beer and wine.</p></li>
<li><p>PB IS only 15 minutes away…</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Wow, Stony Brook? I live ~15 minutes away from SB, and it holds its reputation as a party school. The student teacher in my Social Issues class attends SB, and she’s told numerous stories of the mass amount of parties at SB, and recalls a bunch of students asking her about the “awesome” drinking scene.</p>